ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Prof. M. Viigimaa is the Research Chief of the Centre of Cardiology, Centre of Cardiology, North Estonia Medical Centre and Head of the Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine, Tallinn University of Technology
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
More than 300 original scientific papers.
H-index is 51 and number of citations is 50,248 (SCOPUS).
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Cardiology
Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention
Journal of System Hypertension
Arterial Hypertension
Journal of Cardiology and Therapy
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1995 – present Founder and past president of the Estonian Society of Hypertension
CURRICULUM VITAE September 2025
Margus Viigimaa
1998 – present Founder and past president of the Baltic Atherosclerosis Society
2001- present Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
2003 – 2005 President of the Estonian Society of Cardiology
2005 – 2013 Council member of the European Society of Hypertension
2006 – present Founder and head of the ESH Excellence Centre of Tallinn
2009- 2013 Board member and Officer-at-Large of the ESH
2010 – 2021 Chairperson of the ESH Working Group on Hypertension and
Sexual Dysfunction
2010 – present Member of the European Atherosclerosis Society
2014 – present Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
2013 – 2015 President of the Estonian Society of Cardiology
2020- present Member of the FESC Task Force of the ESC
HONORS AND AWARDS
2000 Honorary member of the Swedish Society of Hypertension
2007 Red Cross III class Service Order of the Republic of Estonia
2008 Honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Hypertension
2009 Honorary member of the Bulgarian Hypertension League
2012 Honorary member of the Association of Cardiologists of Kazakhstan
2015 Gold medal of the Ukraine National Academy of Medical Sciences
2015 Scientist of the year of the Tallinn University of Technology
2016 Tallinn city Order of honor
2018 Honorary member of the Estonian Society of Cardiology
2020 Honorary member of the Estonian Society of Hypertension
2024 Honorary member of the European Society of Hypertensions