Department of Dermatology and Allergology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital

About The Hospital Departments Accommodation

Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital

Munich, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Lars French

Department of Dermatology and Allergology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Dermatology and Allergology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital provides care for patients with skin, allergic and venereal diseases. The dermatology building is 8-storeys high and serves as a model for hospital architecture.
The department is in cooperation with München Thalkirchner Straße Clinic, the biggest skin clinic in Europe. This association is the largest dermatology inpatient care center in all of Europe. It provides care for more than 11,000 patients annually.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Lars French, the department treats about 6,000 inpatients and 90,000 outpatients every year. 50 highly experienced professional doctors and over 300 experienced nursing staff members are provided with the advanced equipment for diagnosis and treatment of complex dermatological conditions to ensure optimal care for patients.

Department of Dermatology and Allergology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is specialized in:

•   Acne
•   Eczema
•   Skin cancer
•   Inflammation of the skin
•   Congenital skin diseases
•   Drug allergy
•   Anaphylactic shock
•   Allergic respiratory distress as hay fever and bronchial asthma
•   Sexually transmitted diseases
•   Alopecia
•   Warts
•   Psoriasis
•   Dermatosis
•   Cryotherapy
•   Wrinkle treatment
•   Scar revision
•   Hair transplantation
•   Correction of face deformities
•   Liposuction

Academic and Professional Career

Since 2018, Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, Allergology at the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
2006 - 2018 Head of the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
2003 - 2006 Extraordinary Professor, Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
2003 - 2006 Professorship in Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
1999 - 2000 Visiting Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
1998 Privat-Docent, University of Geneva.
1993 - 1997 Resident and Research Fellow, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
1993 Doctoral thesis defense (Dr. med.), University of Geneva, Switzerland.
1990 - 1993 Research Fellow, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
1988 Diploma in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva. Medical Specialist in Dermatology, PD, University of Geneva.
1981 - 1988 Study of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Positions in Scientific Societies and Committees

Since 2010, Vice President of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SGDV).
Since 2008, Board Member, European Dermatology Forum (EDF).
2004 - 2005 President of the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR).
1997 - 2005 Board Member of the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR).

Awards and Honorary Memberships

2012 Otto Naegeli Prize.
2011 Thirty-sixth Annual Lecture by M.H. Samitz on Dermatology.
Leo von Zumbusch Memorial Lecture?
Since 2008? Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
2003 Louis-Jeantet Award in Medicine.
2000 Pfizer Prize for clinical trials in Immunology and Rheumatology.
1999 Leenaards Foundation Award for the Encouragement of Scientific Research..
1998 Prix Claude Perrier Foundation Prize for researches in Pharmacology.
1997 - 2002 "SCORE A" Award for the development of a professional career, Swiss Clinicians Opting for Research / Swiss National Science Foundation.
1995 Roche Prize for Dermatological Research.

Main Research Focuses

Role of the immune system in the development of toxic epidermal necrolysis and skin cancer.
Apoptosis and drug effects.
Causes and mechanisms of skin cancer development.
Treatment methods in skin diseases.