Michael Borger is the University Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and the Director of the University Clinic for Cardiac Surgery as well as the Medical Director of the Leipzig Heart Center, one of the largest cardiac surgery centers in Europe. He took over the position in 2017 from Prof. Friedrich Mohr, a pioneer and visionary in the field of cardiac surgery. Prior to this position, Prof. Borger was the Director of Aortic Surgery and the George H. Humphries II Chair at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. He also served as the Leading Consultant Surgeon at the Leipzig Heart Center from 2009 – 14. He completed his cardiac surgery residency training and PhD at the University of Toronto, Canada, under the mentorship of Professors Tirone David and Richard Weisel in 2001.
Prof. Borger’s clinical and research interests include complex aortic surgery, minimal invasive procedures, aortic and mitral valve repair surgery, and arrhythmogenic mitral regurgitation. He is an author on over 800 peer-reviewed publications, including several guideline documents. Prof. Borger is a former Associate Editor for the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team, sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology and AORTA, and is an Associate Editor of JACC. He is a member of several international cardiac surgery and cardiology medical societies, is a former President of the Heart Valve Society and an International Director of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery and is Councilor at Large for the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
