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Professor for Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology of the Masticatory System
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Dr. med.
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Dr. med. dent.
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Dr. med. honoris causa
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Dr. med. dent. honoris causa
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Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England honoris
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Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh honoris causa
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Professor at the "Scuola Internazionale di Odontoiatria", University of Rome
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| Specialist Titles |
| Specialist for oral- and maxillofacial surgery and plastic operations (Germany) |
| Specialist for Maxillofacial Surgery FMH (Switzerland) |
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| Pregraduate training |
| 1961 - 1967 |
Medical training (M.D.) University of Erlangen (Germany) |
| 1968 - 1971 |
Dental Taining (D.D.S.) University of Erlangen (Germany) |
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| Postgraduate training |
| 1967 - 1968 |
General surgery , operative gynecology, internal University Hospital Erlangen (Germany) |
| 1970 |
Dept. of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen (Germany) (Chairman: Prof. G. Steinhardt) |
| 1971 - 1972 |
General surgery and traumatology, University Hospital Würzburg (Germany) (Chairman: Prof. Kern) |
| 1972 - 1976 |
Dept. of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich (Chairman: Prof. H.L. Obwegeser) |
| 1976 - 1977 |
Research Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Department of Dental Science (Chairman: Prof. B. Cohen) and Teratology Unit (Chairman: Prof. D. Poswillo) |
| 1977 - 1987 |
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich (Chairman: Prof. H.L. Obwegeser) |
| 1980 |
Habilitation (Ph. D.), University of Zurich |
| 1981 |
Facial Plastic Surgery (Dr. R. Webster, Boston, USA) |
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| Positions |
| 1985 |
Extraordinarius for Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 1987 |
Chairman and Director of
- the Departments of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery of the University Hospital
Zurich (Medical School)
- the Oral Surgery and Oral Diagnosis of the University Dental Institute
(Dental School)
- the Maxillofacial Radiology (Dental School)
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| 1989 - 1994 |
Medical Director of the University Dental Institute |
| 2001 |
Opening of own private Department of Craniofacial Surgery in Zurich (Klinik Professor Sailer), consultant cranio maxillo-facial surgeon at the Paediatric University Hospital Zurich for craniofacial anomalies) |
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| Special honours |
| 1994 |
Doktor honoris causa of the University of Athens |
| 1995 |
Doktor honoris causa of the University of Naples |
| 1996 |
Fellow of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) h.c. |
| 1996 |
Professorship at the "Scuola Internazionale di Odontoiatria” University of Rome |
| 1996 |
Member of "Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina. (oldest scientific society of the world; most Nobel Price winners are members) |
| 1998 |
Member of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences |
| 1999 |
Member of the Armenian Academy of Surgical Sciences |
| 2000 |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS) h.c. |
| 2003 |
Honorary Member of the Spanish Association of OMS |
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| Awards |
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- Wassmund Prize of the German Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
- Scientific award of the German Dental Association for the best publication in 1979
- 180 invited honorary lectures
- honorary and corresponding memberships
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| Special Lectures |
| 1979 |
President's Lecture: British Dental Association |
| 1988 |
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| 1991 |
President's Lecture: British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| 1995 |
President's Lecture: International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
| 1995 |
Osborn Memorial Lecture, Iowa, USA |
| 2000 |
Charles Tomes Lecture of the Royal College of Surgeons |
| 2001 |
Ginwalla-Oration of the Society of OMFS of India |
| 2002 |
President's Lecture: Asian Congress of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mumbai |
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| Publications |
243 Publications from all fields of oral and cranio-maxillofacial surgery.
Monograph: Transplantation of Lyophilized Cartilage in Maxillofacial Surgery: Experimental Foundations and Clinical Success. Karger, Basel. 1983.
Atlas on Oral Surgery, Thieme. Stuttgart, 1996, co-author Dr. G. Pajarola. (Editions: German.1996; Italian 1997; Spanish 1997; English 1998, Portuguese 1998, Greek 2000, Turkish 2004).
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| Editorial Activities |
Editorial board member Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (Section Editor)
Editorial board member American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Editorial board member Zeitschrift für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
Editorial board member Odontoiatria Oggi
Editorial board member of Rev. Espanola de Cirurgia Oral y Maxillofacial
International Consultant American Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Editor of the Annual Proceedings of the Swiss Association of Maxillofacial Surgery
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| Other activities |
Treasurer of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery 1980 - 1994, again since 1997
President of the Swiss Association for Maxillofacial 1987 - 1991
Secretary General of the Swiss Association for Maxillofacial Surgery since 1991 - 1997
President of the European Association for Cranio-MaxillofaciaI Surgery 1994 - 1996 President of the Swiss Association of Orofacial Lasermedicine
Founder of the Swiss Cleft Palate Association
President of the 1st World Cleft Congress (Cleft 2000) July 1-5, Zurich, Switzerland
Co-Founder of the Swiss Society of Oral Surgery and Stomatology
President of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation
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