Personal information

Name: Dr. med. Derliz R. Mereles Tottil, M.D.
Date of birth: 19.05.1963
Birthplace: Asunción, Paraguay
Academic degrees: Medical Doctor (M.D.) from the National University of Asunción and Doctoris medicinae (Dr. med.) from the University of Heidelberg
Specialty: Non-invasive Cardiology, Echocardiography


Present Academic Rank and Position

Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Echocardiography Labora- tory, Department of Cardiology of the Heidelberg University Hospital


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 assistant at the Cathedra of Histology and
Embryology of the UNA
1985-1987 Academic assistant at the Cathedra of Pathological
Anatomy 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 assistant of the
Department of Cardiology at the former Cathedra.
Prof. Dr. Omar Sosa
1991-1993 Concurrent training in cardiology at a private cardiology
diagnostic center. Training in non-invasive diagnostic
methods in cardiology. Prof. Dr. Laurentino Barrios
1993-2011 Research fellow at the Department of Cardiology of the
University Hospital of Heidelberg, Germany. Training in
clinical cardiology. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kübler and
Prof. Dr. Hugo A. Katus
2009- Head of the Echocardiography Laboratory, Department of
Cardiology of the Heidelberg University Hospital


Scientific work and publications — see a selection here


Current publication profile

Documents: 54
Citations: 750
Hirsch-index: 12
Cumulative Impact Factor: 256.640
Publication range: 2000-present



Awards

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

1980 Diploma 'Professor for Elementary Piano Education': Ministry of Education and Culture. Asunción, Paraguay

1981 Kansas Piano Competition, Lawrence, Kansas, USA: Première Arabesque, C. Debussy, grade II+

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

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

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

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

1995 Public presentation of first book las comodidades del infierno in Asunción, Manzana de la Rivera

2000 Photo exhibition acento simple and 2001 forma+imagen at the Buchhandlung Himmelheber, Heidelberg and 2002 random lens at the XS-cafébar, Mannheim

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