Academy Members

Turina Marko

 Academic titles:

• doctor of sciences

Membership in the Academy:

• corresponding member – Department of medical sciences (6/18/1992. – …)

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Curriculum Vitae

Marko Turina, a Croatian doctor, one of the world’s leading cardiovascular surgeons, was born on January 23, 1937 in Zagreb, where he graduated from elementary and secondary school and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1961. After that, he specialized in general and cardiovascular surgery in Zurich and San Diego, and since 1962 he has been active in the University Hospital of Zurich, where since 1976 he has been head of the institute of experimental surgery, and since 1985 the head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. From 1996 to 1998 he was dean of the Zurich School of Medicine. He was engaged in heart transplants and artificial heart improvement and in 1977 was the first in the world to implant an artificial heart outside the chest, and was the first surgeon to have surgery on a heart deformity in a newborn. He was a full professor of the Faculty of Medicine in Zurich and the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek.

In 1992 he was elected as a corresponding member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

1955-1961:  Medical School at University of Zagreb

July 1961: Graduation as MD

1961-1962: Army medical officer

1962-1965: Surgical residency (Flawil and Zurich)

1966-1967: Research fellow in Biochemistry, Department of Pharmacology, University of Zurich

1967-1968: Fellow in Cardiology, Department of Medicine,   University Hospital Zurich

1969: Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich

1969-1970: Assistant Research surgeon, University of California in San Diego, USA

1970: Visiting fellow, Department of Surgery, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

1970-1972: Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Zurich

1972-1976: Staff member, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich

1972: Visiting scientist, University of California in San Diego

1976: Head, Division of Experimental Surgery, University Hospital Zurich

1977: Assistant Professor of Clinical and Experimental Cardiac Surgery, University of Zurich

1982: Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Zurich

1985:Professor and Director, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich

1990: Additional position: Head, Division of Cardiac Surgery, City Hospital Triemli, Zurich

1994-2000: Vice-Dean and Dean, Medical Faculty, University of Zurich

Since 1999: Chairman, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich

 

Honors

1. Götz Prize, University of Zurich (1978)
2. MD Honoris Causa, University of Bristol, UK (2000)

Honorary Member

1. American Surgical Association
2. American Association for Thoracic Surgery
3. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
4. Austrian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
5. Greek Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
6. Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
7. Societé de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire de Langue Française
8. Swiss Society for Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
9. Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery
10. Croatian Surgical Society
11. Croatian Society for Cardiac Surgery

Honorary Guest Lecturer:

1. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2. Indian Association for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
3. Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
4. Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

Visiting Professorship:

1. Harvard University School of Medicine Boston  (2000)
2. University of Osijek, Croatia (2003)
3. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2004)

Membership in scientific societies and journal editorial boards

1. Secretary General, European Association for Artificial Organs (1978 – 1979)
2. President, Section of Experimental Surgery of the German Surgical Association (1984 – 1987)
3. Program Committee, German Surgical Association (1984 – 1987)
4. Member of the Board of Governors, German Surgical Society (1984 – 1987)
5. Associate Editor, European Heart Journal (1985 – 1989)
6. Secretary General, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (1986 – 1992)
7. Board of Governors, Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1986 – 1990)
8. Advisory Board, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (1987 – 1992)
9. Executive Scientific Committee, European Society of Cardiology (1988 – 1991)
10. Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (1993 – 2000)
11. Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (1994 – 2000)
12. President, Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1995 – 1996)
13. Program Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (1994 – 2000)
14. Program Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgery (1994 – 2000)
15. Program Committee, European Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (1986-2008)
16. President, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2001 – 2002)
17. Editorial Board, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2002 – 2009)
18. Editor-in-Chief, Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (since 2004)
19. Councillor, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2003 – 2006)
20. Chairman, International Cooperation Committee of the EACTS (2003 – 2010)
21. Editorial Search Committee, American Association of Thoracic Surgery (2006 – 2007)
22. Chairman, Endovascular Surgery Resources Group of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2007 – 2009)
23. Editor, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet), since 2009
24. Content Editor, Journal of Saudi Heart Association (since 2015)

Membership in professional societies:

1. Swiss Medical Association
2. Medical Association of Canton Zurich
3. Swiss Surgical Association
4. Swiss Society for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
5. Swiss Society for Intensive Care
6. German Surgical Association
7. German Society for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
8. Experimental Surgery Section of the German Surgical Association
9. German Society of Robotic Assisted Surgery
10. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
11. American Heart Association (Council for Cardiovascular Surgery)
12. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
13. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
14. American Association for Thoracic Surgery
15. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
16. European Society for Artificial Organs
17. European Association for Cardiovascular Surgery
18. International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
19. International Society for Artificial Organs
20. International College of Angiology
21. International Society for Heart Transplantation
22. Swiss Medical Association
23. Medical Association of Canton Zurich
24. Swiss Surgical Association
25. Swiss Society for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
26. Swiss Society for Intensive Care
27. German Surgical Association
28. German Society for Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
29. Experimental Surgery Section of the German Surgical Association
30. German Society of Robotic Assisted Surgery
31. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
32. American Heart Association (Council for Cardiovascular Surgery)
33. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
34. American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
35. American Association for Thoracic Surgery
36. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
37. European Society for Artificial Organs
38. European Association for Cardiovascular Surgery
39. International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery
40. International Society for Artificial Organs
41. International College of Angiology
42. International Society for Heart Transplantation

Offices

1. Secretary General, European Association for Artificial Organs (1978 – 1979)
2. President, Section of Experimental Surgery of the German Surgical Association, 1984 – 1987.
3. Program Committee, German Surgical Association (1984 – 1987).
4. Member of the Board of Governors, German Surgical Society (1984 – 1987).
5. Associate Editor, European Heart Journal (1985 – 1989).
6. Secretary General, European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (1986 – 1992)
7. Board of Governors, Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1986 – 1990)
8. Advisory Board, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (1987-1992).
9. Executive Scientific Committee, European Society of Cardiology (1988 – 1991).
10. Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (1993-2000)
11. Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (1994 – 2000).
12. President, Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (1995 – 1996).
13. Program Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (1994 – 2000)
14. Program Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgery (1994 – 2000)
15. Program Committee, European Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (1986-2008)
16. President, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2001-2002)
17. Editorial Board, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2002 – 2009)
18. Editor-in-Chief, Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (since 2004)
19. Councillor, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (2003 – 2006)
20. Chairman, International Cooperation Committee of the EACTS (2003 – 2010)
21. Editorial Search Committee, American Association of Thoracic Surgery (2006 – 2007)
22. Chairman, Endovascular Surgery Resources Group of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2007-2009)
23. Editor, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet), since 2009
24. Content Editor, Journal of Saudi Heart Association (since 2015)

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