Hannover Medical school - Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery

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Hannover Medical school (MHH)

Hannover, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Peter M. Vogt

Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

The department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery at Hannover Medical School offers treatment and care for all patients in need of all kinds of plastic surgeries (burns surgical treatment included). Equipped with the most modern reconstructive methods, they treat complications following trauma or surgery. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Peter M. Vogt, the department has a great reputation among the internationally ranked reconstruction centers for breast reconstruction using the patient's own tissues.

The department provides care for more than 1,300 inpatients annually. They treat about 80 patients with bone fracture around the wrist or hand, 60 cases of separations of fingers or hand from an accident and 50 burn cases around the head or neck.

The department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand & Reconstructive Surgery at Hannover Medical School is specialized in:

•   Skin and soft tissue reconstruction
•   Surgical treatment of facial paralysis
•   Surgery of tumors of the skin and soft tissue
•   Surgical treatment of breast asymmetry and malformation
•   Breast reconstruction
•   Restore body shape after massive weight loss
•   Reconstruction of complex hand injuries
•   Treatment of flexor tendon injury
•   Treatment of early childhood hand malformations
•   Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
•   Treatment of joint osteoarthritis
•   Breast augmentation
•   Breast reduction
•   Liposuction
•   Tummy tuck
•   Facelift surgery
•   Ear surgery
•   Skin grafts
•   Plastic scars treatment
•   Laser therapy
•   Treatment of rare skin diseases

Study of Medicine and Doctoral Thesis Defense at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
Military service, Military Doctor.

Postgraduate Education in Surgery (1985 - 1991)

Department of Surgery at the University Hospital Lübeck.
Hannover Medical School:
- Abdominal and Transplant Surgery (Prof. Dr. Schildberg, Prof. Dr. R. Pichlmayr).
- Traumatology (Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne).
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (Prof. Dr. H. G. Borst).
- 1991 Medical Specialist in Surgery.

Postgraduate Education in Plastic Surgery (1991 - 1994)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, and Treatment of Severe Burns, Bergmannsheil Clinics Network, Ruhr University Bochum (Prof. Dr. H. U. Steinau).
1994 Medical Specialist in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
1996 Qualification in Hand Surgery.
1998 Intensive Care in Plastic Surgery.

Fellowships (1991 - 1994)

Scholarship for Research in Experimental Plastic Surgery at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fellow, Department of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (Prof. Dr. E. Eriksson).

Positions

1994 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Plastic Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum.
1994 Senior Physician and Head of Burn Treatment Service, Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Treatment of Severe burns, Bergmannsheil Clinics Network, Ruhr University Bochum.
1999 Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery, Ruhr University Bochum.
June 2001, C4 Professor, Department of Adult and Pediatric Plastic Aesthetic, Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery, Hannover Medical School, and Head of the Department of Plastic Aesthetic, Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Clinic Hannover Oststadt.
2005 Invitation to the Post of Professor in Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Zurich, refusal to offer.
01.01.2006 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Plastic Aesthetic, Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery at the Hannover Medical School.

Main Research Focuses

Wound healing.
Chronic wounds.
Reconstructive surgery
Hand surgery
Tissue engineering.
Skin and muscle restoration.
Vascular surgery.
Bone tissue restoration.
Angiogenesis.
Regenerative biology.
Clinical researches.
Skin restoration after burns.

Main Clinical Focuses

Plastic and reconstructive surgery with the use of the patient's own tissues (after injuries, burns, surgery to remove tumors, including breast cancer).
Operations on the peripheral nerves of the extremities, including the brachial plexus.
Functional nerve restoration in paralysis.
Hand surgery, including the cases of congenital malformations.
Aesthetic surgery.

Chairmanship

2014 - 2015 President of the German Surgery Society (DGCH).
2013 - 2015 President of the European Burn Association (EBA).
2010 - 2013 President of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC).
2009 - 2011 President of the German Society for Wound Healing and Treatment (DGFW).
2007 - 2009 President of the German Association of Burn Medicine (DGV).
2005 - 2006 Secretary-General of the German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (DGPW).

Memberships

American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Professional Association of German Surgeons.
German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
German Society of Surgery.
German Society of Traumatology.
German-speaking Working Group on Microsurgery and Hand Surgery.
German Society of Hand Surgery.
German Society of Senology.
German Society of Burn Medicine (Advisory Board)
European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
European Association of Plastic Surgeons.
European Burn Association.
Federation of International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (Delegate).
International Society for Burn Injuries
Plastic Surgery Research Council, USA.

Awards

1992 Grant Award, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Chicago, USA.
1993 Joseph E. Murray Resident Award, New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
1994 Von Langenbeck Award, German Society of Surgery.
1999 Travel Award, German Society of Surgery.
2008 Visiting Professor, Belgrade University.
2010 Edgar Ungeheuer Award, German Society of Surgery.
2014 Visiting Professor at the Harvard Medical School in Boston.