Introduction
Through a good acquaintance, I heard that his son Dr Patrick Klein was active in cardiac surgery and that there were a lot of technological developments in that field to which he also contributed. In my opinion, these are technological developments that we as techies do not easily come across. That is why I asked Patrick to give us a lecture in his field. This he was happy to do. I am also very curious about this particular aspect of science and how it will come across to us.

Professional Profile Dr P. Klein, MD PhD MSc
Experienced cardiothoracic surgeon currently working at the department of cardiothoracic surgery of the Amsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC). Appointed Principal Investigator of the Amsterdam UMC since January 2025. Board member of the Dutch Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (NVT) and incoming chairman. Former chairman of the department of cardiothoracic surgery of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein the Netherlands and member of the executive management team of the St. Antonius Heart Centre. Personal experience: >2,750 cardiac surgical procedures with specific expertise in aortic surgery, reconstructive, complex and minimally invasive valve surgery, surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, advanced heart failure surgery and mechanical circulatory support. PhD thesis from Leiden University on "Left ventricular reconstruction in ischemic cardiomyopathy", surgery for advanced heart failure. Special additional interests in medical leadership, logistic management and quality improvement programmes. Author / co-author of 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Directly supervising research fields of minimal invasive aortic valve replacement (ZonMW grant and PhD student), advanced-imaging in structural heart interventions (ZonMW grant and PhD student), postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock and short term mechanical circulatory support (PhD student). Reviewer for, among others, the European Heart Journal (EHJ), European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EJCTS), Interdisciplinary Journal of CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS), Netherlands Heart Journal (NHJ) and Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

Drinks start at 18:00 and the meal follows punctually at 19:00, after which the lecture can start at 20:00. End around 22:00.

Further information, or to register, can be sent to: kringrotterdam@kivi.nl

Please note that a payment link to pay the participation fee for members will be sent in advance.