Cardiology
The Department of Cardiology offers all of the major diagnostic and therapeutic procedures currently used within the field of cardiology. The Department's highly-qualified team is led by the Head of Department, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Christian Butter.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Christian Butter
Head of the Department of Cardiology, Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center; Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical School Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Originally from Berlin, Prof. Dr. Christian Butter studied medicine at the Free University of Berlin, later beginning his comprehensive training in the Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Rudolf Virchow Klinikum in Berlin. After obtaining his doctorate in medicine, Prof. Dr. Butter completed his residency, becoming a Specialist Physician in the field of Internal Medicine and Cardiology and spending many years as a Senior Physician at the Charité and the German Heart Institute Berlin, specializing in cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
He became Head of Cardiology at the Brandenburg Heart Center in 2004. Under his tutelage, and owing to his special interest in research and innovation, the Heart Center has become one of the leading centers in the country, pioneering many new technologies. more
Dr. med. Michael Neuß
Senior Physician in charge of the Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. med. Michael Neuß studied medicine at the University of Bonn and at the Free University of Berlin. His internship and residency were spent at the Klinikum Braunschweig, the Virchow Klinikom at the Charité Berlin and the German Heart Institute Berlin. Dr. med. Neuß spent two years doing research at the Laboratory for Cardiovascular Sciences NIA/NIH in Baltimore, Maryland. After completing his residency in 2004 and becoming a Specialist Physician in the field of Cardiology, he moved to the Brandenburg Heart Center in July of the same year, where he has been specializing in interventional cardiology and cardiac MRIs.
Senior Physicians
Frank Hölschermann
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Between 1985 and 1991, Frank Hölschermann completed his medical studies at the Free University of Berlin. Initially specializing in Internal Medicine and after gaining Specialist Physician status in 1999, Frank Hölschermann subsequently moved into a new area of specialization - cardiology - and has been working in the catheterization laboratory for more than 10 years now, specializing in the field of interventional cardiology.
Frank Hölschermann on his work: "The treatment options available today are becoming increasingly diverse but also increasingly complex. Being able to work in a highly specialized center such as the Brandenburg Heart Center is invaluable in terms of the opportunities available to help expand one's knowledge, experience and skills."
Dr. med. Cornel Koban
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. med. Viviane Möller
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. med. Martin Seifert
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. med. Grit Tambor
Senior Physician, Department of Cardiology, Specialist Physician in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Dr. med. Grit Tambor completed her medical degree at the Humboldt University of Berlin in 1998, completing her medical doctorate the following year. She has been a Specialist Physician in the field of Internal Medicine since 2007, and a Specialist Physician in the field of Cardiology since 2010. She joined the Brandenburg Heart Center in December 2010 as a Senior Physician.
Dr. med. Tanja Kücken
Resident Physician, Department of Cardiology
Science Coordinator
PD Dr. Anja Haase-Fielitz
Science Coordinator
Study Nurses
Martina Ninnemann
Study Nurse
Katja Peuckert
Study Nurse
Inga Scheida
Study Nurse
Nurse Manager
Sabine Paulus