Expert Details
Aesthetic Dermal Fillers and Bulking Agents: Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Transgender Patients
ID: 726659
California, USA
Expert wrote a book on breast surgery and edited books on surgery in Down Syndrome Patients, radiation injuries, and a handbook on Aesthetic Surgery. For 20 years, he has been an expert witness on Plastic Surgery (aesthetic and breast) in German courts. He is now on the faculty of the Division of Plastic Surgery of the Employer.
To Nagor Ltd. Isle of Man, UK which led to the production of a solid calf implant in 1990To Rofil Medical, B.V., Breda, The Netherlands, which led to worldwide distribution of Artecoll in 1994To EMCM (European Medical Contract Manufacturer) in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which led to production of Artecoll and ArtesenseTo Hafod Biomedical, GuangZhou, China, which led to marketing of Artecoll in ChinaTo Evercare Clinics, Beijing,China, which led to solving of complications after dermal filler injections in China.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: PhD | Subject: General and Plastic Surgery | Institution: University of Frankfurt, Germany |
| Year: 1960 | Degree: MD | Subject: General Medicine | Institution: University of Kiel, Germany |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Voluntary Clinical Professor | Department: Division of Plastic Surgery |
Responsibilities:He is teaching Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery to residents and students |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2006 | Employer: Artes Medical, Inc. San Diego | Title: Chief Scientific Officer | Department: R & D |
Responsibilities:Development of ArteFill (dermal filler) and bulking agents for gastric reflux disease and urinary incontinence |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1998 | Employer: Markus Hospital, Frankfurt Germany | Title: Chief Surgeon | Department: Dept. of Plastic Surgery |
Responsibilities:Operating the whole spectrum of Plastic Surgery, teatching at the University of Frankfurt, |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1961 to 1971 | Employer: University of Freiburg, Germany | Title: Resident and Chief Resident | Department: Department of General Surgery |
Responsibilities:Training in General Surgery and Head of the Surgical Research Laboratory |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1964 to 1966 | Employer: Yale University , New Haven | Title: Research Fellow | Department: New England Institute for Medical Research |
Responsibilities:Basic Research on Host Defense Mechanisms in Burns and Cancer |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| 20 years of experience in German courts, with insurance companies, and in the Medical Boards. 5 5 times expert witness in San Diego Courts |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Association of German Plastic Surgeons, German Society of Senology |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Republik of Germany, First Prize, EF Contest, Amer.Soc.Plast.Reconstr.Surg, Cross of Merit 1st Class, Federal Republic of Germany, Honorary Member of Interplast-Germany, Pro-Sina-Award for Breast Cancer Surgery, Herbert-Hoehler-Lifetime-Award in Aesthetic Surgery |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has more than 200 publications in the field of plastic surgery and dermal fillers, 5 patents on dermal fillers, and edited 5 books on Aesthetic Surgery |
Fields of Expertise
blepharoplasty, breast implant, breast reduction, cervicoplasty, cleft palate, dermabrasion, dermatologic surgery, Down syndrome, granulation tissue, liposuction, mammaplasty, orbital surgery, reconstructive surgery, rhinoplasty, skin structure, wound healing, TRAM flap reconstruction, pediatric plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, oculoplastic surgery, skin transplantation, burn surgery, alopecia, burn injury care, skin injury, scar tissue, wound, birth defect, human tissue transplantation, tissue grafting, suturing, keloid, tissue graft, burn injury, transplantation, skin, medical polymer, burn physiology, breast disease