Cardiac Surgery
The Cardiac Surgery Team includes the Head of Department, Senior Physicians, Specialist Physicians, Resident Physicians and members of our nursing staff. Our Specialist Physicians come from the fields of cardiac surgery, general surgery, vascular surgery, anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, and hold additional qualifications in hemostasis and wound management. The Department is responsible for treating all adult patients with heart and vascular disorders, and specializes in reconstructive and minimally-invasive procedures.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Maximilian Albes MBA
Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center; Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Albes is the Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, specializing in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery. Since 2015 Prof. Albes has been appointed as Professor of Cardiac Surgery, holding a chair at the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane. He is Extraordinary Professor at the University of Jena, and teaches Health Care Management at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. more
Dr. med. Thomas Claus
Chief Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, General Surgery
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Responsible for surgical scheduling
- Responsible for staffing
- Head of the minimally-invasive mitral valve program
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Responsible for record keeping and performance statistics
Dr. med. Michael Erb
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Specialist in Vascular Surgery
- Head of the TAVI program
- Endovascular prostheses
- Peripheral vascular surgery program
Senior Physicians
Dr. med. Martin Hartrumpf
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Head of the TAVI program
- Officer in charge of Research Statistics
- Medical information systems
Dr. med. Ralf-Uwe Kühnel
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Certified Wound Care Manager
- Head of Wound Management
- Head of Hemodynamics Laboratory
Dr. med. Giorgi Loladze
Chief Resident, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Magister of Public Health (MPH)
Dr. med. Michael Zytowski
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
- Specialist Physician, Cardiac Surgery
- Head of Patient Scheduling
Scientific Assistants
Dr. rer. nat. Filip Schröter, M. Sc.
Scientific Assistant MHB
Study Nurses
Julia Becker, B. A.
Study Nurse, MHB
Psychologists
Dipl.-Psych. Gabriela Milchis
Psychologist, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center
Members of nursing staff
Ines Milschus
Nurse Manager, Ward 5 – Cardiac Surgery
Ines Milschus has been an employee of the Immanuel Hospital Bernau's Brandenburg Heart Center since 1993. Following the completion of her training in Hospital Nurse Leadership, she became the Nurse Manager on Ward 8 in 2001, and remained in this position until October 2011, when she became the Nurse Manager on Ward 5.
