Personal information

Name: Derliz R. Mereles Tottil, MD
Birthdate: 19.05.1963
Birthplace: Asunción, Paraguay
Academic degree: Medical Doctor, from the Nacional University of Asunción and Doctoris medicinae (PhD), from the University of Heidelberg


Academic background

1969-1974 Primary school. Horqueta, Paraguay
1975-1980 High school. Concepción, Paraguay
1980-1981 High school exchange program. Shawnee Mission
Northwest High School. Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1982-1987 Medical studies at the National University of Asunción
(UNA), Paraguay


Postgraduate training - academic activities

1983-1984 Academic assistent at the Cathedra of Histology and
Embriology of the UNA
1985-1987 Academic assistent at the Cathedra of Pathological
Anathomy of the UNA
1988-1989 Internship at the University Hospital, Asunción
1989-1991 Residence in internal medicine at the III Cathedra of
Internal Medicine at the University Hospital
1991-1993 Residence in cardiology and academic assistent of
the Department of Cardiology at the former Cathedra
1991-1993 Concurrent training in cardiology at a private cardiological
diagnostic center. Training in non-invasive diagnostic
methods in cardiology, including transthoracic echocardio-
graphy and dobutamine stress echocardiography
1993-2009 Research fellow at the Department of Cardiology (3rd
Internal Medicine Department) of the University Hospital
of Heidelberg, Germany. Training in clinical cardiology
with emphasis in transthoracic and transesophageal
echocardiography, as well as stress echocardiography
and contrast echocardiography, with more than 30 000
self conducted examinations
2009 Head of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Department of
Cardiology of the Heidelberg University Hospital


Scientific work and publications — see here


Prizes

2006 Research Award of the René-Baumgart Foundation for the work: "Exercise and respiratory training improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension".

2006 Frank-Majewski Award of the Southwest German Syndrome Conference for the work: "Primary arterial hypertension (PAH) in children: autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive cases".


Scholarships

AFS-Intercultural Programs: High school cultural exchange program to Kansas City, Kansas, USA. June, 1980 through July, 1981

Zentralstelle für den deutschsprachigen Chorgesang in der Welt: 4th and 5th international seminars for choir directors in Solingen, Germany. June, 1988 and June, 1990

Postgraduate scholarship of the Nacional University of Asunción to Heidelberg, Germany. August, 1993 through September, 1994

Research scholarship of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. October, 1994 through August, 1995


Diverses

1978-1981 Music studies: piano, composition, choral direction

1981 Member of the National Honor Society, Kansas City, Kansas, USA

1980-1981 Member of the Concert Choir at the SMNW High School, Kansas City

1985-1993 Director of the Marandú Choir, Asunción, Paraguay

1994-1995 Member of the choir Capella Palatina Heidelberg, Germany

1995 Public presentation of his first literary work "las comodidades del infierno" September 29th in Asunción

2000 Photo exhibit "acento simple" at the Buchhandlung Himmel- heber, Heidelberg

2000 Photo exhibit "menIMpressions" at the Buchhandlung Himmel- heber, Heidelberg

2001 Photo exhibit "forma+imagen" at the Buchhandlung Himmel- heber, Heidelberg

2002 Photo exhibit "random lens" at the XS-cafébar, Mannheim

2004 Launch of a free of charge, web-based echocardiography tutorial www.echobasics.de, with periodical updates