C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Markus Wolfgang Büchler Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Address Department of General Surgery Im Neuenheimer Feld 110 D-69120 Heidelberg Germany Date of Birth July 22, 1955 www.chirurgieinfo.com www.pankreasinfo.com www.transplantation-center.com www.stiftung-chirurgie.com Place of Birth Nationality Saarlouis, Germany German Primary Education 1962-1966 Primary School in Dillingen/Saar 1966-1974 Secondary School in Sasbach/Baden Medical Education 1974-1979 Ruprecht-Karls- 1979-1980 Free University of Berlin Medical License 1980 Berlin MD Thesis 1980 Structural Analysis of the Meckel's Diverticulum (Dr. med.) with Special Consideration to Endocrine Cells Medical Career 1987 Completion of Surgical Specialist Fellowship (Facharzt für Chirurgie) 1987 Consultant (Oberarzt) 1987 Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification (Habilitation, Ph.D. equivalent)
- 2-1991 - 1993 Associate Professor and Vice Chairman 1993-2001 Professor of Surgery and Chairman Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery University of Bern, Switzerland 2001 cont d Professor of Surgery and Chairman Department of General Surgery 2003 cont d Executive Medical Director 2005 cont d Chairman Salem-Hospital Heidelberg 2009 cont d Chairman Sinsheim General Hospital, Sinsheim Professorships 1993 2001 Professor of Surgery Chairman of the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery University of Bern, Switzerland 06/2000 Offer to the Chair of the (declined) 10/2001 cont d Professor of Surgery Chairman of the Department of General Surgery Business Education 1999 2001 Management in Health Care Postgraduate Program (Diploma) University of Bern, Switzerland Honorary Professor / Honorary Doctor The University of Nanjing, Railway Medical College Hospital, PR of China Honorary Professor of Surgery (1998) Southeast University of Nanjing, PR of China Honorary Professor (2000) University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iuliu Hatieganu, Clug-Japoca, Romania Honorary Doctor (M.D.) (2002) Western University Vasile Goldis, Arad, Romania Honorary Doctor (M.D.) (2005) Tongji Medical College, Huazong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China Honorary Professor (2006) University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia and School Of Medicine Honorary Doctor (M.D.) (2009)
- 3 - Honorary Memberships / Fellowships American College of Gastroenterology International Member 1990 Austrian Surgical Society Corresponding Member (1995) Academic Association of Medical Interdisciplinary Studies Honorary Member (1996) Board of the Sociedad Argentina De Gastroenterologìa Honorary Member (1996) Yugoslav Surgical Association Honorary Member (1998) Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Honorary Member (1998) The Royal College of Surgeons of England Fellowship ad eundem 1998 The Royal Society of Medicine of England Honorary Member (1998) Hungarian Association of Surgery Honorary Member (2002) Hellenic Society of Digestive Surgery Honorary Member (2003) European Surgical Association Member (2003) Romanian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery Honorary Member (2005) The Association of Surgeons of India Honorary Member (2006) Royal College of Surgeons Scotland (Edinburg) Honorary Member (2006) Jordan Surgical Society Honorary Member (2007) The Asociacion Argentina de Cirugìa Honorary Member (2008) Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher LEOPOLDINA Member (2009) Royal College of Surgeons of England (London) Honorary Fellowship (2009) Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher LEOPOLDINA Member (2009) Austrian Surgical Society Honorary Member (2009) Scientific Appointments Gastroenterologisches Kolloquium der Universität Ulm (Gastroenterology Colloquium ) Organisation (1988-1993) European Pancreatic Club Member of the Selection Committee (1989-1991) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) (German Association for Digestive and Metabolic Disease) Member of the Program Committee (1989-1992) European Pancreatic Cancer Study Group Secretary (1991)
- 4 - Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pankreas (German Working Group for the Pancreas) Scientific Advisor (1992) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (German Association of Surgery) Secretary of the Surgical Forum (1992-1994) Opponent (Thesis) Glucose Metabolism in Patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma." Johan Permert, MD, PhD, Linköping (1993) International Gastro-Surgical Club Member at Large to Executive Committee (1994) European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques (E.A.E.S.) Member of the Educational Committee (1995) European Digestive Surgery (EDS) Secretary (1995) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH) (German Association of Surgery) Working Committee for the Section of Surgical Research (1996) International Association of Pancreatology Councillor (1996) International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (IHPBA) Member of the International Scientific Committee (1996-2000) Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (Swiss Association of Surgery) Board Member (1996) Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Viszeralchirurgie (Swiss Association of Visceral Surgery) Board Member (1997-1998) Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae Member of the Program Committee (1998) Surgical Biology Club III of the American College of Surgeons Member (1998) International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) Treasurer (1998) International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association (IHPBA) Chairman of the Scientific Committee (1998) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten DGVS (German Association for Digestive and Metabolic Disease) Board Member (1998) Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Viszeralchirurgie (Swiss Association of Visceral Surgery) President (1999 and 2000) European Association of Video Surgery Member of the International Scientific Committee (1998) Chirurgisches Forum (Surgical Forum) Expert Liver-Biliary-Pancreas (1999) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie DGCH (German Association of Surgery) Member of the Commission for Clinical Studies (1999) Gastroeenterology Editorial Board (2000-2005) Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (Swiss Surgical Association) Vice President (2000)
- 5 - Pancreas Club, Inc. Board of Leaders (2000) European Surgical Association (ESA) Council of ESA (2001) European Pancreas Center, Director (2001) Pancreatica.org Advisory Board Member (2001) The Best of the Best 2000 (10) Archives of Surgery (Vol. 136, July 2001) European Pancreatic Club (EPC) President (2002) European Surgical Association (ESA) Treasurer (2002-2005) Tumorzentrum Heidelberg/Mannheim Chairman Steering Committee (2003) Study Center of the German Surgical Society, Director (2004) South-West German Association of Gastroenterology President (2005) European Chapter of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) Congress President (2005) International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) President (2006-2008) Supervisory Board of the University of Münster, Germany Board Member (2007) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Committee member Vascular and Abdominal Surgery (2008) Jung-Stiftung für Wissenschaft und Forschung (Jung-Foundation, Germany) Kuratoriumsmitglied (Board Member) (2009 2013) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie President elect (2010 2011) Clinical Research Group (Heidelberg University) Colorectal Cancer Speaker (2009-2011) Graduiertenkolleg 1126 (Heidelberg University, ) Speaker (2009-2011) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie President (2011-2012) Clinical Research Group Colorectal Cancer (Heidelberg University) Speaker (2009 2011) Scientific Journal Affiliations International Journal of Pancreatology Member of the Editorial Board (1988-2001) Pancreas Associate Editor (1993-cont d) Chirurgische Gastroenterologie (Surgical Gastroenterology German) Section Editor (1993-2009) Viszeralmedizin (Visceral Medicine German) Editorial Board (2009-cont d)
- 6 - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca Member of the Editorial Board (1994-1999) Minimal Invasive Chirurgie (Minimal Invasive Surgery German) Editor (1995-1998) Member of the Editorial Board (1998-2002) Digestive Surgery Chief Editor (1995-cont d) Swiss Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (1995-2003) Progress in Surgery Chief Editor (1995-1998) Der Onkologe (The Oncologist German) Section Editor (1995-1998) Gut Member of the Editorial Board (1996-2002) European Journal of Medical Research Member of the Editorial Board (1997-cont d) British Journal of Surgery Member of the Editorial Council (1998-cont d) Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (1998-cont d) Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (1998-2002) Editor (2003-cont d) Digestion Member of the Editorial Board (1999-2004) HPB Member of the Editorial Board (1999-cont d) Gastroenterology Member of the Editorial Board (2000-2005) Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (2000-cont d) Pancreatology Associate Editor (2001-2004) Digestive Diseases Member of the Editorial Board (2001-cont d) BMC Gastroenterology Member of the Editorial Board (2001-cont d) Der Chirurg (The Surgeon German) Member of the Editorial Board (2001-cont d) National Medical Journal of China Member of the Editorial Board (2002-cont d) Asian Journal of Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (2003-cont d) Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (Journal of Gastroenterology German) Member of the Editorial Committee (2003-cont d) Onkologie heute (Oncology Today German) Member of the Editorial Board (2003-cont d) Annals of Surgery Member of the Editorial Board (2004-cont d)
- 7 - Intensivmedizin up2date (Intensive Care Medicine up2date German) Editor (2005-cont d) World Journal of Gastroenterology Member of the Editorial Board (2005-cont d) Patient Safety in Surgery Associate Editor (2007-cont d) Pancreatology Associate Editor (2007-cont d) Annals of Surgical Oncology Member of the Editorial Board in the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumors Section(2008-cont d) Der Chirurg Editorship and Publisher (Mai 2008-cont d) BMC Surgery Associate Editor (2008) Annali Italiani di Chirurgia Member scientific committee (2009-2011) Lang Arch Surg Chief Editor (starting January 2010) Scientific Work > 1100 medline listed publications > 23,000 citations H - Index = 73 For full list of publications see http://www.pubmed.com and search for Buchler M