Alexander Berghaus

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Alexander Berghaus (2015)

Alexander Berghaus (born January 9, 1952 in Leverkusen ) is a German otorhinolaryngologist and held the chair for ear, nose and throat medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU). His specialty is aesthetic and reconstructive head and neck surgery.

Life

Berghaus studied human medicine at the Saarland University in Homburg, the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn and at the Free University of Berlin from 1970 to 1976 . In 1978, after the time as a medical assistant, he was licensed to practice medicine. He then worked as a research assistant at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic of the Steglitz Clinic (Benjamin Franklin) at the Free University of Berlin. In 1981 he was awarded a Dr. med. is doing his doctorate with a thesis on the development of methods for the physiological determination of the value of digitalis preparations. 1981–83 he spent time abroad for reconstructive head and neck surgery in Lausanne, Chicago and New York. In 1983 Berghaus was recognized as a specialist in ear, nose and throat medicine. In 1986 he became the senior physician in charge of the ENT clinic at the Steglitz Clinic, FU Berlin. In 1986 he received his habilitation at the Free University of Berlin and in 1990 he became a professor there (Klinikum Steglitz). From 1993 to 2003 Berghaus was director of the clinic for ear, nose and throat diseases, facial and throat surgery and holder of the chair for ear, nose and throat medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg . In 1994 he was dean of the medical faculty there and vice dean from 1996–98. From 2003 until his retirement in 2017 he was director of the clinic for ear, nose and throat medicine at the University of Munich Hospital and holder of the chair for ear, nose and throat medicine at LMU Munich.

Scientific focus

In his habilitation thesis (1986), Berghaus dealt with the development of a prosthetic tracheal replacement as well as auricular framework made of porous polyethylene (PE) for reconstructive surgery. Such PE scaffolds have developed over the course of the following years as an alternative to the already established autogenous costal cartilage for ear reconstruction in the case of microtia and other ear deformities and are used internationally. In 1992 Berghaus summarized his knowledge in the field of implants for head and neck surgery in a main lecture for the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine . Berghaus also developed flexible platinum chain implants (German patent together with Thomas Schrom) for the first time as an alternative to the established rigid gold implants for the rehabilitation of the upper eyelid function in facial nerve palsy (so-called "lid loading"). Berghaus also examined the use of implant materials in the context of rhinosurgery. In connection with his particular interest in rhinoplasty , he has continuously worked on the new and further development of operative techniques and instrumentation (instruments for rhinoplasty; German and international patents).

Since 1982, Berghaus has increasingly advocated the replacement of the classic tracheotomy with the epithelialized " bird's nest" tracheostomy (tracheostomy) and has made its advantages clear in films and in publications. In 1993, Berghaus promoted the modified cricothyroidopexy (increasing the tension of the vocal cords ), a successful and low-risk surgical technique that has been increasingly used in Germany to address the question of surgical voice elevation in man-to-woman transsexuals .

In 1987, Berghaus introduced the so-called 'midfacial degloving' in Germany, as it was already practiced in the USA, as an access to the frontal and central skull base that is advantageous in many ways . In the field of oncology / oncosurgery, Berghaus and Wolfgang Draf took over the overview of the tumors occurring here in 1993 in the main lecture “Tumors and surgery of the frontal skull base” for the German ENT Society. In addition to rhinoplasty, another focus of his interest is the auricle correction, especially the post-correction, which is considered difficult if the result of an initial operation is unsatisfactory. In 1996 Berghaus published a textbook on ear, nose and throat medicine with co-authors Gerhard Rettinger and Gerhard Böhme, which stood out for its broad presentation of the topic and innovative didactic design.

Project coordination, membership in joint projects (selection)

  • 2001–2003 "Use of non-resorbable carriers for the tissue engineering of chondrocytes as part of the development of a hybrid system" (Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt)
  • 2000–2002 "Investigation of cell cultures for the use of sodium peroxodisulfate in radiation therapy" (Ministry of Culture Saxony-Anhalt)
  • 2000–2001 "Electron microscopic and immunoelectron microscopic study of the innervation of the glands of the nasal mucosa in humans" ( DFG )
  • 1999–2001 "Improvement of the operational behavior of functional prostheses in the pharyngotracheal area through chemical and mechanical material optimization" (Ministry of Education, Saxony-Anhalt)
  • 1999–2001 "Development of functional materials for laser sintering in medical technology" (Ministry of Education, Saxony-Anhalt)
  • 1999 Patent: Platinum chain implant for the upper eyelid in facial paralysis. German Patent Office No. DE00001974 1342C 1
  • 1998 "Development of platinum chain implants for the upper eyelid in facial palsy ", industrial project

Awards and honors

  • 2014 Medal of Merit of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery
  • 2010 Honor Award, American Academy of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head-and-Neck-Surgery (AAO-HNS)
  • 1986 Hans von Seemen Prize from the German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 1984 Silver Medal, scientific film presentation, ENT World Congress in Miami, Fl, USA

Memberships and functions in national and international scientific societies

  • 2010 Chairman of the Association of Friends, Sponsors and Alumni at the Clinic and the Medical Faculty of the University of Munich
  • 2010 honorary member, Austrian Society for ENT Medicine
  • 2009 Honorary Member, Greek ENT Society
  • 2008 Corresponding member, Austrian Society for ENT Medicine
  • 2006–2007 President of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery
  • 2003 Chairman of the Munich Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society
  • 2001 German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • 2000–2008 member of the executive committee of the German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
  • 2000 Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS)
  • 1999–2008 Expert reviewer / review board "Neurosciences" at the German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • 1995 President of the German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 1985 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
  • 1984 American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)
  • 1983 European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS; "The Joseph Society")
  • 1982 German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 1980 German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Fonts (selection)

  • The development of methods for the physiological determination of the value of digital preparations (= treatises on the history of medicine and the natural sciences ). Dissertation at the Free University of Berlin 1981 and Matthiesen Verlag, Husum 1982, ISBN 3-7868-4042-3 .
  • with Gerhard Rettinger and Gerhard Böhme: ear, nose and throat medicine (= dual series ). Hippokrates, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7773-0944-3 .
  • with Kerstin Neumann and Cornelia Welzel: Operative voice increase for man-to-woman transsexuals. An overview of the results with our own technology. In: ENT. Vol. 51 (2003), H. 1, pp. 30-37, doi: 10.1007 / s00106-002-0654-4 ( PDF ).

Web links

Commons : Alexander Berghaus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erika Hickel: Alexander Berghaus: The development of methods for the physiological determination of the value of digitalis preparations . In: Sudhoff's archive . tape 67 , no. 2 , 1983, p. 227 , JSTOR : 20776867 .
  2. ↑ A. Berghaus: Porous polyethylene in reconstructive head and neck surgery. In: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 111, 1986, 1985, pp. 154-160.
  3. ↑ A. Berghaus: Porous polyethylene in reconstructive head and neck surgery. (Porous polyethylene in the reconstructive head and neck surgery.) Hippokrates, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-7773-0898-6 .
  4. ↑ T. Braun, S. Gratza, S. Becker, I. Schwentner, K. Stelter, M. Patscheider, A. Berghaus, JM Hempel: Auricular reconstruction with porous polyethylene frameworks: outcome and patient benefit in 65 children and adult. In: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 126 (4), 2010, pp. 1201-1212.
  5. ↑ T. Braun, JM Hempel, A. Berghaus: Developmental disorders of the ear in children and adolescents - conservative and surgical treatment options. In: Dtsch Arztebl Int. 111 (6), 2014, pp. 92-97.
  6. ↑ A. Berghaus: Implants in ear, nose and throat medicine, head and neck surgery. (Implants in otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery.) In: Arch. Otorhinolaryngol. Suppl. I, 1992, pp. 52-95.
  7. ^ A. Berghaus, K. Neumann, T. Schrom: The platinum chain: a new upper-lid implant for facial palsy. In: Arch Facial Plast Surg. 5 (2), 2003, pp. 166-170.
  8. ^ A. Berghaus, K. Stelter: Alloplastic Materials in Rhinoplasty. In: Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 14, 2006, pp. 270-277.
  9. ↑ K. Stelter, S. Strieth, A. Berghaus: Porous polyethylene implants in revision rhinoplasty: chances and risks. In: Rhinology. 45 (4), 2007, pp. 325-331.
  10. ^ A. Berghaus: New Instruments for Rhinoplasty: Operating Mirror and Alar Guiding Set. In: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 117 (7), 2006, pp. 2224-2225.
  11. ↑ A. Berghaus, M. Handrock, R. Matthias: Our concept for the creation and closure of a tracheostoma. (Our concept in tracheostomy and its closure). In: ENT. 32, 1984, pp. 217-220.
  12. ^ K. Neumann, C. Welzel, A. Berghaus: Operative voice pitch raising in male-to-female transsexuals. In: Eur J Plast Surg. 25, 2002, pp. 209-214.
  13. ↑ A. Berghaus: Midfacial degloving. In: ENT. 38, pp. 7-11.
  14. ↑ W. Draf, A. Berghaus: Tumors and pseudotumors ("tumor-like lesions") of the frontal skull base, starting from the nose, the paranasal sinuses and the nasopharynx (including the surgical access routes). (Tumors and pseudotumors ("tumor like lesions") of the frontal skull base, originating from the nose, the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx (including surgical approaches).) In: Arch Oto-Rhino-Laryngol. Suppl I, 1993, pp. 105-186.
  15. ^ A. Berghaus, T. Braun, JM Hempel: Revision Otoplasty - How to Manage the Disastrous Result. In: Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 14 (3), 2012, pp. 205-210.
  16. ↑ A. Berghaus, G. Rettinger, G. Böhme: Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine. (= Dual row). Hippokrates Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7773-0944-3 .
  17. ↑ a b c Alexander Berghaus CV (PDF)
  18. ↑ Member entry of Alexander Berghaus (with picture and CV) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 29, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Berghaus, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ENT doctor and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Leverkusen