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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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2001 to 2006 | Agency: FDA | Role: Chief Scentific Officer | Description: He achieved the FDA approval of the first permanent dermal filler ArteFill in 2006 |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1992 to 2009 | Country / Region: Worldwide | Summary: Introduction of Artecoll in all European countries, Israel, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, China and the USA |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Association of German Plastic Surgeons, German Society of Senology |
| Professional Appointments |
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| President, Association of German Plastic Surgeons 1985-1988, treasurer 1978-1985, Senior editor of Aesthetische Chirurgie; Organizer of 5 international meetings, chairman of 32 symposia, editor of 5 textbooks, author of 22 book chapters, 12 scientific films and videos, |
| 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 |
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 |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Organizer of ~ 20 plastic surgical meetings and congresses, delivered ~ 700 presentations and gave ~ 60 seminars on dermal fillers. More than 250 scintific publications in peer reviewed journals and books. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Developer of marketing strategies for as dermal filler for his own company |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Organizer of production facilities for dermal filler in Frankfurt, Germany and for dermal filler in San Diego, CA. Several patents on dermal fillers |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Founder of a humanitarian organization for plastic surgery in developing countries. Operated in ~ 30 African, Asian and Central American countries |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German | He is a native speaker and fluent in all levels. |
| Englisch | He learned it in school - and during his 10-year experience in San Diego, CA. |
| French | He learned it in school and practiced it on meetings and vacations. |
| Italian | H studied in Modena in 1959. |
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