University Hospital Rechts der Isar’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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University Hospital Rechts der Isar

Munich, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Klaus Dietrich Wolff

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

The university hospital Rechts der Isar’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery covers the entire spectrum of oral, maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery at the highest clinical and scientific level. The department is directed by Prof. Dr. Klaus Dietrich Wolff. Among the team members are the extraordinaire for Dental Surgery and Implantology (Prof. Dr. med. Herbert Deppe), 4 experienced senior physicians, 3 physicians and 12 assistant doctors who work in a well-organized team to provide complete healthcare services for patients. Some of their team members are recipients of several prestigious science awards on several occasions. Clinic Director Prof. Wolff has been involved in the field of tumors and reconstructive facial surgery using innovative techniques like microvascular tissue transfer. The department follows the S3 guideline for the treatment of oral cancer nationally and internationally. Prof. Dr Klaus Dietrich Wolff is also the President of the European Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Prof. Herbert Deppe is the President of the German Society of Dental Implantology.

The clinic has 24 beds, three operating theatres and a large area with additional treatment rooms. Every year, the doctors carry out 1,900 inpatients and approximately 20,000 outpatient treatments using the latest technologies. Among other things, various laser systems, CAD / CAM printers (3D printer for individual implants for OR planning), high-performance microscopes and a modern DVT device (digital volume tomography for three-dimensional imaging) are also available.

In special cases, the doctors use extracorporeal perfusion of skin grafts. This system helps them make necessary reconstructions in difficult cases.

For the treatment of cleft lip and palate, they are one of only a few clinics in Europe to offer Naso-Alveolar Molding (NAM). This special technique narrows the cleft lip and palate even before the operation, facilitates the operation, improves the functional and aesthetic result and often reduces the need for follow-up operations. The department also offers technological intraoperative navigation and fluorescence-based surgery for the treatment of drug-associated pine necrosis (death of the jawbone).

The university hospital Rechts der Isar’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery is specialized in:

Treatment of oral Tumors.
Reconstructive facial surgery.
Surgical correction of Cleft lip and palate.
Surgical treatment of malocclusions (dysgnathia).
Treatment of facial traumas.
Aesthetic plastic surgery such as eyelid surgery, face-lift surgery and aesthetic nose surgery (rhinoplasty).
Installation of Dental implants

1978 - 1985 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Berlin, state examination.
1984 Admission to medical practice.
1982 - 1987 Study of Dentistry at the Free University of Berlin, state examination.
1987 Admission to medical practice.

Professional Career

1985 - 1987 Fellow of the Institute of Anatomy at the Free University of Berlin, Department of Neuroanatomy (Prof. Dr. med. H.-J. Gatzke).
1987 - 1992 Internship as a Fellow in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. med. R. Stellmach).
1993 Leading Senior Physician of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery at the University Hospital Steglitz (Head: Prof. Dr. B. Hoffmeister).
1994 Habilitation. Subject: "Alternative microvascular grafts to close defects during interventions in the maxillofacial area" (anatomical and experimental studies, clinical results were awarded the Martin Wassmund Prize).
1996 Additional specialization in Plastic Surgery.
1999 Visiting Professor of the Free University of Berlin.
2000 Invitation to the post in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum (Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer), Successor to Prof. Dr. E. Machtens).
2003 Medical Director of the Academic Hospital Knappschaftskrankenhaus.
2006 Invitation to the Technical University of Munich.
Since 2007, Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich (Successor to Prof. Dr. H.-H. Horch).