curriculum vitae

 

Professor Dr. med. Ralf Kolvenbach, born May 18, 1955 in Duesseldorf

 

Medical School: Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf 1975 - 1981

 

General Surgery, GI S ur g e r y , Trauma Surgery, Urology and Orthopedic Surgery

Residency: KMR - Hospital Duesseldorf 1981 – 1985

 

1982: MD Thesis, Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Duesseldorf

 

1982: Visi t ing Fellow Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Columbia

Presbyterian Hospital and Medical School, New York

 

1986 - 1987 Resident : Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric

Cardiac and Cardiac Transplantation Service, Prof John Kirklin University of Alabama,

Birmingham Ala. , USA

 

2.1. 87 - 31. 3. 88. Senior Resident Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of

Duesseldorf

 

1.4.88 - 1992. Resident and Lecturer Department of Vascular Surgery and Renal Transplant Service University of Duesseldorf

 

1992 - 1994 Associate Professor and Attending Surgeon Department of Vascular Surgery and Renal Transplantation University of Duesseldorf

 

1993 PhD. Thesis Surgical Faculty University of Duesseldorf, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

 

1.1.94 - 28.2.1995: Attending Vascular Surgeon Department of Surgery, Traumatology and GI Surgery and Department of Radiology Citizen Hospital, Stuttgart Germany

 

Since 1.3.1995: Director Department of Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Therapy and Phlebology Augusta Hospital and Catholic Clinics Group Duesseldorf

 

September 2000: Appointment Clinical Professor of Vascular Surgery, Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf

 

2003 -2005 Visiting Professor St Mary´s Hospital London in regular intervals by invitation

Prof. N. Cheshire and Prof. A. Darzi

 

Since 2001 visiting Professor and honorary staff member Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa,

Department of Vascular Surgery, Prof. Ron Karmeli MD

 

Since 2002: Medical Director Venous Outpatient Clinic (CAT GmbH) Duesseldorf

 

2010 Honorary Professor Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital Academic Teaching Hospital Universityof Beijing, China, Staff Member Department of Cardiovascular Surgery

 

2014 Professor and Co Chair Allied Health Profession Program Fliedner University Duesseldorf

 

Attending Vascular Surgeon:

Catholic Hospital Group, Duesseldorf FRG

St.Mary´s Hospital Duesseldorf and St. Vincente Hospital Duesseldorf

Florence Nightingale Hospital Duesseldorf

CAT GmbH Duesseldorf

 

Board Certification:

German Board of General Surgery

German Board of Vascular Surgery

German Board of Phlebology

Endovascular Specialist of the German Society of Vascular Surgery.

Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS)

 

Affiliations:

Fellow of the German Board of General Surgery

Fellow of the German Board of Vascular Surgery

Fellow of the German Board of Phlebology

Fellow of the Max Plank Society of Science

Full member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery

Member Central European Vascular Surgical Society

Honorary member Medical Society University of Parma

Founding Member International Society of Vascular Surgery

 

Faculty by invitation annually:

Vascular Intervention Course ( VEITH ) November New York since 2005

Charing Cross Symposium London since 2006

Leipzig Interventional Course ( LINC ) since 2009

Critical Aortic Issues since 2011

 

Member of the Editorial Board:

Vascular

The Journal of Vascular Surgery until 2012

Vascular Surgery ( Journal of the German, Austrian and Swiss Society of Vascular Surgery until 2016)

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

 

Reviewer:

European Journal of Vascular Surgery

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Journal of Cytology and Cell Therapy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Journal of Venous Disease

Vascular

Surgical Endoscopy

 

Medical Advisory Board:

Medtronic Inc.

Silkroad Medical

VVT Inc.

Mellon Inc.

Cordis – Cardinal Health Inc.