Andrejs Erglis

Current positions:
Cardiologist and Radiologist, Department of Interventional and Emergency Cardiology,
Latvian Centre of Cardiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
(Since 1989)
Chief, Department of Interventional and Emergency Cardiology,
Latvian Centre of Cardiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
(Since 1999)
Chief, Latvian Centre of Cardiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
(Since 2005)
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia
(Since 2011)
Leading investigator, Institute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Latvia
(Since 2016)
Acting Chairman, Study Field “Health care”, University of Latvia
(Since 2022)

Previous position:
Assistant, Lab. for CHD Research, Latvian Institute of Cardiology
(1991 – 2006)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia
(2007-2011)
Leading investigator, Research Institute of Cardiology, University of Latvia
(2006-2015)
Director, Research Institute of Cardiology, University of Latvia
(2008-2015)
Senior Teacher, Faculty of Continuing Education, Division of Residency, Riga Stradins University
(2011-2018)
Director, Institute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Latvia
(2016-2024)
Vice President, Latvian Academy of Sciences
(2016-2024)
Chairman, Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia
(2019-2024)

Education and training:
1989 Riga Medical Institute MD, Medical doctor
1990 Riga Medical Institute Internal medicine
1990 Tallinn, Estonia Interventional Cardiology
1990 Riga Medical Institute Radiology
1993 Stanford University, USA Interventional Cardiology
1994 Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne,
Australia,

Interventional Cardiology
1998 Catharina Hospital, The Netherlands Interventional Cardiology
1999 San-Donato University Hospital, Milan, Italy Interventional Cardiology
2000 Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands

Interventional Cardiology
2001 San-Donato University Hospital, Milan, Italy Interventional Cardiology
2003 Charite Hospital, Berlin, Germany Interventional Cardiology
2005 Massy Hospital, France Interventional Cardiology
2006 University of Latvia PhD

2011 European Surgical Institute (Hamburg-
Nordestedt, Germany

Electromagnetic guidance
for catheter based
transendocardial
injection

2015 Animal laboratory (Haifa, Israel) Interventional Cardiology

2016 European Surgical Institute (Hamburg-
Nordestedt, Germany

Electromagnetic guidance
for catheter based
transendocardial
injection

2019 IMM RECHERCHE (Paris, France) Preclinical studies in
animal models, Structural
heart disease

PhD Degree:
University of Latvia, 2006
Thesis “Percutaneous coronary interventions for complex coronary lesions. The challenge of
restenosis”
Certification:
Cardiologist (No. A-14070, Latvian Physicians Association)
Angiography (No. A-00698, Latvian Physicians Association)
Percutaneous coronary intervention (No. A-00702, Latvian Physicians Association)
Exercise test with ECG (No. A-80239, Latvian Physicians Association)
Radiologist (No. A-13746, Latvian Physicians Association)
Invasive Radiologist (No. 67502, Latvian Physicians Association)