Heribert Schunkert

Heribert Schunkert is a prominent German cardiologist and the deputy chairman of the German Heart Foundation. He serves as the director of the Clinic for Heart and Vascular Diseases at the German Heart Center of the Technical University of Munich. Recently, he was in the news for his involvement in a study examining the impact of COVID-19 on vascular aging, highlighting the need for further research to understand the underlying causes of the observed effects on blood vessel stiffness in patients who have recovered from the virus.