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Robert Shahverdyan, MD

Head of Vascular Access Center, Hamburg, Germany
Asklepios Clinic Barmbek
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Robert Shahverdyan is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon from Yerevan, Armenia. After graduating from Yerevan State Medical University he moved to Cologne, Germany, where he received his Vascular Surgery training, with interest in Dialysis Access. In September 2017 he took over as Head of Vascular (Dialysis) Access Center at the Asklepios Clinic Barmbek in Hamburg, Germany, where he performs broad kind of open and endovascular Vascular Access procedures, including most of the available innovative devices and techniques for creating and preserving the Vascular Accesses. He was the first physician worldwide to adapt both endovascular AV-Fistula creation procedures, and has the most experience with those in Europe. Additionally, he was the first to perform the first-in-human cases of the next generation Velocity® pAVF system. Moreover, he has the most extensive experience with the anastomotic external support device for AV-Fistula creation. Dr. Shahverdyan has published and reviewed several important peer-reviewed publications on Vascular Access, including those on both endovascular and surgical AV-fistulae. He is a member of Vascular Access Society of Americas (VASA), a council member of Vascular Access Society (VAS) and a member of the editorial board of Journal of Vascular Access (JVA). Dr. Shahverdyan is the Co-Director of European Vascular Course (EVC) - Dialysis Access Section since 2022 and the Director of Hamburg Dialysis Access Symposium since 2018.

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