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PD Dr. med. Ulf Günther DESA, EDIC
Geschäftsführender Oberarzt
Klinik und Poliklinik für
Anästhesiologie und
Operative Intensivmedizin
Tel: +49-228-287-14116
Fax: +49-228-287-14125
u.guenther@uni-bonn.de
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25
53105 Bonn
7. August 2015
To whom it may concern.
I am truly delighted to write this letter in support of Dr. med. Diana Mathioudakis,
DEAA, EDIC.
I have personally known Dr. Mathioudakis for many years since she was my
supervisor during my rotation in the Departments of Cardiac Anaesthesia as well as
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery in the Centre of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and
Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital of Goettingen in Germany.
Therefore, I believe, I speak with authority in regards to her abilities as a true
physician scientist.
I rarely have met a physician who is so dedicated to academic medicine. She is
willing to go beyond the expected in order to achieve excellence in patient care and
in the advancement of clinical science. Dr. Mathioudakis an excellent example of
someone who is able to combine a busy and demanding clinical schedule with
meaningful teaching of young colleagues.
I must highlight her eagerness of teaching not only techniques of transoesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) in cardiac anaesthesia, but also quick and safe procedures
of both central venous lines and peripheral nerve blocks, even if times were busy
during our on-call duties.
Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin

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Furthermore, until today, many young colleagues whom I taught TEE and both
sonographic and non-sonographic vascular access procedures, in anaesthesia and in
ICU, profited from her diligence to meticulously work with young colleagues such as
me. Also, she became an invaluable source of information and inspiration for my own
professional clinical career and guided my decisions regarding future career
decisions.
Sincerely,
__________________________
Ulf Guenther MD, DESA, EDIC
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology