Prof. Dr. med. Sandra Eifert

Cardiac surgeon specializing in women's health / Longevity / Gender medicine

Prof. Dr. med. Sandra Eifert is a specialist in cardiac surgery with additional certifications in gender medicine, transplant medicine, and preventive medicine.

She completed her medical studies at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, where she earned her doctorate in 1997. After an initial professional stint in the United States, she became a specialist in cardiac surgery (BLAEK, 2006) and gender medicine (2010). Both clinically and scientifically, she has focused on gender-specific differences in cardiovascular diseases, with a particular emphasis on women’s health.

Prof. Dr. Eifert currently works as a senior physician at the Heart Center of Leipzig University, where she heads the Surgical Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic and the Women’s Heart Clinic (since 2018). She is also the author of non-fiction guidebooks (C. Bertelsmann) that make her expertise on women’s heart health and the secrets of female longevity accessible to a wider readership.

Professional Qualifications

Senior Physician at the Heart Center of Leipzig University, Head of the Surgical Heart Failure Outpatient Clinic and the Women’s Heart Clinic (since 2018)
Transplant Medicine 2022
Preventive Medicine 2020
APL Professorship, University of Leipzig, 2014
W2 Professorship in “Vascular Diseases and Biomedical Gender Studies,” MHH 08/2012
Additional qualification in Gender Medicine 2010
Habilitation, LMU Munich 2010
Board-certified specialist in cardiac surgery 2006
Research Instructor, Dept. of Surgery, USUHS, Bethesda, MD (1997–1999)
Medical degree and Ph.D. at Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg (1989–1995/1997)

Publications / References

Book: Why Women Live Longer. The Secret of Female Longevity (2026, C. Bertelsmann)
Book: Heart Consultation. Why the Female Heart Is Different and How to Keep It Healthy (2023, C. Bertelsmann)
TV Talk Show: “DAS! Rote Sofa,” NDR (Topic: Heart Surgery and Women’s Health, January 20, 2026)
TV Talk Show: “Riverboat,” MDR (Topic: How Women Live Longer, January 9, 2026)
Interview: “How Women Stay Healthy Longer – Prof. Dr. Sandra Eifert on Longevity, Lifestyle, and Self-Care,” VitaminExpress (March 13, 2026)

Key Areas of Focus

Heart health with a focus on women
Transplant medicine
Immunology
Gender medicine
Women’s health and longevity

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