Paulus Kirchhof is Director of the Department of Cardiology at the University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg and holds a part-time position as Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Birmingham. He studied Medicine in Heidelberg, Lille, Georgetown, and Münster. After graduating, Professor Kirchhof learned and practiced cardiology at the University Hospital Münster. He worked in Birmingham from 2011 until moving to Hamburg in 2020. Professor Kirchhof research involves translational mechanisms and management of cardiovascular diseases, especially arrhythmias and heart failure. He is a highly cited researcher, an enthusiastic teacher and a mentor for cardiologists and cardiovascular researchers.