Peyman Sardari Nia MD, PhD

Dr. Peyman Sardari Nia obtained his MD (cum laude, 2002) from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He did his residency in general surgery in Antwerp and run at the same time a research lab at the university. He obtained his PhD in medical sciences in January 2009 at the University of Antwerp and his specialist registration in surgery in September 2009.

He was awarded the Pfizer educational prize in 2009; a prize given to a young specialist for excellence in clinical, scientific, and surgical qualities during the whole residency of all the surgical specialties. He was also awarded a position at the faculty of medicine as a postdoctoral fellow in 2009. He did his cardiothoracic training at University Hospital Antwerp and at St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands.

Dr. Sardari Nia has received multiple awards for his research, notably the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) scholar-in-training award and the European Association of cardiothoracic surgery (EACTS) Young Investigator award. He has been an EACTS councilor (board of directors, 2009-2012) and is a member of different committees of EACTS since 2008.

He is the assistant editor of the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EJCTS) and Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS). He is an all-around cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in surgery for lung cancer and minimal invasive adult cardiac surgery. He is the founder and director of the EACTS course in minimally invasive techniques in adult cardiac surgery.