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Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Elisabeth Grau

Elisabeth Grau
Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Elisabeth Grau
Researcher

Cardiac Surgery Resident

University Department of Cardiac Surgery

Leipzig Heart Center

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Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Elisabeth Grau is a resident in cardiac surgery and critical care at the University Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Leipzig Heart Center since 2024. Her current research interest is the role of the oral microbiome in infective endocarditis and other cardiovascular diseases. 

Clinical and academic career summary:

  • Dental Degree at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (2012-2018)     

  • Medical Degree at the University of Leipzig (2018-2023)

  • Doctoral degree in dentistry: „Telemedicine-Based Assessment of OCT and Intraocular Pressure Findings in a Cohort of Healthy Working Adults: An Epidemiological Study“ (2021)

  • Dentist at a Private Practice in Leipzig (2021)

  • Dentist at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Leipzig (2021-2022) 

  • Master's degree program in Medical Ethics at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University of Mainz (2021-present)

  • Doctoral degree in Medicine: „The Interdisciplinary Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Cleft Lip and Palate – Illuminating Various Aspects in the Course of Growth ” (2023)

  • Cardiac surgery and critical care residency at Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany (since 2024)