Prof. Dr. med. Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, MBA, EBIR

diagnostic and interventional radiology

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Overview

Country, City

Germany, Dresden

Health facility

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Medical unit

Department of diagnostic and interventional radiology

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Ralf-Thorsten Hoffmann, MBA, EBIR, is a highly experienced and esteemed doctor specializing in diagnostic and interventional radiology. With 24 years of experience in the field, he has established himself as a leading expert in Germany. Dr. Hoffmann's impressive career includes a wide range of accomplishments and positions of leadership. He obtained his medical degree from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. He completed his residency at renowned institutions such as the Clinic of Landshut and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Dr. Hoffmann has also obtained a radiology specialization and pursued further academic achievements, including habilitation and a teaching license. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Hoffmann has been actively involved in research and is the author of numerous scientific publications. His research focus includes various areas of interventional radiology, such as radiofrequency ablation and robotic radiosurgery for liver tumors. He is a member of several prestigious medical societies and is an instructor and auditor in interventional radiology certification programs. Dr. Hoffmann currently holds the position of Chairman of the Department of diagnostic and interventional radiology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden. His expertise, experience, and contributions to the field make him an exceptional doctor in his profession, delivering outstanding care to his patients and advancing the field of radiology through his research and leadership.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1992-1999 Studied human medicine at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Obtaining a license for medical practice
1996-1998 Defense of the dissertation at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg: “UV-induced cutaneous inflammation and hyperalgesia”
1999-2001 Residency in internal medicine at the Clinic of Landshut
2001-2004 Residency at the Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2006 Obtaining specialization in radiology
2003-2010 Habilitation and a teaching license at the Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich: “Clinical significance of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a minimally invasive therapy option for liver tumors and its development in the treatment of tumors outside the liver and its combination with other minimally invasive therapy methods”
2011 Health care management at the Dresden International University - Technical University Dresden

Experience

2004-2006 Acting Section Chief of the interventional radiology and angiography at the Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2006-2010 Senior Physician and Section Chief of the interventional radiology and angiography at the Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
2011 Co-Chairman of the Department of diagnostic and interventional radiology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
2011 W2 Full Professorship in interventional radiology at the medical faculty of the Technical University of Dresden
2013 Alternate Director of the University Vascular Center
2016 W3 Full Professorship in interventional radiology at the medical faculty of the Technical University of Munich
2018 W3 Full Professorship in interventional radiology at the medical faculty of the Technical University of Dresden
2018 Chairman of the Department of diagnostic and interventional radiology at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

Awards & Memberships

2011 Instructor and Auditor of the certification in interventional radiology at the German Society of Interventional Radiology
2013 Auditor for the German X-Ray Society for the official certification of vascular centers
2016 Elected Member of the steering committee of the German Interventional Radiologic Society
Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Fellow of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
Member of the Radiological Society of North America
Member of the European Society of Radiology
Member of the German X-ray Society
Member of the German Society for Interventional Radiology
Member of the Bavarian X-ray Society
Member of the Saxon X-ray Society
Author of more than 65 original magazines with peer review, and 30 reviews or case reports with peer review