Research

Forschungsschwerpunkte: Chirurgische Onkologie, Kolorektale Chirurgie, Sepsis

Main Research Interests: Surgical Oncology

Career

• 1995 Chairman Surgical Department, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
• 1991 Chairman Surgical Department, University of Regensburg, Germany
• 1988 Full Professor of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
• 1984 Habilitation
• 1974 Approbation and Promotion
• 1967 - 1973 Degree Course : University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Honours and Memberships

• 2014-2015 President of the German Association of Coloproctology
• 2013 Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande - German Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
• Since 2012 Vice-President of the German Association of Coloproctology
• 2011 Visiting Professor at the Peking University People’s Hospital, China
• 2011 Zenkermedaille of the German Society of Surgery
• Since 2010 Trustee of the European Association of Coloproctoly
• Since 2009 Member of the Executive Committee of the German Senologic Society
• 2009 Honorary Professor, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
• 2009 Honorary Member of the Calabrian Society of Surgery
• 2008-2012 President of the German Cancer Society
• 2008 Honorary Citizen of the City of Helmbrechts, Germany
• 2008 Honorary Member of the Hungarian Society of Surgery
• Since 2007 Member of the Scientific Advisoring Board German Tumour Centre, University of Tübingen, Germany
• 2006 Honorary Member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
• 2006 President  of the German Cancer Congress
• 2005 Honorary Member of the Bavarian Society of Surgery
• 2005 Doctor honoris causa University Debrecen, Hungary
• 2005 Anita-und Cuno-Wieland-Preis of the Alois-Hirdt-Erben und Wieland-Foundation Heidelberg, Germany
• 2003 Visiting Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery,Cleveland Clinics, Ohio USA
• 2002 Member of the German Academy of Science Leopoldina
• 2001 - 2011 Member of the Medical Advisory Council of the German Cancer Aid Association (DKH)
• 2001 - 2002 President of the European Association of Coloproctology
• 1992 Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Society of Surgery
• 1985 Johann-Nepomuk-von-Nußbaum-Preis of the Bavarian Society of Surgery, Germany
• 1984 Thiersch-Preis of the Medical Faculty, University of Erlangen, Germany