Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Riccardo Giunta
Department of Plastic, Hand and Aesthetic Surgery
Department of Plastic, Hand and Aesthetic Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital provides care for patients with conditions requiring plastic or reconstructive surgery. The department has a research team determinant to keep the department up-to-date with the latest findings in the plastic surgery field.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Riccardo Giunta, the department treats more than 800 inpatients and performs more than 3,000 operations every year. The department has advanced equipment for reconstructive surgeries and it’s being used by 12 highly experienced doctors and experienced workers of the medical staff to ensure optimal care for patients.
Department of Hand Plastic, Hand and Aesthetic Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is specialized in:
• Replantation of finger, hands, and arms
• Reconstructive interventions in congenital malformations
• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of bone fracture
• Nerve compression and damage treatment
• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of hand tumors
• Reconstructive interventions after removal of tumors of the breast
• Reconstructive interventions after removal of tumors of the skin
• Reconstructive interventions after removal of tumors of the head and neck
• Breast reconstruction
• Breast reduction
• Diagnosis and treatment of gynecomastia
• Face, Forehead, Eyelid, Neck, and Breast lift
• Liposuction
• Ear and nose reshaping
• Wrinkle treatment
Professional Career
- Since 01.2011, Chief Physician of the Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- Since 2015, Vice President of the German Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC).
- 2010 Appointment as a Professor (with the support of Prof. Wolfgang Hermann) at the Technical University of Munich, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
- 2010 Invitation to the position of Professor in Hand Surgery, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Innenstadt and Grosshadern Campuses.
- 12.2008 Karl Max von Bauernfeind Medal of the Technical University of Munich as a part of the world's first team on the transplantation of two hands at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
- Senior Physician, Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich (since 12.2007, Head: Prof. H.G. Machens).
- 2001 - 2010 Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich.
- 2000 - 2001 Senior Physician, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Vienna, General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
- 1996 - 2000 Department of Plastic Surgery (Chief Physician: Prof. A-M. Feller), Medical Center Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth.
- 1995 - 1996 Department of Hand Surgery (Head Physician: Prof. U. Lanz).
- 1994 - 1995 Institute of Anatomy at the University Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Prof. R. Putz).
- 1992 - 1993 Department of Surgery, University Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Prof. K. Wilhelm, Prof. L. Schweiberer), Campus Innenstadt.
Memberships
- Full Member of the German Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC).
- 2003 - 2005 Board Member of the Association of German Plastic Surgeons (VDPC).
- Full Member of the German Society for Hand Surgery (DGH) .
- Full Member of the German Society of Surgery (DGC).
- Full Member of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM).
- Member of the German-speaking Working Group on Hand Surgery (DAH).
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, FACS (ACS).
- Full Member of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM).
- Member of the German Society of Senology.
- Full Member of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve Surgery (ASPN)
- Full Member of the American Society of Peripheral Nerve Pathology (ASPN).
- Founder of the Ulrich Lanz Hand Surgery Club.
Department of Plastic, Hand and Aesthetic Surgery
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