Consultant, Pediatric Cardiologist, Neonatologist, Pediatric Intensivist
Pediatric Heart Center at University Hospital Giessen/Marburg

Academic education, medical thesis

• 1996 – 2003 Medical studies at Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany – complementary study stays in USA, Switzerland and Italy

Medical thesis

• Department of Neonatology and interdisciplinary Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany, PD Dr. med. T. Schaible:
  “Riskfactors in postnatal course for the incidence of chronic lung disease in congenital diaphragmatic hernia“

Postgraduate clinical education

• 2004 – 2006 Residency, Klinikum Deggendorf, Germany General Pediatrics, Neonatology
• 2006 – 2007 Residency, Ostschweizer Kinderspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
• 2007 – 2009 Residency, Cnopf’sche Kinderklinik, Nürnberg, Germany General Pediatrics, Neonatology
• 2009 – 2010 Fellowship in Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Neonatology and interdisciplinary Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany
• 2010 – 2018 Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Pediatric Heart Center, University Giessen, Germany
• 2018 – 2020 Consultant in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Pediatric Heart Center, University Giessen, Germany
• 2020 – present Head of section “end stage heart failure and cardiac replacement therapies”

Certifications

• 2009 General Pediatrics
• 2011 Neonatology 2015 Pediatric cardiology
• 2016 Pediatric intensive care

Certificates

• Certificate for prehospital Neonatal Emergency Medicine
• Certificate for Pediatric Nutrition
• Certificate according to DEGUM o specialized pediatric ultrasound o echocardiography
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor
• Hypnosis and Imagery Techniques for Children’s Pain Relief (NIK)
• Seminars and „bed-side teaching“ for students and residents
• Regular participation and contributions to national and international conferences Curriculum Vitae Blanka Steinbrenner

Research

• Certificate as general investigator according to clinical studies coordinationcenter Heidelberg (KKS)
• Coordination and supervision of multicenter studies as subinvestigator