EHRA Training Fellowship Winners

2025

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense

Roberto Floris (Italy)
Hosting centre: Caen University Hospital, France for two weeks

Carlos Minguito Carazo (Spain)
Hosting centre: Willem Einthoven University, Leiden, The Netherlands for two weeks

Antonio Gianluca Robles (Spain)
Hosting centre: Hospital Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France for two weeks

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in arrhythmias and cardiac pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT (one year)

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

2024

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in arrhythmias and cardiac pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT (one year) & EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

2023

EHRA Observational Training Programme

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in arrhythmias and cardiac pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT (one year) & EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

2022

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

EHRA Training Fellowship Programme in arrhythmias and cardiac pacing with emphasis on ICD/CRT (one year)

2020

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense Webster.

2019

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense Webster.

Luigi Rivetti (Italy)
Hosting centre: University Hospital Basel for four weeks

2018

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense Webster.

Funded by Abbott.

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year). A joint programme with APHRS

Khalid Bin Waleed* (China)

Hosting centre: ZNA Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp. Thanks to *St. Jude Medical

2017

EHRA Observational Training Programme

Funded by Biosense Webster.

• Bor Antolič (Slovenia) - University Hospital Basel for 2 weeks
• Francesco De Sensi (Italy) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona for 4 weeks
• Vitali Kadachkin (Belarus) - Herzzentrum for 4 weeks
• Márcio G. Kiuchi (Germany) - Siberian Federal Biomedical Research for 4 weeks
• Fatih Mehmet (Turkey) - Lübeck Centre for 4 weeks
• Adam Priebe (Poland) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona for 2 weeks
• Martin Svetlošák (Slovakia) - University Hospital Basel for 4 weeks
• Alexey Tsyagnov (Russia) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona for 2 weeks

Funded by Abbott.

• Ahmed M.A Bahnasawy (Egypt) - Herzzentrum, Leipzig for 4 weeks
• Sergio Conti (Italy) - Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud for 2 weeks
• Yasmeen Taha (Egypt) - Aarhus University Hospital for 4 weeks
• Nikolaos Karamichalakis (Greece) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona for 2 weeks
• Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold (Poland) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona for 4 weeks
• Ozcan Ozeke (Turkey) - Aarhus University Hospital for 4 weeks
• Ilya Repnikov (Russia) - Herzzentrum, Leipzig for 2 weeks
• Valentina Schirripa (Italy) - Herzzentrum, Leipzig for 2 weeks

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

Yusuf Turkmen (Turkey) - Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

Thanks to financial support from Biosense Webster.

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year). A joint programme with APHRS

Sandeep Prabhu (Australia) - St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK

Thanks to financial support from Abbott.

2016

Proctor programme

• Imnadze Guram** (Georgia) - Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
• Antonios Antoniadis** (Greece) - UZ Brussels, Belgium
• Reinder Evertz* (Netherlands) - IKEM, Czech Republic

Thanks to financial support from * Biosense Webster, ** Cook Medical

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

• Justo Juliá Calvo* (Spain) - St. Thomas' Hospital, United Kingdom
• Jakub Baran* (Poland) - Papworth Hospital in Cambridge
• Tayyar Gokdeniz* (Turkey) - Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic
• Michael Wolf** (Belgium) - Hopital Haut Levêque, France
• Andrei-Dumitru Margulescu** (Romania) - Hospital Clinic University of Barcelona
• Ganesha Babu Girish** (UK) - San Raffaele Hospital, Milan
• Gábor Sándorfi** (Hungary) - University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium
• Ahmed Wed** (Egypt) - Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude Medical, **Biosense Webster.

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year). A joint programme with APHRS

• Yinhao Huang* (China) - Asklepios, Hamburg, Germany
• Ian Lusoc* (Philippines) - UZ Brussels, Belgium

Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude Medical.

2015

Proctor programme

• Michala Pedersen** (Denmark) - Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain
• Stefan Bogdan* (Romania) - Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Spain
• Dejan Kojic** (Serbia) - Policlinico Casilino of Rome, Italy
• Vassil Traykov** (Bulgaria), - IKEM, Czech Republic

Thanks to financial support from *Medtronic, **European Heart Rhythm Association.

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

• Dugo Daniela*** (Italy) - Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien,Frankfurt, Germany
• Cipolletta Laura *** (Italy) - St. Thomas' Hospital, United Kingdom
• Celikyurt Yengi Umut*** (Turkey) - Univeristy Hospital Basel, Switzerland
• Linhart Markus*** (Germany) - Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
• Kordalis Athanasios *** (Greece) - University Hospital Nancy, France
• Martirosyan Mihran* (Armenia) - Erasmus MC, Thoraxcentrum, The Netherlands
• Matoshvili Zviad (Georgia) - Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
• Pavlov Alexandr (Russia) - IKEM, Czech Republic
• Teijeira Fernández Elvis** (Spain) - Hopital Haut Leveque, France

Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude, **Siemens, ***Biosense Webster.

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation (two years)

Ohanyan Davit (Armenia) - Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Germany

Thanks to financial support from the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on ICD/CRT

• Di Marco Andrea* (Italy) - University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
• Goanta Emilia-Violeta* (Romania) - Casilino Hospital in Rome, Italy
• Kadoglou Nikolaos* (Greece) - Catharina Hospital, Eidhoven, The Netherlands

Thanks to financial support from *Biotronik.

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year). A joint programme with APHRS

• McLellan Alex* (Australia) - St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK
• Lin Changjian* (China) - Rigshospitalet, Denmark
• Boochibabu Mannuva (India) - Na Homolce Hospital, Czech Republic

Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude Medical.

Academic Research Grant Training Fellowship

Dr. Alban Elouen Baruteau, France

• Dr. Alban Elouen Baruteau graduated in 2011 from Rennes-1 University and was granted a postdoctoral research fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology in the Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University in New York.
• The EHRA Academic Research Fellowship Programme enabled him to run a high-quality supervised research programme at the LIRYC Institute-CHU in Bordeaux.
• The proposed project was both a clinical and a basic science research programme called «DISCO study», which aimed to better describe clinical/ECG characteristics and molecular mechanisms of cardiac conduction disorders and cardiac arrhythmias associated with congenital heart diseases with discordant atrio-ventricular connection.

2014

Proctor Programme

• Mihaela Grecu* (Romania) - Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain
• Khatuna Jalabadze* (Georgia) - German Heart Centre, Munich, Germany
• Giorgi Papiashvili* (Georgia) - IKEM, Czech Republic
• Daniel Scherr (Austria) - CHU Bordeaux, France
• Konstantinos Letsas (Greece) - Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain
• Emin Ozcan (Turkey) - Heart Rhythm centre, Brussels

Thanks to financial support from *Medtronic

Academic Research Grant Training Fellowship

Dr. Michiel Rienstra, Netherlands

• Dr. Michiel Rienstra is a cardiologist at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). His clinical work and research focus is on atrial fibrillation (AF).
• After earning his PhD in 2007 on AF underlying diseases and prognosis of AF, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Framingham Heart Study, and studied the epidemiology and genetics of AF.
• The overall objective of his research was to find ways to better treat and prevent AF by investigating clinical risk factors, biomarkers, and genetic variants.

Award for best publication

• Giulio Conte, Italy

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation

• Kiedrowicz Radoslaw Marek***, Poland, St Thomas Hospital, UK
• Saguner Ardan M.***, Switzerland, Asklepios centre, Hamburg, Germany
• Gómez Pulido Federico***, Spain, Royal Brompton Hosiptal, UK
• Vukmirovic Mihailo***, Montenegro, IKEM, Czech Republic
• Saygi Serkan***, Turkey, Karolinska University, Sweden
• Velagić Vedran*, Croatia, UZ Brussel - Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Belgium
• Barsamian Sergei*, Armenia, Oxford University Hospitals, UK
• Arceluz Martin*, Argentina, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain
• Frontera Antonio**, Italy, Hopital Haut Leveque, France

Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude, **Siemens, ***Biosense Webster

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on ICD/CRT

• Cabanelas Nuno**, Portugal, Thorax Institute, Barcelona, Spain
• Antoniadis Antonios P.*, Greece, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals, UK
• Neuhoff Istvan*, Romania, Semmelweis University, Hungary
• Diamante Rafael*, Brazil, Sheba Medical Centre, Israel

*Thanks to financial support from *Biotronik and **Sorin

Arrhythmias and cardiac pacing fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year) / joint programme with APHRS

• Chen Shaojie, China, Public Hospital Elisabethinen - Linz, Austria
• Parag Barwad, India, Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital Aalst – Belgium
• Rajin Choudhury, India, AZ Sint Jan AV Brugge, Belgium

*Thanks to financial support from *St. Jude

2013

Academic Research Grant Training Fellowship

Mikhail Dzeshka is assistant lecturer of the 1st Department of Internal Diseases at Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus. His field of interest is cardiology, including arrhythmias, heart failure and arterial hypertension. He earned his PhD in 2012.

Dzeschka's research will focus on evaluation of possible associations between levels of circulating microparticles, diastolic dysfunction and left ventricular fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction as well as assessment of predictive value of studied parameters for occurrence of a combined endpoint of heart failure related hospital admissions and all-cause death.

Award for best publication

Stefano Bordignon, IT, Impact Factor: 5.045

Clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation

• Celestino Sardu*, Italy, Leiden university Medical center, NL
• Bisbal Van Bylen Felipe***, Spain, ZNA The Middelheim Hospital Antwerpen
• Badran Haitham***, Egypt, German Heart Center- Munich-Germany
• Clemens Marcell***, Hungary, IKEM - CZ
• Berte Benjamin*, Belgium, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque Pessac Léognan, CHU Bordeaux
• Kuridze Nika*, Georgia, Az Sint Jan - Brugge
• Perrotta Laura**, Italy, Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Germany
• Anahit Henry Petrosyan***, Armenia, Herz und GefäB Klinik Bad Neustad
• Oloriz Teresa***, Spain, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milano
• Botros Maichel***, Egypt, Asklepios Klinik St Georg- Hamburg
• Dejan Risteski***, North Macedonia, Arrhythmia Department, State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology- Novosibirsk
• Ragab Ahmed***, Egypt, Puerta Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
• Pavlovic Nikola***, Croatia, Universitätsspital Basel, Switzerland
• Bardhaj Gazmend***, Albania, OLV Aalst

Thanks to financial support from *St Jude, **Siemens, ***Biosense Webster

Arrhythmias and cardiac pacing fellowship with emphasis on ICD/CRT

• Rogacheva Natalia*, Russian Federation, IKEM
• Korshunov Viatcheslav*, Russian Federation, Clinic Hospital Barcelona
• Nawar Amr***, Egypt, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milano
• Lumia Giuseppe***, Italy, Hospital Ramon Y Cajal- Madrid
• Baltogiannis Giannis**, Greece, Universitair Ziekenhuis-Brussels
• Ghazala Irfan*, Pakistan, Universitair Ziekenhuis-Brussels

Thanks to financial support from *Biotronik, **Sorin, ***Medtronic

Arrhythmias and cardiac pacing fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year) / joint programme with APHRS

• Miki Yamase, Japan, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milano
• Tina Lin, Australia, Asklepios Centre, Hamburg, Germany
• Jin QI, China, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

2012

Award for best publication

Csaba HERCZKU, Hungary, Impact Factor : 14.429 (2012)

Clinical electrophysiology fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

• Aglaia-Angeliki MANTZIARI (2), Greece, Royal Brompton and Harefield, UK
• Marta DE RIVA SILVA (2), Spain, Leiden University, Netherlands
• Juliana ELICES TEJA (2), Spain, AZ Sint Jan AV Brugge, Belgium
• Ahmed TAHER (2), Egypt, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, UK
• Willem-Jan ACOU (2), Belgium, Heart Centre Leipzig, Germany
• John Christian SILBERBAUER (1), South Africa, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, Italy
• Alexey TSYGANOV (1), Russia, Na Homolce Hospital, Czech Republic
• Stefan Nicolae BOGDAN (1), Romania, Davidai Arrhythmia Center, Israel
• Aleksander BARDYSZEWSKI (1), Poland, Asklepios Centre, Hamburg, Germany
• Sherif Osama ELSAYED GOUDA (1), Egypt, Institute for Clinical and experimental medicine (IKEM), Czech Republic
• Stephan ZELLERHOFF (1), Germany, CHU Bordeaux, France
• Mauro TONIOLO (1), Italy, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain
• Alessandro BLANDINO (1), Italy, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, UK
• Giulio CONTE (3), Italy, Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Belgium
• Reinder EVERTZ (3), Netherlands, Thorax Institute - Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona
• Georgios KOLLIAS (4), Greece, Public Hospital Elisabethinen, Linz, Austria
• Stefano BORDIGNON (6), Italy, Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Germany
• Leila RIAHI (6), Tunisia, Cardiovascular Centre Antwerp, Belgium
• Hany Mahmoud ABO-HADED (5), Egypt, OLV Hospital Aalst, Belgium

Thanks to financial support from (1)Biosense Webster, (2)Biotronik, (3)Medtronic, (4)GE, (5)Siemens, (6)St Jude

Arrhythmias and cardiac pacing fellowship with emphasis on ICD/CRT

• Giulia DOMENICHINI*, Italy, St George's Hospital, UK
• Marie-Jennyfer NG KAM CHUEN*, UK, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Thanks to financial support from *Sorin

Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing Fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year) / joint programme with APHRS

• Vikas KATARIA*, India, AZ Sint Jan AV Brugge, Belgium
• Ji-Eun BAN*, Korea, Thorax Institute - Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona

Thanks to financial support from *St Jude

International training fellowship - Argentinian grant

Jorge Figueroa has been working at the Allende Hospital. National University of Cordoba in Argentina from 2007 to 2011 and obtained his graduate degree in echocardiography.

He will follow his training fellowship programme on clinical electrophysiology with emphasis on catheter ablation at the LA PAZ Hospital in Madrid.

Thanks to the financial support of the Argentinean Working Group on Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

2011

Award for Best Publication

Christian MEYER, Germany, Impact Factor: 14.816

Basic clinical electrophysiology fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (two years)

• Rodriguez MOISES, Spain, Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Belgium
• Teresa OLORIZ SANJUAN, Spain, Fondazione Centro San Raffaele Del Tabor, Italy
• Kamil GUBAEV, Russia, Munster University, Germany

Advanced clinical electrophysiology fellowship with emphasis on catheter ablation (one year)

• Octavian CENUSA*, Moldavia, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Spain
• Sokratis PASTROMAS*, Greece, Leipzig University, Germany
• Bas A. SCHOONDERWOERD*, Netherlands, Asklepios Centre, Hamburg, Germany
• Procolo MARCHESE**, Italy, Royal Brompton and Harefield, United Kingdom
• Danilo RICCIARDI**, Italy, Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Belgium
• Maheshwar PA