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Sources: DHZC robotic cardiac surgery programme — 12 November 2025 · Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery · Bypasschirurgie | DHZC · Mitral valve treatment at DHZC","links":[{"label":"DHZC robotic cardiac surgery programme — 12 November 2025","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/news/robotik-in-der-herzchirurgie-berlin-europaweit-spitze-487/"},{"label":"Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/eras/"},{"label":"Bypasschirurgie | DHZC","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/bypasschirurgie/"},{"label":"Mitral valve treatment at DHZC","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/mitralklappenbehandlung/"},{"label":"DHZC robotic cardiac surgery programme — 12 November 2025","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/news/robotik-in-der-herzchirurgie-berlin-europaweit-spitze-487/"},{"label":"Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/eras/"},{"label":"Bypasschirurgie | DHZC","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/bypasschirurgie/"},{"label":"Mitral valve treatment at DHZC","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/ratgeber/mitralklappenbehandlung/"}]},{"id":"specialists","title":"Specialists and their clinical work","text":"Specialists and their clinical work Portrait source ↗ Berlin · Germany cardiac surgeon Volkmar Falk → Volkmar Falk directs cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at DHZC in Berlin. His career combines cardiac surgery, cardiac surgical intensive care and minimally invasive surgery; DHZC also has a defined robotic-valve recovery pathway. German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC) → Sources: Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk | Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité · Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery View expertise and research →","links":[{"label":"Portrait source ↗","url":"https://www.dhzc.charite.de/team/falk-volkmar/"},{"label":"Volkmar Falk →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/doctor-volkmar-falk/"},{"label":"German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC) →","url":"https://hub.bookimed.com/heart-surgery/clinic-dhzc/"},{"label":"Prof. Dr. med. 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Dated robotic experience DHZC reported more than 260 robotic operations on 12 November 2025 after starting the programme earlier that year. Sources: DHZC robotic cardiac surgery programme — 12 November 2025 Recovery starts in hospital ERMICS supports transfer to a regular ward on the day of minimally invasive valve surgery for suitable patients. Sources: Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery Different bypass approaches The coronary service describes conventional surgery, beating-heart bypass and selected robotic options. Sources: Bypasschirurgie | DHZC Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, home to DHZC cardiac surgery. 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