Professor Olaf Wendler was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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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
Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-09-07
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7th September 2023
The pre operation meetings were very informative and conducted in a relaxed friendly atmosphere . Professor Wendler has an outstanding attitude and bedside manner .
The open heart surgery was a total success and surprisingly painless .
The post op visits were numerous and reassuring .
Congratulations to the whole team at the amazing Cleveland Clinic which is more like a five star hotel .
Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-08-10
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10th August 2023
Professor Wendler is an outstanding surgeon and a wonderful, caring man.
During my initial consultation he was most friendly and totally professional as he explained the operation I needed in clear and understandable terms.
I was very apprehensive but he put me at ease immediately.
His dedication and understanding to his patients is incredible. He is there before, during and after surgery each day, checking and reassuring all the way.
My Aortic Heart Valve Replacement operation was a total success and has changed my life for which I am forever grateful to Professor Wendler.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-08-07
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7th August 2023
My operation was quite daunting but Prof. Wendler put our minds at rest and I felt totally confident in him.
Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-08-07
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7th August 2023
Though my operation was daunting I was put at ease by Prof. Wendler. His care and understanding of our concerns was amazing.
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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.