PD Dr. Felix Schönrath, MD (M), is cardiological head of the advanced heart failure, transplantation programme and mechanical circulatory support programme in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Heart Centre Berlin, Germany. He began his training in medicine in 2004 in Berlin and undertook internships and fellowships in both Berlin and at the University Hospital of Zurich. He is board certified in internal medicine, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and cardiology. His main research interests are in advanced therapies in end stage heart failure with a focus on MCS and heart transplant. During his research career, he authored and co-authored more than 80 publications and is PI of several research projects funded for example by the European Union. Currently he serves as Co-Chair of the EUROMACS registry of the EACTS and is member of the ESC, HFA, EACTS, ISHLT and DGK.