معرفی
Prof. Dr. med. Ziya Kaya is a Senior Physician and Medical Director at Heidelberg University Hospital, leading departments in Cardiology, Angiology, and Pulmonology. He holds an außerplanmäßige Professur (extraordinary professorship) and leads the Working Group on Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Cardiovascular Diseases. His clinical expertise includes interventional cardiology, device therapies, and heart failure management. Kaya completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and has held leadership roles in clinical and research settings.
Education & Career:
- MD from University of Ulm (1990–1997)
- Postdoc at Johns Hopkins University (1999–2001, funded by German Heart Foundation)
- Habilitation (2009) with focus on autoimmunity in myocarditis
Research Focus: Experimental and clinical cardiology, inflammation in heart failure, autoimmune mechanisms in cardiomyopathies, and novel therapeutic approaches. Over €3.3 million in competitive grants from DFG, German Heart Foundation, and others.
Awards: Multiple Spitzenpublikationspreise, Franz-Maximilian-Groedel-Forschungspreis, and international recognition for myocarditis research.
