Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Carus

Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation — University of Düsseldorf, Germany
• Doctoral degree (Dr. med.) — University of Düsseldorf, Germany
• Habilitation (Dr. med. habil.) — Carl Gustav Carus Universität Dresden (Surgery)

Fellowships & Special Training

• Specialist for Surgery (Facharzt für Chirurgie) — Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf and Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg
• Specialist for Visceral Surgery (Facharzt für Viszeralchirurgie) — 1999
• Specialist for Vascular Surgery (Facharzt für Gefäßchirurgie) — 2001
• Specialist for Special Visceral Surgery (Spezielle Viszeralchirurgie) — 2012
• Internship in Vascular Surgery — Hospital Diepholz, Germany
• Additional qualifications in Proctology, Palliative Medicine, Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine
• Diplom-Gesundheitsökonom (Diploma in Health Economics)

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Council (Hamburg / Niedersachsen) Registration
• German Society of Surgery (DGCH) — Member
• German Society for Visceral Surgery (DGAV) — Member
• German Society for Vascular Surgery (DGG) — Member
• German Society for Bariatric Surgery (CAADIP) — Member
• International Endo Hernia Association — Founding Member
• American College of Surgeons — Member
• American Hernia Association — Member
• Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery — Board Member

Current Affiliation

• Chefarzt — Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg, Suurheid 20, 22559 Hamburg, Germany (formerly; subsequently Niels-Stensen-Kliniken — see below)
• Chefarzt — Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Palliative Surgery, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Thuine, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken (Lower Saxony, Germany)
• Head of Department — General, Gastroenterological and Vascular Surgery / Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bassum Hospital (associated)

Past Affiliations

• Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg — Chefarzt, Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery + Reference Centre for Adipositas and Metabolic Surgery + Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery (from 2015)
• Klinikum Bremen-Ost — Chefarzt and Ärztlicher Geschäftsführer, Department of General, Visceral and Trauma Surgery + Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery (Past)
• Hospitals in Cuxhaven, Willich, Mönchengladbach and Neuss, Germany — Chefarzt (Past)
• Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf and Oldenburg — Surgical Specialist Training (Past)
• Visiting / Teaching positions at Universities of Düsseldorf, Göttingen, Dresden, Hannover, Hamburg and Hochschule Bremerhaven (since 1991)

Academic & Research Roles

• Habilitation (Dr. med. habil.) — Carl Gustav Carus Universität Dresden
• University Teaching at six German universities since 1991
• Editor of the textbook "Atlas der laparoskopischen Chirurgie" (Thieme, 4th edition)
• Editor of additional surgical textbooks
• Author of numerous scientific publications
• Faculty member at international laparoscopic surgery courses (Mönchengladbach, Bremen, Hannover, Hamburg, Berlin and Warsaw, Poland)
• Active member and Board Member of the Surgical Working Group for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Key Achievements

• 28+ years of experience in General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery
• Habilitation (Dr. med. habil.) — Carl Gustav Carus Universität Dresden
• Editor of "Atlas der laparoskopischen Chirurgie" (Thieme, 4th edition) — a leading German laparoscopic surgery textbook
• ~1,000 minimally invasive procedures annually under his leadership at Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg
• Founder of MIC Training Lab for medical students and physicians at Asklepios Westklinikum
• Multiple Chefarzt and university teaching appointments across Germany