Dr. med. Andrea Carcaterra

Dr Andrea Carcaterra, originally from Ticino, obtained a Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Lugano before studying medicine at the University of Geneva from 2007 to 2013. After obtaining a postgraduate qualification in internal medicine, and due to a keen interest in the cardiovascular system, he began his cardiology training in 2018 at the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), obtaining the FMH qualification in cardiology. He subsequently worked as a Senior Registrar at the Hôpital de Neuchâtel and then at the HUG in Geneva.

Dr Carcaterra is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of all aspects of general cardiology, with a particular focus on preventing the development of cardiovascular disease. He holds European EACVI accreditation for transthoracic and transoesophageal ultrasound, as well as for pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring (EHRA).

• 2022: FMH specialist title in cardiology
• 2022 : European Certification EHRA for Cardiac Pacing
• 2022 : European Certification EACVI/EACTAIC for Adult transoesophageal echocardiography
• 2022 : European Certification EACVI for Adult transthoracic echocardiography
• 2020 : Specialist title FMH in internal medicine

• Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• Association of Doctors of the Canton of Geneva (AMGe)
• Swiss Society of Cardiology (SSC)
• European Society of Cardology (ESC)
• European Association Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
• European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

• Platypnea-orthodeoxiasyndrome associated with large right ventricular fibroelastoma successfully treated by transcatheter approach: a case report. G. Brun, A. Carcaterra, S. Mauler-Wittwer, G. Giannakopoulos, C. Pellaton, S. Noble. CJC Open, 2023.
• Cardiac surgery in the Covid-19 era. C. Huber, N. Murith, M. Roffi, H. Müller, A.Carcaterra, R. Giraud, K. Bendjelid, C. Ellenberger, M. Licker, M. Cikirikcioglu. RevMed, 2022.
• Normalization of left ventricular filling pressure after cardiac surgery for Loeffler's endocarditis: a case report. A. Carcaterra, S. Mock, H. Müller, A. Testuz. European Heart Journal - Case reports (2021) 5(6), 1-6.
• Infective endocarditis of an aortic bioprosthesis causing life-threatening incessant junctional tachycardia: a case report. Q. Chatelain, A. Carcaterra, F. Rey, H. Burri. European Heart Journal - Case reports, 2020.
• Spontaneous coronary dissection: primum nihil nocere. A. Carcaterra, J. Iglesias, S. Noble, M. Cimci, M. Roffi, F. Mach, S. Degrauwe, RevMed, 2020.
• Idiopathic venous thromboembolic disease: should we look for occult cancer? A. Carcaterra, J. Serratrice, M. Righini, H. Robert-Ebadi. RevMed, 2017.