Prof. Dr. med. Karl-Jurgen Oldhafer

Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation (Staatsexamen / Approbation) — Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany, 1983
• Postgraduate Doctoral Degree (Dr. med.) — Hannover Medical School, Germany
• Habilitation / Professorship (Prof.) — Specialisation in Visceral Surgery, Adjunct Professor
• Professor of Surgery — Semmelweis University of Budapest

Fellowships & Special Training

• Internship in General Surgery — University of Illinois, USA, 1984
• Postgraduate training — Hannover Medical School, Germany
• Specialisation in Visceral Surgery
• Specialised training in Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery
• Advanced training in Liver Transplantation
• Specialised training in Computer-Navigated Liver Surgery
• Advanced training in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
• Specialised training in Ultrasonic Knife Surgery
• Specialised training in Pancreatic Surgery (including Whipple Procedure)

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer) — Registered
• Hamburg Medical Chamber (Ärztekammer Hamburg) — Registered Specialist
• Facharzt für Chirurgie / Viszeralchirurgie (Board-Certified Specialist in Surgery / Visceral Surgery)
• Sub-specialty Certification — Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
• Department certified by German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) as Center of Excellence for Liver and Pancreatic Surgery and Center of Competence for Surgery of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
• Pancreatic Cancer Center — Certified, treating ~300 patients annually

Current Affiliation

• Asklepios Hospital Barmbek (Asklepios Klinik Barmbek), Hamburg, Germany — Chief Physician (Chefarzt) and Head, Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Hernia Surgery, Present
• Semmelweis University of Budapest — Professor of Surgery, Present
• Vice President, German Visceral Surgery Society — Present

Past Affiliations

• Asklepios Klinik Barmbek — Chairman of Department (long-standing role)
• Hannover Medical School, Germany — Postgraduate training and senior surgical positions
• University of Illinois, USA — General Surgery Internship (1984)
• Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany — Medical Graduation (1983)

Academic & Research Roles

• Chief Physician (Chefarzt) — Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Hernia Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg
• Program Director — 12-month HPB Surgery Fellowship at Asklepios Hospital Barmbek
• Vice President — German Visceral Surgery Society
• Professor of Surgery — Semmelweis University of Budapest
• Author and Editor — 461+ publications with 8,444+ citations on ResearchGate; over 160 publications in international scientific journals (Medtour figure) consistent with broad output
• Active researcher — ALPPS, PVE one-stage hepatectomy, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, ICG-based intraoperative liver function assessment, computer-navigated liver surgery
• Conducts webinars on innovations in visceral and transplant surgery
• Department certified by German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) as Center of Excellence for Liver and Pancreatic Surgery

Key Achievements

• 33+ years of clinical and academic experience
• Chief Physician (Chefarzt) at Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Hamburg — one of Germany's top HPB cancer surgery centres
• Vice President, German Visceral Surgery Society
• Professor of Surgery, Semmelweis University of Budapest
• Performs ~100 pancreas operations and 150 laparoscopic/open liver and stomach procedures annually
• Heads a Center for Liver Diseases and a certified Pancreatic Cancer Center treating ~300 patients yearly
• 461+ publications with 8,444+ citations
• Best Transplant Study Award, 1995 — for "Assisted Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: New Therapeutic Option in Acute Liver Failure"
• Best Report Award, 1997 — for "Hyperthermic Isolated Liver Perfusion (HILP) with Tumor Necrosis Factor"
• Awarded by Munich Liver Surgery Congress for excellent execution of pre-operative liver surgery
• International leader in HPB surgery education with 12-month fellowship programme