About the doctor
Profile
Surgical treatment of extremity tumors, Management of soft tissue sarcomas, Plastic and reconstructive microsurgery, Treatment of severe burns, Hand surgery, Reconstructive surgery for trauma, burns, congenital malformations, and oncological conditions, Free flap and local flap reconstruction, Peripheral nerve surgery, Surgical treatment of lymphedema
Work experience
25 years
Scientific activity
2007: Christian Berndt Foundation Award for Oncological Research – for contributions to improving sarcoma treatment
2008: Pharma Mar (Spain) Research Prize – for advances in soft tissue sarcoma therapy
Since the establishment of our center in 1990, we have treated over 4,000 patients with soft tissue sarcoma annually, making it the largest sarcoma center in Germany.
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Director of Germany’s largest expert center for soft tissue sarcoma
Ranked among Germany’s Top 22 plastic and reconstructive surgeons by FOCUS magazine
President of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRÄC) since 2023
Internationally recognized expert in oncologic, trauma-related, and burn-related reconstructive surgery
In 2017, led the team that successfully performed one of the world’s first transplantations of genetically modified, lab-grown epidermis on a child with junctional epidermolysis bullosa (“butterfly skin disease”)
Community
German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRÄC) – President since 2023
European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
German Society for Hand Surgery (DVHG)
European Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)
Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS)
German Cancer Society (DKG) – Sarcoma Reference Center Lead
German Burn Association (DGV)
International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI)
German Society for Microsurgery of Peripheral Nerves and Vessels (DGMN)
European Wound Management Association (EWMA)