Christian Herz
Sr. Developer And Research Scientist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolChristian Herz is a senior developer and research scientist with 11 years of experience building clinical-grade medical imaging software, currently advancing 3D echo modeling and deep learning segmentation for congenital heart disease at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He combines strong conceptual thinking with hands-on expertise in Python, C++, and web technologies to deliver performant, readable code and has repeatedly translated research prototypes into tools used in real clinical workflows. Previously he led development of an open-source MRI-guided prostate biopsy workflow integrated into routine care and built staging and media platforms at Fraunhofer MEVIS, demonstrating a knack for user-driven requirements and cross-disciplinary collaboration. His work balances rigorous engineering and publication-driven research, and he often bridges gaps between clinical teams and software, ensuring reproducible outputs in standard medical formats.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Medical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Medical Engineering at Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven
German, English, French
Github Skills (174)
python10
toolbox10
image-processing10
bids10
deep-learning10
gpu10
medical-imaging10
quantitative10
image-analysis10
qt10
computed-tomography10
numpy10
decorators10
neural-network10
mri10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
JolleyLab/DeepHeart
Jun 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:25 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
QIICR/SlicerDevelopmentToolbox
Apr 2016 - May 2020
API for 3D Slicer extension development providing widgets, mixins, helpers, decorators etc.
Contributions:192 commits, 52 PRs, 65 pushes in 4 years 1 month
apieventsdecoratorsmixins3d-slicer
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