Biography :

Dr. Georg joined KFUPM as a consultant to the Bioengineering Department and the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biosystems and Machines. Currently, Dr. Georg serves as Chair of the Department of CT-Surgery and Chief of Staff at the newly established GAD Heart and Lung Institute in Al-Khobar.

 Dr. Georg is an Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).  He was also the former Director and Surgical Chief of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at UCSF. Dr. Georg is one of the world's leading experts in mechanical circulatory support for patients and has performed and supervised more than 300+ heart transplants. He also has extensive expertise in implanting ventricular assist devices (VADs). He is active in research and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Education:

1987    MD in Medicine, University of Vienna

1978    BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Vienna,