Dr. med. Anna Sannino, MD, PhD
Echokardiographische Diagnostik
EDUCATION
| 2022 | “Approbation als Ärztin” License to practice Medicine in Germany |
| 2020 | Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale a Professore di II Fascia - Settore Concorsuale 06/D1 (valid until 10/07/2031) |
| 2019 | PhD in Clinical and Experimental Medicine with highest honors, Federico II University, Naples, Italy |
| 2018 | United States, National Board of Echocardiography- Examination of Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography |
| 2015 | Specialization in Cardiology with highest score, Federico II University, Naples, Italy |
| 2009 | MD Medicine Degree with highest honors, Federico II University, Naples, Italy |
CURRENT POSITIONS
2023 – Fachärztin für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin, CBF, Charitè, Berlin, DE
2020 – Medical Director, Cardiac Imaging Core Laboratory, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Plano, Texas, USA
2019 – Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2018 – 2020 Senior Research Associate, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, USA
2015 – 2018 Visiting PhD student and Research Associate I, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, USA
2010 – 2015 Fellow in Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2024 Simon Dack Award for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
2019 Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
2017 Finalist, Clinical Fellow, 13th Annual Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators’ Forum, Chicago, USA
2016 Best Abstract Prize of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting, Washington DC, USA
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS AND FELLOWS
2018 – Leading supervisor for 10 sonographers, 3 IT analysts, Cardiac Imaging Core Laboratory, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Plano, USA
2015 – 4 internal medical residents, 4 cardiology fellows. Division of Cardiology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, USA
2010 – 2014 4 medical students and 1 PhD Student, (co-supervision), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2020 - Echocardiography course for Cardiology Residents, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
2019 - Cardiology course for MD students, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
2010: Resident, Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2011-2015: Clinical and ultrasonographic training in Vascular Pathology with over 1500 examinations performed as a first operator, Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
2012- 2015: Training in Transthoracic Echocardiography with over 700 examinations performed as a first operator, and 150 as second. Board experience in valvular pathology and evaluation, with a particular attention to aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation and their percutaneous treatment.
2015-2020: Training in Advanced & Periprocedural Transesophageal Echocardiography- Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, Dallas, Texas (Mentor: Paul A. Grayburn)
2022: Further training in Advanced & Periprocedural Transesophageal Echocardiography – German Trias y Pujol Hospital, Barcelona, Spain (Mentor: Victoria Delgado)
2023: Advanced Transesophageal Echocardiography with over 200 performed independently as first operator- Charitè Benjamin Franklin University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
