Michael Hünerbein
born in Essen, Germany
married with Gabriele Hünerbein
children: Theresa (12y), Paul (7y)
address: Uhlandstraße 141, 10719 Berlin, Germany
phone: ++4930/940 11 220 2

 
Current appointment

Professor of surgery
vice chairman
Dept of Surgery and Surgical Oncology
Helios Hospitals
Berlin, Germany
 
Education
1984/85
1985
1985-1992
1990-1991

University Bochum, chemistry
University Cologne, medicine
University Heidelberg, medicine
University College and National Medical Laser Institute, London
M.D. thesis

1988-1991




“Optimization of photodynamic diagnosis and therapy by enhancement of tumour selctivity and improved diagnosis with 111 In porphyrins
Dept. of Surgery, University of Heidelberg and National Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg (magna cum laude)

surgical training
1992
since 1992
1998-1999

 

Dept. of Surgery, University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. C. Herfarth)
Dept. of Surgery band Surgical Oncology, Charité, Campus Buch Humboldt university Berlin (Prof. Dr. P.M. Schlag)
Dept. of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum (Prof. Dr. N.P.Haas)
Board certification

2000

General Surgery

 
academic carreer
2002 Ph.D. degree and appointment as assiociate professor
Thesis: Improvement of surgical therapy planning of gastrointestinal tumors by new endosonographic techniques and staging laparoscopy

2002 election as successor of Prof. Dr. B.C. Manegold, Dept of Surgery, University of Mannheim (declined)
2004 head of the center of excellence for surgical endoscopy and approval as instructor by the German Society of Surgery
2004 head of the center of excellence for surgical ultrasound and approval as instructor by the German Society of Surgery
2007 appointment as professor of surgery , Charite University of medicine
2007 vice chairman
Dept. of Surgery and Surgical Oncology
Charite Campus Buch and Helios Hospital
Unversity of medicine
Berlin, Germany
 
clinical interests
  - Surgical Oncology
- Endoscopic and Minimal Invasive Surgery
- Ultrasound and Endosonography
- Interventional Procedures

scientific interests
  - Computer assisted Surgery
- Combined Endoscopic-Laparoscopic Approaches
- Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery
- postoperative endoscopic Management of Complication
- Fluorescence imaging of tumors
- 3D/4D Ultrasound
- Telemedicine
Awards and honors

1997

Poster award: German society for endoscopy and imaging
Staging of gastrointestinal tumors by laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography
M. Hünerbein, B. Rau, P. Hohenberger, P.M. Schlag

1997 Best Abstract award: Three country ultrasound meeting
3D- ultrasound in oncology
M. Hünerbein, C. Below, P.M. Schlag

2000 Kretztechnik Clinical 3D-Contest
Superiority of 3D-ultrasonography in the diagnosis of a pseudarthrosis of the sternum
M. Hünerbein

2000

Medison Research Award
3D-ultrasonography in surgery: development and evaluatuion of examination protocols, surgical applications and tele-ultrasonography.
M. Hünerbein, T.Handke, G.Graschew

2001

Poster award: German society of endoscopy and imaging
3D-ultrasound cholangiography: prospective comparison with ERCP and MRCP
M.Hünerbein, C Stroszczynski, C.Ulmer, T.Handke, R. Felix, P.M. Schlag

2001

Mickulicz Radecki award for endoscopic surgery: German society of surgery
Improved preoperative planning of surgical therapy in gastrointestinal tumors by endoscopic ultrasound and staging laparoscopy.
M. Hünerbein

2002

Poster of distinction award: Society of American gastrointestinal endoscopic surgeons.
On demand endosnography of upper GI tract cancer using miniprobes or endoscopic ultrasound.
M. Hünerbein, C.Ulmer, P.M. Schlag

2002

Karl Storz Poster award: German Society of Surgery
Staging of esopgageal and gastric cancer with mini-EUS and linear array EUS

2003

Travel grant of the German society of surgery to the congress of the Japanese surgical society

2004

Helios innovation award
Treatment of anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy with self expanding plastic stents
M. Hünerbein, P. M. Schlag

2005

Poster award: Int. Sarcoma Meeting, Stuttgart
Sonographic vacuum assisted biopsy: A new technique for preoperative biopsy of soft tissue sarcoma.
J. Jakob, M. Hünerbein, P.U. Tunn, W.Schneider, P.M. Schlag

2007

Pilot Grant Award, 5 th International Symposium on Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer
Ductoscopic biopsy and ductoscopy navigated minimal invasive therapy of intraductal breast lesions
M. Hünerbein

2007

Video award: German Society of Surgery
sakroabdominal rectal resection
B. Rau, S. Eulenstein, S. Beller, M. Hünerbein

2008

Scientific award of the German society of ultrasound in medicine
Development and validation of a system for 3d ultrasound navigated liver resections
S.S. Chopra, M. Hünerbein, S. Eulenstein, T. Lange, P.M. Schlag, S. Beller

2008

Fresenius innovation award
Fluorescence guided sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer
C. Hirche, M. Hünerbein

 
editorial board membership and reviewer

since 1995

Reviewer: Endoscopy

since 1998

Reviewer: Der Chirurg

since 2002

Editorial Board: World J Surg Oncology

1999-2002

Reviewer: European Journal of Ultrasound

2003

Grant referee : Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust (SHERT)

since 2005

Reviewer: International Journal of Colorectal Diseases

2006

Reviewer: Ph.D. Comittee University of Odense, Dänemark

 
membership in professional societies
since 1996 German Society of Surgery (DGC)
since 2002 Surgical Society for Endoscopy and Ultrasound (CAES)
since 1999 German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM)
since 2001 Surgical Society for Computer–assisted Surgery (CTAC)
since 2002 German Society for Visceral Surgery (DGVC)
since 2003 German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging (DGEBV)
since 2004 Germman Society for Surgical Oncology (CAO-V)
since 2007 German Surgical Society for Minimal Invasive Surgery (CAMIC)
since 2007 European association of endoscopic surgeons (EAES)