Prof. Dr. Gerhard Pierer
general and plastic surgery
general and plastic surgery
Overview
Country, City
Austria, Innsbruck
Health facility
University Tirol Hospital Innsbruck
Medical unit
Department of plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
surgery
reconstruction
hand
flap
skin
breast
plastic
adipose
hand transplantation
microsurgery
defect
wound
bone
peripheral nerves vessels
cancer
pressure
head
carcinoma
resection
cell carcinoma
infection
soft tissue
free flap
skin graft
hand surgery
breast reconstruction
neck
peripheral nerve
sacral pressure
basal cell
white adipose
stemprogenitor cells
breast implants
basal cell carcinoma
tissue reconstruction
abdominoplasty
foot
muscle flaps
forearm transplantation
necrotizing fasciitis
thoracic wall
abdominal wall
weight loss
plastic reconstructive surgery
head neck cancer
resection skin
skin cancer
wound healing
vascularized tissue reconstruction
general surgery
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- Studied human medicine at the Universities of Graz and Vienna
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- 1982 Defense of the doctorate
- 1989 Obtaining specialization in general surgery
- 1991 Received additional qualifications in the field of plastic surgery
- 1992 Habilitated at the University of Graz: “Blood flow in the metacarpus and a new bone replacement procedure in hand surgery”
Experience
- 1992 Management of the hand surgery working group and the hand surgery outpatient clinic at the University Clinic for Surgery in Graz
- 1997 Associate University Professor and Deputy Clinical Director of the hand surgery outpatient clinic at the University Clinic for Surgery in Graz
- 1999 Professor and Chief Physician for plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Basel
- Chief Physician at the Department of reconstructive surgery at the University Hospital of Basel
- 2001 Head of the University Reconstructive Surgery Clinic with three departments of plastic and reconstructive surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and hand and peripheral nerve surgery
- 2008 Professor and Head of the Department of plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery at the University Hospital Innsbruck
Awards & Memberships
- 2003 Head of the Department of knowledge management at the University Hospital Basel
- 2003 Member of the departmental management for operative medicine at the University Hospital Basel (responsible for surgical management and investment planning for the surgical subject groups)
- 2015 President of the Austrian Society for Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery
Languages
English
Publications
Preadipocytes in human granulation tissue: role in wound healing and response to macrophage polarization.
31 October, 2023
Single- versus two-stage reconstruction in patients with head and neck cancer: What are the benefits?
June, 2023
[Black clothes make a difference - Physical properties of Black clothes in Burn Injuries caused by solar radiation].
24 May, 2023
Location
Anichstraße, 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. Gerhard Pierer?
The primary specialization of the doctor is general and plastic surgery.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Pierer has been practicing for more than 42 years.
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Pierer
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