Introducing the team behind PCR Mitral Focus Group
Bringing disciplines together from all over the world to improve mitral valve care
Meet the members of the team
Together with the Mitral Focus Group members, Directors Philipp Lurz and Thomas Modine will work to align knowledge and collaborate globally to improve care for patients with mitral valve disease.
Directors
Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz - Mainz, Germany
Cardiac surgeon
Chu De Bordeaux - Haut-Lévêque - Bordeaux, France
Core members
Anatomy and Imaging | Innovations | Interventions | Evidence | Therapy adoption |
- Nina Ajmone Marsan
- Joao Cavalcante
- Martin Swaans
- Victoria Delgado
- Alison Duncan
- Nicolo Piazza
- Regina Ribeiras
- Laura Sanchis
- Julien Ternacle
- Nina Wunderlich
| - Ole de Backer
- Piotr Buszman
- Juan Granada
- Andrea Cherubini
- Azeem Latib
- Radoslaw Parma
- Ben Ali Walid
- Dee Dee Wang
| - Rodrigo Estevez-Loureiro
- Maria Isabel Körber
- Anita Asgar
- Paolo Denti
- Xavier Freixa
- Sachin Goel
- Jörg Hausleiter
- Eeling Heng
- Rosseel Liesbeth
- Paul Sorajja
- Firas Zahr
| - David Messika Zeitoun
- Lukas Stolz
- Augustin Coisne
- Julia Grapsa
- Mayra Guerrero
- Guillaume Leurent
- Nicolas van Mieghem
- Stephan von Bardeleben
- Edoardo Zancanaro
| - Philipp Bartko
- Karl-Patrick Kresoja
- Frederik Verbrugge
- Maja Cikes
- Lenard Conradi
- Sam Dawkins
- Marco Metra
- Fabien Praz
- Amina Rakisheva
- Volker Rudolph
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List valid as of 15 July 2026
Delivering independent post-graduate medical education
The PCR Mitral Focus Group is proud to enjoy full independence for its research and development activities, thanks to unrestricted grants from the industry partners Abbott Structural Heart, Edwards, GE Healthcare, and Medtronic.
