Key Opinion Leaders, internationally renowned cardiac surgeons, who are supporting the development of the Triflo valve.
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Cardiac Surgeons Advisors
 
          Prof. Kęstutis Ručinskas, M.D.
        Cardiac Surgeon,  Head of Heart and Thoracic Surgery Centre of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics, Lithuania
            
                  
        Professor of Vilnius University, Lithuania 
            
                  
        Principal Investigator – PILATUS study
            
           
          Prof. Bart Meuris, M.D.
        Cardiac Surgeon
            
                  
        KU Leuven, Belgium
            
           
          Prof. Thierry Carrel, M.D.
        Cardiac Surgeon
            
                  
        University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
            
           
          Prof. Jolanda Kluin, M.D., PhD
        Cardiac Surgeon
            
                  
        Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
            
           
          Prof. Michael Borger, M.D., PhD
        Cardiac Surgeom
            
                  
        Leipzig Heart Center, Germany
            
           
          Prof. Joerg Kempfert, M.D.
        Cardiac Surgeon
            
                  
        German Heart Center Berlin, Germany
            
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Medical Advisors
 
          Prof. John Hunter Peel Alexander
        Professor of Medicine / cardiology. 
            
                  
        Duke Clinical Research Institute, USA
            
                  
        25+ years’ experience in cardiac surgery and clinical research.
            
           
          Prof. Peter Verhamme
        Professor at the vascular medicine and Haemostasis 
            
                  
        KU Leuven Hospital, Belgium
            
           
          Dr. Lars Asmis
        Specialist in Hematology, General internal medicine
            
                  
        Centre for Perioperative Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ZPTH), Switzerland 
            
                  
        20+ years’ experience in Hematology
            
           
          Prof. Hugo ten Cate
        Professor of Clinical thrombosis and Haemostasis
            
                  
        Maastricht University, The Netherlands
            
                  
        20+ years’ experience in Haemostasis and Thrombosis
            
           
          Prof. Richard W Bianco, M.D.
        Professor of Surgery, Director of Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, U.S.A. 
            
                  
        Medical School and Veterinary College
            
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Scientific Advisors
Prof. Dominik Obrist, Ph.D
—Head of Cardiovascular Engineering at Artorg University of Bern, Switzerland 
—Biofluid mechanics, experimental and computational fluid dynamics
Prof. Iman Borazjani, Ph.D
—Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University
