Professor Olaf Wendler was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Professor Olaf Wendler
2024-04-11
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11th April 2024
Prof. Wendler performed an aortic valve replacement procedure on me in March 2024. I found him and his team to be extremely competent and I was very grateful to be able to benefit from his experience. During the operation he found that my aorta root had calcified more than previously assumed from the scans and he was able to pivot and repair the aorta root in addition to the planned valve replacement, to improve the overall outcome. I feel that a less experienced surgeon may possibly not have been as prepared / confident to do this.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2024-03-25
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25th March 2024
From start to finish Dr. Wendler was fantastic he was reassuring and professional, i left his office on day one confident in my treatment, and the operation was a complete success, Dr Wendler was there for me at every step, can't recommend him highly enough.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2024-02-02
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2nd February 2024
Professor Olaf was everything that I could desire - especially in someone who is going to start operating on my heart. He not only explained the operation clearly but also answered my (many) questions. He didn't seem to mind what I asked even if it was about the mechanics of the operation. He came to see me every day that I was in the Cleveland Clinic and spoke with such authority that I was sure that my future was in good hands, which has proved to be the case.
My wife and I cannot thank Professor Olaf enough for his care, expertise and wonderful professionalism.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2024-01-05
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5th January 2024
I was put at ease by Professor Wendler, he took time to explain my condition and the treatment options. I was confident with his proposals and the treatment was excellent.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-11-20
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20th November 2023
Dr Wendler to anyone with cardiac problems. He is an excellent cardiologist, more caring than any other doctor I have ever been in contact with and never failed to check on my medical situation and well-being Several times a day. I felt very confident under his care. Thank you Professor Wendler
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- Cardiothoracic surgery
Profile
I have been a Consultant in cardiothoracic surgery for more than 20 years and performed more than 5000 open cardiac operations. Since 2018 I am Chair of the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic London. Our outpatient facilities opened in September 2021 and our new state of the art hospital in March 2022. Together with my colleagues we have started a new era of cardiovascular and thoracic private care in London.
When I started my career in the UK in 2004, I became Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. I became Clinical Director of the cardiothoracic department in 2006. I hold a chair for cardiac surgery at King's College London.
In my role as Lead for Cardiothoracic Surgery and as Clinical Director I established the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Program at King’s which started with the first transapical aortic valve implantation in the UK in July 2007
Another areas of my interests is complete arterial bypass surgery and I have further developed a technique of “T-graft” revascularisation using only two skeletonized conduits, mostly the left internal mammary artery and one radial artery.
I am particularly renowned for my achievements in heart valve surgery with a focus on preservation of native heart valves. In patients with mitral valve regurgitation due to degenerative and endocarditic disease I achieve repair rates of around 95%. In patients with aortic regurgitation and aortic root dilatation I replace the aortic root and preserve the native aortic valve in a “David’s” type of surgery in those with anatomically intact valves. I am also specialised in aortic root replacements using stentless bioprostheses in elderly patients and those with complicated aortic valve endocarditis and aortic root pathology.
I perform all kinds of surgery on the thoracic aorta and in this context I cooperate regularly with my vascular surgical colleagues at King’s. In this cooperation, I perform aortic arch replacements using the “Elephant-Trunk” technique in patients with mega-aortic-syndrome, as the first stage treatment to facilitate endovascular treatment of the thoraco-abdominal aorta.