Priv.-Doz. Dr. Hans Fuchs

Medical School

2003 - 2009 Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2007 - 2008 Erasmus Stipend: Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
2008 - 2009 Practical year
- General Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (Prof. B. Smithers)
- Trauma Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Internal Medecine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Plastic Surgery, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
11/2009 Graduation from Medical School, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main

 
academic career

08/2011 MD PhD thesis somatoform disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease, Charité University Berlin, Germany

08/2013 - 07/2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Future of Surgery, University of California, San Diego (Prof. Santiago Horgan)

08/2017 Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Chair: Professor Christiane J. Bruns
University of Cologne, Germany

Clinical career

06/2010 – 12/2016 Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
Chair: Professor Arnulf H. Hölscher and Professor Christiane J. Bruns

08/2013 - 07/2015 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Future of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, USA; PI: Professor Santiago Horgan

01/2017 Attending Physician, Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
Chair: Professor Christiane J. Bruns

02/2017 Leading Surgeon, Robotic Surgery
 
clinical interest:

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic surgery (certified da Vinci® console surgeon since 07/2015)

Scientific interest:

- Improvement of outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery using new and minimally invasive technology
- Leadership of GI motility and function testing laboratory at University of Cologne

Awards/stipends

06/2020 Cologne university foundation grant
05/2019 Educational grant ESOMAP trial (intuitive surgical)
02/2019 Educational grant (Fortimedix)
01/2019 University of Cologne award for best scientific achievement in 2017
04/2018 Felicien-Steichen award (german society of surgery)
03/2018 Educational grant (Fortimedix)
02/2018 Educational grant (Restech)
10/2017 American College of Surgeons (ACS) travel fellowship award of the German Society of Surgery with visits at the University of California, San Diego and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston
09/2016 German Society of General Surgery abstract award

06/2017 Educational grant (Stryker)
05/2016- Köln Fortune (University of Cologne) research grant
05/2018

06/2014 Abstract voted in Karl Storz Award Session, European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
04/2014 2014 SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) Foundation Gerald Marks Rectal Cancer Award
2013-2015 Scholarship holder at the Center for the Future of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, USA

Membership

2010 DGCH German Society of Surgery
2011 DGAV German Society of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
2012 ISDE International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
2013 SAGES Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
2014 ACS American College of Surgeons
2016 SSAT Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2018 EAES European Association of Endoscopic Surgery
2020 EAES Technology committee

Reviewer

Digestive Surgery
International Journal of Surgery Research and Practice
Diseases of the Esophagus
World Journal of Gastroenterology
Surgical Endoscopy
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
PlosOne