Visiting Professor — University of California San Francisco (UCSF), California (October 2020)
Prof. Dr. med. Kartik G. Krishnan
Specialist in Neurosurgery & Plastic Surgery
Bad Homburg v.d.H. near Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6172 945 0160
Fax: +49 (0)6172 945 0161
Email: k.g.krishnan@derNerv.com
Curriculum Vitae — Prof. Kartik G. Krishnan
| 1970 | Born in Madras (Chennai), South India |
| 1987 – 1996 | Medical Studies: • Madras Medical College, India • Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia • Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany |
| 1995 – 2000 | Post-Graduate Fellowships & Residencies: • School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa (Prof. A. Madaree) • Fulbright Scholarship, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, USA (Prof. B. C. Sekhar) • Voluntary humanitarian medical mission during the war, Grozny, Chechnya • Board Certification Training in Plastic Surgery, LMU Munich (Prof. W. Stock, Prof. L. Schweiberer) |
| 2000 | Doctoral Thesis (Dr. med.) in Plastic Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich |
| 2000 – 2006 | Residency in Neurosurgery: • University Hospital Großhadern, LMU Munich (Prof. H.-J. Reulen) • University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden (Prof. G. Schackert) |
| 2004 | Certificate "Problem-Oriented Learning", Harvard-Dresden Program |
| 2005 – 2008 | Advanced International Neurosurgical Fellowships: • Utrecht Medical Centre, Netherlands (Prof. C.A.F. Tulleken) • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA (Prof. D. Kline) • Royal London Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, UK (Prof. P. M. Richardson) |
| 2008 | Habilitation (Privatdozent / Professorship) in Neurosurgery |
| 2009 – 2012 | Senior Consultant (Oberarzt) in Neurosurgery, Frankfurt University Hospital |
| 2010 | Secundo loco, Chair of Neurosurgery, Queen Mary University of London, UK |
| 2011 | Executive Certificate "Health Care Management", Hannover School of Health Management |
| 2012 – 2017 | Head of Section for "Reconstructive Neurosurgery", Giessen University Hospital |
| Since 10/2017 | Head of Neurosurgery Department, Varisano Kliniken Bad Soden am Taunus (Frankfurt Main-Taunus) |
| 2015 – 2016 | President of NervClub e.V. and the Plexus Symposium |
| 2016 – 2017 | President of The Sunderland Society (International Peripheral Nerve Study Group) |
| Since 2012 | Course Director: Endoscopic Neurosurgery & Reconstructive Neurosurgery |
| Publications | 70 original scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, 6 book chapters, 4 textbooks, 1 surgical video DVD. Focus areas: Cranial nerve surgery, brachial plexus reconstruction, endoscopic neurosurgery, surgical technology, neurovascular surgery. |
| Academic Teaching | Lectures, academic courses, and teaching appointment at Justus Liebig University Giessen |
Head of Neurosurgery
Varisano Kliniken Bad Soden am Taunus
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