Dr. med. Ralf Schwab

Dr. med. Ralf Schwab
Specialist for internal medicine and cardiology, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology (DGK). All insurers.
Focuses: Invasive and non-invasive cardiology, diagnosis of cardiac and cardiovascular diseases, all ultrasound procedures, endoscopy, preventative medicine
Studies in Medicine in Zurich, Freiburg, Munich, Houston and Bristol (USA)
Clinical work
1990 - 1991 | Intern at the German Heart Centre Munich, cardiac and vascular surgery |
1992 - 1999 | Assistant physician at the Hospital Munich Pasing, training as a specialist in internal medicine |
1994 | Training as a senior emergency physician in Nuremberg |
1999 - 2004 | Chief resident for cardiology in Hospital Agatharied |
2004 - 2006 | Chief senior physician for cardiology in Euromed Clinic Fürth |
Since 2006 | Resident doctor at Dr. Steger Clinic for Internal Medicine Senior physician for cardiology |
2006 - 2017 | Resident doctor at Dr. Steger Clinic |
Seit 2018 | Resident doctor at medical practices Dres. Barth / Müller-Hörner / Schwab |
Memberships
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Innere Medizin e.V.(German Society for Internal Medicine)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie- Herz- und Kreislaufforschung eV.(German Society for Cardiological, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Research)
Europäische Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (European Society of Cardiology)
Vereinigung der Bayerischen Internisten e.V.(Association of Bavarian Internists)
Berufsverband der Fachärzte für Kardiologie in freier Praxis e.V.(Professional Association of Cardiological Specialists in Independent Practice)
BIK ( Berufsverband der interventionell tätigen Kardiologen)(Professional Association of Cardiological Specialists in Independent Practice)
Services offered by Dr. Schwab
Below you will find an alphabetical list giving you an overview of the spectrum of services we offer:
- 24h ECG, 24h blood pressure monitoring
- Pressure monitoring of the leg arteries (ABI)
- Stress ECG
Check-up examinations
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiological examinations and ablations for various cardiac arrhythmias in cooperation with
- cardiac arrhythmias in cooperation with the cardiological clinic
- Colour Doppler sonography
- Gastroscopy
Cardiac catheter examinations (outpatient and inpatient)
- Pacemaker and AICD implantation
- Invasive diagnostics (kidney, liver and thyroid biopsies)
- Cardioversions (electrical and using medication)
- Angiographies
- Non-invasive cardiac diagnostics:
Cardio CT
- Agatston score
Cardio MR (in cooperation with radiologists)
OP preparation
Peripheral angiographies and percutaneous transluminal dilatations and stent implantation, particularly in cases of intermittent claudication
- X-ray examinations
- Sonography: Upper abdomen, thyroid, renal arteries, mesenteric arteries, carotid artery, peripheral veins and arteries
Stress echocardiogram
Transoesophageal echocardiogram
Tests for sleep apnoea syndrome