Dr. Ralph Marktanner

Dr. Ralph Marktanner is a Staff Physician in the Critical Care Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he has worked since 2015. He brings over 35 years of clinical experience, including a decade as Division Chief of the Adult Cardiac and Renal Transplantation Critical Care Unit at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. His training spans multiple countries and specialties: he completed his medical degree in Budapest, Hungary, trained in cardiothoracic surgery in Germany and the United States, and earned board certifications in both cardiac surgery and critical care medicine from German medical boards.

Dr. Marktanner specializes in managing the most seriously ill patients, particularly those recovering from heart and kidney transplants. He has expertise in post-cardiac arrest care, sepsis management, heart failure support systems, and multiple organ failure. He is an instructor of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for the American Heart Association, reflecting his commitment to emergency and intensive care training.

He is a good fit for patients requiring expert intensive care after major surgery, those in need of life support management, or families navigating critical illness in a complex healthcare environment. His background in both surgical and medical critical care, combined with business administration training, positions him to manage complicated cases with both clinical excellence and organizational insight.