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Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Horbach
Germany
Language Spoken: German, English
About
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Horbach has been working in surgery for over 25 years. His surgical focus is on minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures. He is a surgeon with a passion and is a luminary in the field of obesity and reflux surgery.
"Injuries are usually the result of accidents. I mainly treat them surgically. These procedures are either invasive with an incision or minimally invasive, e.g. using the keyhole technique. However, I also apply conservative treatment options if necessary." Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Horbach.
Publications
- Numerous scientific publications and articleshttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Horbach
Membership
- German Obesity Society (DAG)
- German Diabetes Society (DDG)
- European Foregut Society (EFS)
- German Society for Surgery (DGC)
- German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV)
- Surgical Working Group on Obesity Therapy and Metabolic Surgery (CAADIP)
- Association of Bavarian Surgeons
- German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM)
- German Hernia Society (DHG)
- European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)
- Surgical Working Group on Endoscopy and Sonography (CAES)
- Surgical Working Group for Robot-Assisted Surgery and Innovation (CA-Robin)
- Society for Gastroenterology in Bavaria
- European Hernia Society (EHS)
- Surgical Working Group on Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIC)
- Surgical Hernia Working Group (CAH)
- Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC)
- German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Procedures (DGE-BV)
- German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM)
- German Academy for Nutritional Medicine (DAEM)
- Federal Association of German Nutritionists (BDEM)
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Education
- 1989 Study of human medicine - Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU)
- 1995 Doctorate (Dr. med.) - Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (LMU)
- 2004 Habilitation on the subject of bariatric surgery at the Friedrich-Alexander University Hospital in Erlangen
- 1998 Accreditation as a specialist in surgery at the University Hospital Erlangen
Services
- Conservative and surgical obesity treatment (medication/endoscopic/surgical therapy)
- Anti-reflux surgery ("Heartburn")
- Surgical endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy)
- Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract and endocrine organs (removal of adhesions/good adrenal tumors)
- Modern wound management (negative pressure therapy)
Experience
- 1998 - 1998 Chief Physician - University Hospital Erlangen - Surgical Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- 2005 Specialist in visceral surgery
- 2007 - 2014 Chief Physician in General and Visceral Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics, Academic Teaching Hospital Schwabach
- 2014 - 2020 Chief Physician - Schön Klinik Nuremberg Fürth - General and Visceral Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics
- 2020 - 2021 Chief Physician - Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH - Obesity Center of Excellence
- Since 2022 in private practice - Munich