Prof. Dr. Johann Pratschke

Medical Degrees

• Medical Studies in Human Medicine — Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany, 1987–1994
• Doctor of Medicine (MD / Dr. med.) — Institute for Surgical Research, LMU Munich, Germany, 1997 (Topic: Organ Transplantation)
• Habilitation — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, 2003
• Full Professorship in Surgery (Univ.-Prof.) — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin (2014); previously Innsbruck (2009)

Fellowships & Special Training

• Research Fellowship in Transplant Surgery — Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1997–1999
• Specialist Training in General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery — Charité Berlin, Germany
• Specialised training in laparoscopic gastrectomy, pancreatic and liver minimally invasive surgery
• Specialised training in robotic-assisted oncological surgery

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Council (Ärztekammer) Registration
• Specialist (Facharzt) — General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery
• Habilitation & Univ.-Prof. credential, Charité Berlin
• Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center — Senior Faculty

Current Affiliation

• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Campus Virchow-Klinikum & Campus Charité Mitte), Berlin, Germany — Director, Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery (Surgical Clinic of the Charité) (1 June 2014 – Present)
• Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin, Germany — Senior Faculty (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria — Director, Department of Visceral, Transplant & Thoracic Surgery; Chair of Surgery (2009–2014)
• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany — Senior Physician (Oberarzt) and later Deputy Clinic Director, Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery (1999–2009)
• Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA — Research Fellow in Transplant Surgery (1997–1999)
• Institute for Surgical Research, LMU Munich, Germany — Doctoral Researcher (until 1997)

Academic & Research Roles

• Chair of Surgery — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• President — European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (EPITA), since 2013
• Founding Member & Scientific Advisory Board — Basic Science Committee (BSC)
• Conference President — ESOT Congress 2013, Vienna
• Advisory Board Member — European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA)
• Member — Transplantation Society (TTS)

Key Achievements

• 1,006+ peer-reviewed scientific publications
• 10.00/10 international expert rating on AiroMedical
• Pioneered first laparoscopic gastrectomies in Berlin
• Established robotic tumour surgery at Charité (since 2018)
• Director of Charité's largest surgical clinic across two campuses