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Markus W. Büchler is the executive director and professor of surgery at the department of surgery at Heidelberg University. He studied medicine at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin in Germany and underwent his surgical training in Berlin and at the university hospital in Ulm. In 1987 Markus W. Büchler became attending surgeon and in 1991 leading attending surgeon at the University of Ulm.

In 1993 Markus W. Büchler became head of department and professor of surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland. In 2001 he came back to Germany when he was offered the position as medical director and professor of surgery at the University of Heidelberg. In 2006 Markus W. Büchler also became the head of the surgical department at the Salem hospital in Heidelberg and in 2009 as well the head of the surgical department of the general hospital in Sinsheim.

Markus W. Büchler is a well-known expert in hepatobiliary surgery, rectal surgery and especially pancreatic surgery. His scientific publications deal with clinical studies, as well as the molecular basis of pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.

Career

• since 2009 Chairman, Department of Surgery, Sinsheim General Hospital, Germany
• since 2005 Chairman, Department of Surgery, Salem-Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
• since 2003 Executive Medical Director, Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• since 2001 Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 1993-2001 Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Visceral- and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bern, Switzerland
• 1991-1993 Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
• 1987 Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification, (Habilitation, Ph.D. equivalent), Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
• 1987 Completion of Surgical Specialist Fellowship, Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
• 1980 MD Thesis (Dr. med.), University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 1979-1980 Medical School at Free University of Berlin, Germany
• 1974-1979 Medical School at Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Germany

Functions

• 2011-2012 President, German Surgical Society „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie“
• 2010-2011 President, Germany Society for General and GI Surgery „Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie“
• 2009-2011 Committee member Senat – Clinical Research, German Research Foundation “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft”
• 2006-2008 President International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• 2002 President, European Pancreatic Club (EPC)
• 2000 Vice President, Swiss Surgical Association “Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie“

Honours and Memberships

• 2012 Honorary Professor, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay,
• 2012 Honorary Doctor (M.D.), Vilnius University, Lithuania
• 2012 Corresponding foreign member, National Medical Academy of Uruguay
• 2011 Honorary Doctor (M.D.), Postgraduate Medical Academy, Minsk, Belarussia
• 2011 Honorary Membership, American Surgical Association (ASA)
• 2009 Honorary Fellowship, Royal College of Surgeons of England (London)
• 2008 Honorary Doctor (M.D.), University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia and School Of Medicine
• 2006 Honorary Professor Tongji Medical College, Huazong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR of China,
• 2006 Honorary Member, Royal College of Surgeons Scotland (Edinburg)
• 2005 Honorary Doctor (M.D.), Western University “Vasile Goldis”, Arad, Romania
• 2002 Honorary Doctor (M.D.), University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Clug-Japoca, Romania
• 2000 Southeast University of Nanjing, PR of China Honorary Professor
• 1998 The University of Nanjing, Railway Medical College Hospital, PR of China; Honorary Professor of Surgery