Prof. Robert Bernat

Prof. Robert Bernat, MD, PhD (Kaiserslautern, Germany)

Robert Bernat is the Head of the Department of Cardiology at the Clinic of Internal Medicine 2, Westpfalz Klinikum in Kaiserslautern in Germany.

Previously he was the Head of the Department for Cardiovascular Diseases at the Magdalena Clinic. He is an associate professor at the Department of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine of the University of Osijek. He has gained extensive clinical experience from non-invasive cardiac procedures, invasive cardiac procedures (coronarography, cardiac catheterization, PCI, interventional ASD and PFO closure, interventions and diagnostics on peripheral arteries, TAVI, MitraClip and LAA closure), electrophysiologic procedures, pacemaker and ICD follow-up. He introduced the percutaneous interventions of atrial septal defect closure in adults to clinical practice in Croatia, as well as the implantation of percutaneous aortic valve (TAVI).

He is the author of several scientific papers. For past 10 years his regular activity included 30-40 invited and industry-sponsored lectures per year: fellow and cardiologiust education on various topics (hypertension, lipids, diabetes in cardiology), interventional procedures (PCI, LAAO), electrophysiology (including official proctoring for the Carto 3D system), structural interventions (TAVI, MitraClip, Carillion), general cardiology.

He is a member of the Croatian and German Society of Cardiology.