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His career combines cardiac surgery, cardiac surgical intensive care and minimally invasive surgery; DHZC also has a defined robotic-valve recovery pathway. Current surgical leadership DHZC identifies Falk as medical director and cardiothoracic/vascular surgery director from 2023. Sources: Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk | Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité Surgery and intensive care His official qualifications include cardiac-surgery certification in 1998 and cardiac surgical intensive-care certification in 2002. Sources: Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk | Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité Recovery is part of the programme DHZC’s ERMICS pathway coordinates anaesthesia, pain control and early mobilisation for selected minimally invasive valve patients. Sources: Enhanced recovery and ERMICS after minimally invasive cardiac surgery Portrait source ↗ cardiac surgeon Volkmar Falk German Heart Center of Charité (DHZC) → medical director and director of cardiothoracic/vascular surgery medical director and director of cardiothoracic/vascular surgery · Berlin, Germany. 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