Tharusan Thevathasan

Tharusan Thevathasan is a medical doctor and Research Fellow affiliated with the Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin). He is part of the BIH Charité Digital Clinician Scientist Program, a prestigious initiative fostering clinician-scientists. His clinical work focuses on cardiac intensive care under Prof. Skurk’s supervision, while his research addresses early prognostication of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest across 50 European centers, supervised by Prof. Desch.

He was honored with the Hans-Blömer-Young Investigator Award at the 2024 DGK annual meeting, recognizing his contributions to cardiology research. His work bridges clinical practice and large-scale translational studies, emphasizing collaborative, multi-center approaches to improve patient outcomes.