Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang E. Thasler

general, abdominal, thoracic, and minimally invasive surgery, coloproctology, surgical oncology

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
88%	28 years	9.3/10	$$	154	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Munich

Health facility

Red Cross Hospital Munich

Medical unit

Department of general, abdominal, thoracic, and minimally invasive surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang E. Thasler is a highly experienced doctor with 27 years of experience in general, abdominal, thoracic, and minimally invasive surgery. He specializes in coloproctology and surgical oncology. Dr. Thasler works at the Red Cross Hospital in Munich, Germany, specifically in the Department of General, Abdominal, Thoracic, and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Thasler's career is filled with notable accomplishments and contributions to the field of surgery. He has published 154 scientific papers, indicating his commitment to research and staying at the forefront of medical advancements. His research focuses on liver regeneration, cell transplantation, and personalized medicine. Moreover, Dr. Thasler has received various awards and recognitions for his work, including being a fellow of the European Board of Surgeons and the American College of Surgery. He is a member of prestigious medical societies such as the German Society for Surgery, the European Hernia Society, and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. His extensive experience, specialization in multiple surgical areas, and dedication to research make Dr. Thasler an accomplished and highly respected surgeon. Patients can trust his expertise and innovative approach to providing exceptional care and treatment options.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1989-1996 Studied medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany
1992-1996 Scientific-animal experiment doctoral thesis, clinical research, clinic and polyclinic for surgery, Clinic Groshadern, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany
1993 Research stay at the Shriners Burns Research Center, Cambridge
1993 Stayed abroad, traineeship, Department of Surgery, Trauma and Burn Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
1995-1996 Stayed abroad, 3rd term of the practical year, Department of Surgery, General Surgery and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
1998 License to practice medicine
1999 Doctorate (with distinction)
2002 Specialist in general surgery
2003 Specialist training in rescue medicine
2003 Training course for tutors, Munich-Harvard-Alliance
2006 Habilitation in the field of surgery
2006 Stayed abroad, the travel grant from the Association of Bavarian Surgeons on the subject of cell transplantation, Boston, Pittsburgh, Omaha, Minneapolis, Rochester, USA
2006 Moderator training by TUV SUD
2007 Authorization to teach as a private lecturer
2008 Specialist in visceral surgery
2009 Specialist in Medical quality management
2009-2010 Curriculum quality management for doctors of the BLAK
2009-2011 Certificate "Personal, Leadership and Teaching Competence" from the LMU Center for Leadership and People Management
2012 Special visceral surgery
2013 Appointment as extraordinary professor
2013 Specialist in coloproctology, the European Board of Surgery Qualification
2013 Fellow of the European Board of Surgeons, the Federation of the European Biochemical Societies
2014 "Senior Intestinal Center Surgeon", German Cancer Society
2015 Specialist in Surgical Oncology, the European Board of Surgery Qualification

Experience

1996-2002 Assistant doctor at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Surgery, Clinic of the University of Regensburg, Germany
1997-2002 Establishment and management of an interdisciplinary research group, "Center for Liver Cell Research," at the University of Regensburg Clinic
2003-2006 Senior physician in Visceral Surgery with a focus on Hepatobiliary and Transplantation Surgery
2003-2015 Establishment and management of a scientific working group, "Liver regeneration," in the Clinical Research Surgery at the Clinic Groshadern
2007-2011 Transfusion officer at the Surgical Clinic and Polyclinic of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany
2007-2015 Management of the Biobank i. A. HTCR at the Munich University Hospital
2009 Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan, time off for a development aid project as Senior Surgeon to establish surgical training
2008-2013 Development of a QM system as senior quality management officer
2010-2013 Representative of the "Munich Biobank Alliance" in the technology and method platform for networked medical research, Technology and method platform for networked medical research
2010-2015 Project manager in structural project 2 Biobank Alliance of the BMBF leading cluster m4 “Personalized medicine and targeted therapies”
2012 Successful initial certification of the entire surgical clinic by TUV
2012-2013 Congress Secretary of the 130th Congress of the German Society for Surgery
2010 Head of General, MIS, Obesity and Reflux Surgery
2010 Member of the management committee of the clinic
2012 Head of Colorectal Surgery and Head of the Colon Cancer Center of the clinic
2003-2015 Clinic for General, Visceral, Transplantation, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Munich University Hospital, Germany
2015 Head of the Department for General, Visceral, Thoracic, and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Red Cross Hospital Munich, Germany
Head of the Intestinal and Pancreas Center

Awards & Memberships

Member of the German Society for Surgery
Member of the Surgical Research Section of the German Society for Surgery
Member of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons
Member of the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery
Member of the German Society for Coloproctology
Member of the European Hernia Society
Fellow of the European Board of Surgeons
Fellow of the American College of Surgery
Member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Ordinary member of the Munich Competence Center Ethics
Member of the Project group Gastrointestinal Tumors of the Munich Tumor Center
Member of the steering committee "Innovation transfer in the medical field - from clinics to companies" InTraMed-C2C
1996 European Association for the Study of the Liver: Young Investigators Travel Award
1998 Munich business plan competition MBPW: nomination of the best business plans
1999 Annual conference of the German Society for Laser Medicine: Prize for the best presentation of an experimental poster
2002 5th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cell and Tissue Engineering: Poster Prize
2003 120th Surgery Congress of the German Society for Surgery: Muller-Osten-Prize
2005 Bavarian Surgery Congress: Gerd Hegemann travel grant; Euroconference on BIOBANKING: European Commission Marie Curie Actions Scholarship
2006, 2007 Scholarship "Advanced Training in Organ Transplantation" of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
2013 Nomination of the Biobank as "Research Biobank of the year" by the European, Middle Eastern, and African Society of Biopreservation and Biobanking, Prize for Best Poster in Resource Development, Annual Meeting, Verona
2014 Nomination of the Biobank as "Research Biobank of the year" by the European, Middle Eastern, and African Society of Biopreservation and Biobanking, Prize for the Best Poster in Biospecimen Research, Annual Meeting, Leipzig