Werner Hohenberger

Werner Hohenberger (born July 3, 1948 in Helmbrechts , Hof district , Upper Franconia ) is a German surgeon , oncologist and cancer researcher. From 2008 to 2012 he was President of the German Cancer Society . 2013 to he heads the German Society for Coloproctology as President .

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Hohenberger studied medicine at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen from 1967 to 1973 . This was followed by state exams and doctorates (1973) as well as license to practice medicine (1974) and habilitation (1984). His career began in 1975 as an assistant doctor and continued as a medical officer for military service in Germany and as a research assistant at the surgical clinic at the University Hospital Erlangen and at the Clinic for Visceral Surgery at the University of Bern .

From 1995 until his retirement in 2015, Hohenberger was director of the surgical clinic at the University Hospital Erlangen.

With his clinical and scientific activities, Hohenberger has made a decisive contribution to advancing cancer medicine . For this and for the development of so-called “multimodal therapies” in the treatment of colon cancer , he has received several science prizes and awards. According to cancer experts, this therapy includes a coordinated approach to treatment through surgery , chemotherapy and radiation, as well as close collaboration between the various medical disciplines. The aim of the procedure is to achieve the greatest possible effect against the tumor and to keep the side effects as low as possible.

In addition, in 2009 he described mesocolic excision and introduced it into the literature with the aim of standardizing the surgical treatment of colon cancer in line with modern cancer surgery, which is now recognized internationally as the leading surgical method as "Complete Mesocolic Excision - CME".

Academic and professional career

• 1988 Full Professor C2 for Surgery at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
• 1991 Appointment to the chair for surgery at the University of Regensburg
• 1995 Appointment to the chair for surgery at the Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen
• 2003 Visiting Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinics USA
• 2009 Honorary Professor at the China ‐ Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing
• 2011 visiting professor at Peking University People's Hospital, People's Republic of China

Activity in scientific societies and foundations

• 1997/98 Chairman of the Bavarian Surgeons Association
• 2001/02 chairman of the Society for Gastroenterology in Bavaria
• 2001/02 President of the European Association of Coloproctology
• 2001-2011 member of the committees of the German Cancer Aid (medical committee, specialist committee "clinical research, basic research close to clinics", advisory board)
• 2006 President of the German Cancer Congress German Cancer Society
• 2007–2015 Trustee of the European Society of Coloproctology
• 2008–2012 President of the German Cancer Society
• 2009–2015 board member of the German Society for Senology
• 2013–2015 President of the German Society for Coloproctology
• 2013 and 2016 chairman of the Risk Assessment Commission
• 2015 Honorary President of the annual conference of the German Society for Senology
• Since 2018 Chairman of the Board of the German Cancer Foundation

Awards

• 1984 Thiersch Prize from the Medical Faculty of the Friedrich Alexander University
• 1985 Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum Prize from the Association of Bavarian Surgeons
• 2005 Doctor honoris causa from the University of Debrecen , Hungary
• 2005 Anita and Cuno Wieland Prize from the Alois Hirdt Heirs and Wieland Foundation Heidelberg
• 2011 Zenker Medal from the German Society for Surgery
• 2013 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
• 2015 German Cancer Aid Prize *

Honors and memberships awarded (selection)

• 1992 honorary member of the Bulgarian Society for Surgery

• 2002 member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 2005 honorary member of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons
• 2005 Doctor honoris causa from the University of Debrecen , Hungary
• 2006 honorary member of the European Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland
• 2008 honorary citizen of the city of Helmbrechts
• 2008 honorary member of the Hungarian Society of Surgery
• 2009 Honorary Member of the Calabrian Society of Surgery
• 2013 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
• 2017 Bavarian Order of Merit

Hohenberger is also a member or honorary member of numerous other medical societies such as the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Sociedad Chilena de Coloproctologia, Chinese College of Surgeons, German Society for Surgery, German Society for Radiation Oncology, German Society for Senology and European Society of Coloproctology.

Publications

• Peer reviewed papers: Web of Science - Hohenberger W Authors
• Werner Hohenberger, Helmut Moldaschl (2018) Doctor-patient communication. A patient and his surgeon in dialogue. De Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-060956-1

Web links

• Literature by and about Werner Hohenberger in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Since October 2018 he has been chairman of the board of the German Cancer Foundation. Vita of Wener Hohenberger , accessed on February 16, 2015
2. ^ Cross of Merit for Professor Hohenberger. Retrieved February 23, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated February 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Member entry by Prof. Dr. Werner Hohenberger (with picture and CV) at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on July 15, 2016.