Patrick Perier, MD

Dr. Patrick Perier, M.D. trained and graduated for heart and vascular Surgery at the Hôpital Broussais in Paris, under the supervision of Alain Carpentier who became his mentor. He has been appointed staff surgeon then after for 10 years, at the time of the early phases of development of mitral valve repair.  He was the first who compared the long-term results of mitral valve repair and mitral valve replacement. Several studies worldwide have confirmed since then the major advantages of mitral valve repair over replacement.

Dr. Perier achieved his Master of Science in Paris in 1989 in Paris.

Since 1990 he has been appointed staff surgeon at the Herz und Gefäss Klinik in Bad Neustadt, Germany. He initiated mitral valve reconstruction in Germany taking part in its increasing popularity. He further developed techniques of mitral valve repair, with a specific interest in dealing with prolapse of the posterior leaflet.

During the last 20 years he has concentrated in developing Endoscopic mitral valve surgery with increasing enthusiasm. Today more than 1100 patients have had minimally invasive reconstruction of the mitral valve.