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🔹Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Wolfram T. Knoefel's illustrious medical journey began with his early education in South Tyrol, culminating in a High School Diploma in 1974. He continued his academic path at Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck, earning a Doctor of Medicine Degree in November 1979.
🔹His postgraduate training included an internship at Merano State Hospital and specialist training at the I. University Clinic for Surgery in Innsbruck, where he became a Specialist in Surgery in June 1987. His academic achievements extended to a habilitation in General Surgery in 1991, focusing on the immunological monitoring of pancreas allotransplants.
🔹By March 2004, he held the role of Deputy Head of the Clinical Department for General and Transplant Surgery at the University Clinic for Surgery in Innsbruck. His exceptional journey reached its zenith when he assumed the role of Medical Director at the University Hospital Tübingen, solidifying his substantial contributions to the field of medicine.
🔹Studied Human Medicine from 1981 to 1987 at the University of Hamburg,
Université de Lausanne, Université de Kisangani (Zaïre), Harvard Medical School
(Boston), and Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York City).
🔹Obtained medical degree and approval as a doctor in Germany in 1987.
🔹Received an American medical examination in 1988.
🔹Conducted senior internship in Surgery and Intensive Medicine at Université de
Lausanne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, under the
guidance of Professors H. Sadeghi and J. Freeman from 1986 to 1987.
🔹Completed
a dissertation titled "Zur Prognose des Nierenzellkarzinoms und seiner
Stabilität nach serieller Transplantation auf Nacktmäuse" under the
supervision of Professor Günter Klöppel (Hamburg/Brüssel) and earned a
doctorate (magna cum laude) in 1988.
🔹Worked as a research assistant at the Surgical Clinic Innenstadt and Surgical
Polyclinic of Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, under the direction of
Professor L. Schweiberer from 1987 to 1989.
🔹Served as a fellow at the Departments of Surgery, Massachusetts General
Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, under the mentorship of
Professors W.G. Austen, M.D., and A.L. Warshaw, M.D., from 1989 to 1991.
🔹Worked as a research assistant at the Surgical Clinic Innenstadt and Surgical
Polyclinic of Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, under the direction of
Professor L. Schweiberer in 1991.
🔹Held the position of a research assistant at the Surgical Clinic, Department of
General Surgery, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, from 1991 to 2003 under
the leadership of Professor C.E. Broelsch (until April 1998) and Professor J.R.
Izbicki (since April 1998).
🔹Worked as an assistant physician at the Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen's Surgical
Clinic from May 1 to October 31, 1992, under the direction of Professor V.M.
Rötzscher.
🔹Received recognition as a specialist in surgery in 1994.
🔹Completed habilitation with a thesis titled "Die Veränderung der Mikroperfusion bei der akuten experimentellen Pankreatitis der Ratte - Validierung der diffusen Reflexspektrophotometrie" at the University of Hamburg in 1996.
🔹Colorectal Cancer, specializing in colorectal surgery
🔹Endocrine Tumor Cancer, especially for thyroid cancer
🔹Obesity Cancer, providing advice and information on holistic approaches to
obesity treatment
🔹Pelvic Floor Cancer, specializing in pelvic floor surgery
🔹Hernia Cancer, focused on hernia surgery
🔹Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Cancer,specialized in the treatment of peritoneal
carcinomatosis (cancer metastases in the abdominal lining)
🔹Liver Cancer, specializing in liver diseases and surgery
🔹Pancreas Cancer, specializing in diseases and surgery of the pancreas.
