Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Aesthetic Dermal Fillers and Bulking Agents: Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Transgender Patients

ID: 726659 California, USA

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Expert had been a plastic surgeon for 40 years (at one point he was Head of the Department of the University in Frankfurt, Germany). He later moved to San Diego, CA, and founded a firm to secure FDA approval for his dermal filler. He became an expert on all dermal fillers and their complications, and published extensively on fillers, granuloma formation, and bulking agents for GERD and SUI.

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
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
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
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,
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
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

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
Association of German Plastic Surgeons, German Society of Senology
Professional Appointments
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
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
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
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
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
Developer of marketing strategies for as dermal filler for his own company
Marketing Experience
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
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.

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