Dr. Zsuzsanna Fehér

Dr. Zsuzsanna Fehér is a cardiologist at Semmelweis University Heart Center in Budapest, one of Hungary's leading cardiovascular centers. With 16 years of clinical experience, she has developed expertise in non-invasive cardiac imaging and cardiovascular risk prevention.

She completed an advanced cardiac imaging fellowship at the German Heart Center in Munich (Deutsches Herzzentrum München), gaining expertise in advanced echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and multimodality cardiovascular imaging. Her training in Germany gave her insight into integrating cutting-edge imaging technology into comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment.

Dr. Fehér is a member of the European Society of Cardiology's Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, contributing to international guideline development. She heads the preventive cardiology program at Semmelweis Heart Center, which integrates imaging findings with lifestyle medicine and pharmacological risk factor management.

She is known for her ability to translate complex cardiac imaging findings into clear, actionable recommendations for patients and referring physicians alike. She is a committed educator and supervises cardiology residents and fellows at Semmelweis University.

Dr. Fehér graduated from Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine in Budapest in 2005. She completed her cardiology residency at Semmelweis University Heart Center and undertook an advanced cardiac imaging fellowship at the Deutsches Herzzentrum München (German Heart Center Munich) in 2010–2011. Her PhD, awarded by Semmelweis University in 2013, focused on cardiac remodeling in hypertensive heart disease as assessed by advanced echocardiography. She is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) and is certified by the Hungarian Society of Cardiology. Her Munich fellowship at one of Germany's foremost cardiac imaging centres gave her expertise in speckle-tracking echocardiography, 3D echocardiography, and cardiac MRI — modalities that now form the core of her clinical and research practice.

Dr. Fehér's primary clinical expertise is in non-invasive cardiac imaging, including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, speckle-tracking echocardiography for myocardial strain assessment, stress echocardiography (exercise and dobutamine), and cardiac MRI interpretation. She performs comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessments integrating imaging findings, biomarkers, and clinical risk factors. In preventive cardiology, she designs individualised cardiovascular risk reduction strategies for patients with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. She also manages valvular heart disease — including the timing of intervention in aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation — cardiomyopathies (including hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy), and atrial fibrillation in the outpatient setting. She regularly leads multidisciplinary heart team discussions for complex valvular cases, contributing imaging expertise to joint cardiology and cardiac surgery decision-making.

Dr. Fehér has published over 28 peer-reviewed articles in journals including the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging and the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. Her research focuses on myocardial deformation imaging, early detection of subclinical cardiac dysfunction, and the cardiovascular effects of metabolic disease. She presents at European Society of Cardiology congresses and is a reviewer for several international cardiology journals.

Dr. Fehér speaks Hungarian, English, and German and regularly sees international patients for cardiac consultations, imaging, and cardiovascular risk assessments. Semmelweis University Heart Center provides English and German-language medical summaries and imaging reports as standard for international patients. Video consultations are available for review of previous cardiac investigations — including echocardiography, Holter monitoring, and cardiac MRI reports — and for long-distance follow-up after procedures. Budapest's high-quality cardiovascular care at Central European price levels makes it attractive for patients from Western Europe, the Middle East, and the United States seeking comprehensive cardiac evaluations or specialist second opinions on complex cardiac conditions.

Dr. Fehér received the Hungarian Society of Cardiology Young Investigator Award in 2014 and the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases Travel Grant in 2016. She was recognized by Semmelweis University for her contribution to the development of the university's cardiac imaging curriculum and has received commendations for excellence in cardiology resident teaching. She serves on the editorial board of an international cardiovascular imaging journal and has been an invited speaker at the ESC Heart Failure Congress and the Hungarian Society of Cardiology annual meeting. Her research group's work on subclinical myocardial dysfunction has received ESC grant support.