University Medical Center Freiburg
Location
Freiburg, Germany
|
Prof. Oliver Drognitz
Executive Assistant Medical Director, Department of Liver Center and Intestinal Care
at
University Medical Center Freiburg
|
|
Speciality
|
Surgery, Visceral Surgery and Intensive Care |
|
Languages
|
English, German
|
|
Graduated
|
1997 (28 years since graduation)
|
|
About
|
Clinical Focus:
- Full spectrum of general and visceral surgery, oncologic surgery with emphasis. - Laparoscopic surgery including appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colon and rectal surgery, adrenalectomy, splenectomy, antireflux surgery.
- Liver surgery including liver resection advanced, surgical treatment of Klatskin tumors, gallbladder cancer, benign and malignant Choledochusstenosen, the surgical treatment of primary liver malignancies.
- Laparoscopic liver surgery including atypical resections, and Bisegmentektomien Hemihepatektomien.
- Thyroid and parathyroid surgery including minimally invasive techniques (MIVAP and MIVAT), benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid, the surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
- Transplant surgery including simultaneous pancreas / kidney transplant, transplantation of en bloc kidneys, kidney transplant in children, living kidney donation including minimal incision-Technique |
|
Education
|
1990 - 1997 Studied medicine at the Medical University of Lübeck
Promotion
09/1998 Doctorate at the Medical University of Lübeck, Department of Surgery. Title: "The release behavior of vancomycin and teicoplanin of absorbable gelatin sponge-Glycerolschaum: Experimental studies on a possible local therapy with glycopeptide antibiotics."
Habilitation
02/2007 Habilitation in surgery at the Medical Faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. Title: "Pathophysiology of Ischämie-/Reperfusionsschadens after pancreas transplantation with special emphasis on micro-circulation, apoptosis and gene expression." |
|
Professional Experience
|
07/1997-12/1998:
Medical internship at the Surgical University Clinic of Rostock, Department of General, Vascular, Thoracic and Transplantation Surgery (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Hopt UT)
01/1999-08/2001:
Research Assistant at the Surgical University Clinic of Rostock, Department of General, Vascular, Thoracic and transplantation surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Hopt UT)
09/2001-04/2005:
Research Assistant at the Surgical University Clinic Freiburg, Department of General and Visceral Surgery (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Hopt UT)
04/2005: Appointment as Assistant Medical
11/2008: Appointment as head of liver surgery
03/2009: Appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Department
since 03/2009:Surgical director of liver interdisciplinary center at the University Hospital Freiburg
08/2009: Appointment on 1 Consultant
since 05/2010: Surgical director of the interdisciplinary tumor board, "Hepatocellular carcinoma" at the University Hospital Freiburg
10/2011: Appointment as Executive Consultant
since 10/2011: Surgical director of the certified interdisciplinary center at the University Hospital of Freiburg intestinal |
|
Certifications
|
09/1995 United States Medical Licensing Examination (Step 1)
08/1996 United States Medical Licensing Examination (Step 2)
08/1997 ECFMG English Test |
|
Memberships
|
- German Society for Surgery
- Professional Association of German Surgeons
- Surgical Association for the liver-bile-pancreatic (CALGP) of the German Society for Surgery
- Surgical Association of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (CAIN) of the German Society for Surgery
- German Transplant Society
- German Society of General and Visceral Surgery |
|
|