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University Hospital Basel, Basel
Prof Felix Mahfoud is a German-born physician and cardiologist. He completed his medical studies and doctorate at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, graduating in 2008. Early in his career, he trained in internal medicine and cardiology at Saarland University Medical Center in Homburg, Germany, where he later served in a variety of clinical and leadership roles before relocating to Switzerland. He holds an additional academic appointment as a Visiting Professor at Harvard-MIT in Biomedical Engineering in Boston, MA. Prof Mahfoud currently lives and works in Basel, Switzerland, where he leads the Department of Cardiology at University Hospital Basel.
Prof Mahfoud studied medicine at Goethe University Frankfurt, completing his doctorate in 2008. He undertook his residency and specialist training in internal medicine and cardiology, including intensive care and emergency medicine, at Saarland University Medical Center in Germany. Over the course of his training and career, he achieved board certification in internal medicine, cardiology, intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, and hypertension. He obtained the venia legendi (authorization to lecture) in internal medicine and cardiology and was appointed adjunct/affiliate professor at Saarland University prior to his current professorship at the University of Basel. In addition to his European academic positions, he holds an affiliate/visiting professorship at the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center in Boston.
Prof Mahfoud began his professional career in clinical cardiology at Saarland University Medical Center in Homburg, Germany, where he progressed from senior physician to deputy clinical director of the Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology. In 2024, he was appointed Professor of Cardiology and Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, as well as Director of the Clinic for Cardiology.
His research focuses on translational cardiology, with particular emphasis on the autonomic nervous system, inter-organ communication in cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, and innovative interventional therapies such as renal denervation. He has led and contributed to numerous international clinical trials and research collaborations that have influenced contemporary cardiovascular practice.
Prof Mahfoud serves as Deputy Editor of the European Journal of Heart Failure and sits on several editorial boards. He is a Councillor on the Board of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for the 2024–2026 term and chairs both the ESC Communication Committee and the Scientific Documents Committee of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI). He has also served as a guideline writing committee member for major European clinical practice guidelines, including those on chronic coronary syndromes and arterial hypertension.
