Christoph Huber


Christoph Huber MD, FMH, FECTS is professor and Head of Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland. He also maintains a research program, is an inventor, book author and entrepreneur, having founded the company Endoheart AG.

Biography

Christoph Huber completed his Dr. med. at the University Medical School in Basel, Switzerland, General Surgery Residency at the District Hospital Biel and Cardiovascular Residency at the University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland. Between 2002-07/08, Huber attended at the University Hospital Lausanne and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK ; returning to University Hospital Bern in 2009 as a Senior Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon, Director of the Surgical Transcatheter Valve Implantation Program, lecturer, and Medical Superintendent of adult cardiac surgery. In 2016, Huber became the Head of Division Cardiac and Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital Geneva. Huber also published a textbook on transcatheter valve therapies in 2009.

Inventor

Huber developed the transapical TAVI in 2004 which introduced a less invasive antegrade, versus transfemoral/TF retrograde, approach to the heart, and his later research, into a percutaneous transapical TAVI platform, led to his invention of the first successful experimental closure device. Huber also opened a startup company and assisted in the development of the Acurate TA device which received CE approval in 2011.

Awards

Sept. 2014 - Swiss SIWF-Award: Distinction as best Swiss teacher for Cardiac Surgery
May 2009 - National Research Prize, Swiss National Heart Foundation: In recognition for development of the transapical TAVI approach
Sept. 2005 - St. Jude Medical/C Walton Lillehei Young Investigator's Award, EACTS
Feb. 2004 - ISES Peripheral Vascular Fellow’s Forum Award : For presentation of ‘New tools for new goals
Oct. 2003 - St. Jude Medical/C. Walton Lillehei Young Investigator’s Award, EACTS : Do Valved Stent Compromise Coronary Flow?

Societies

Swiss Society of Thoracic-Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
European Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery