Prof. mult. Dr. med. Andreas Melzer

Executive Director

andreas.melzer@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Background and Position

Schooling Study of Medicine and Dentistry in Mainz and Tübingen 1989 Graduation in Dentistry 1993 Graduation in Medicine Medical and Scientific Activities 20 years experiences in the development of: Medical technology for laparo-endoscopic surgery, Interventional radiology, Interventional and intraoperative MRI Image guided robotics, Surgical instrumentation, Surgical robotics, Nitinol devices– More than 100 patents and over 300 publications– Co-founder and partner of six start-up companies in the medical technology business– Consultant for major vendors in medicine 1986−1993 Technology Director at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Lab of Prof Gerhard Buess in Mainz and Tübingen 1993−2000 Training Radiology and Leader Interventional MRI research; Mülheim Radiology Institute University Witten-Herdecke 2000−2006 Clinical Position at the Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Dept. of Vascular Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital Buer, Gelsenkirchen 1998−2006 Professor of Applied Biomedical Engineering 2003−2006 Founding Director and Chairman of the BoardInstitute for Medical Technologies and Management in Medicine INSITE med.University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen, Germany Since Oct 2006 Professor of “Medical Technology” and head of Division,Founding Director of the Institute for Medical Science and Technology (IMSaT) of the Universities Dundee and St Andrews, Scotland Board member of the “Clinical Research Centre” at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee Director of the Joint Research Institute Medical Technology of the Northern Research Partnership (NRP) (Universities Aberdeen, Robert Gordon and Dundee) Since Sep 2014 Executive director of ICCAS Affiliations Professor of Medical Technology and Founding Director of IMSaT at the University Dundee, UK Director of the Joint Research Institute Medical Technology of the NRP, UK Professor of Computer Assisted Surgery and Director of ICCAS at the University of Leipzig, Germany Awards and Appointments Honorary Clinical Professor NHS Tayside, Scotland Invited Visiting Professor at BWH AMIGO, Harvard Medical School, USA Visiting Professor at Sheba Medical Center, Israel Visiting Professor at Children‘s National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA Visiting Professor 1000 Plan “Therapeutic Imaging” at Chonquing University of Technology, China General Secretary of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT) General Secretary of the „European Focused Ultrasound Society“ (EUFUS) Membership, Functions Board member: German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques (DGE-BV) German Society for Medical Technologies (DGBMT) German Roof Association of Societies of Medical Technologies (DVMT) Committee chairman: “MRI Technology in Medicine” Committee at DGBMT “Endoscopic Surgery” AA Committee on German Standards DIN “MRI Terms and Definitions” working group at Germans Standards DIN AA “Magnetic Resonance” “Microsystems in Medicine” Committee 4.6. of GMM and VDE/VDI (Societies for electrical and mechanical Engineering) Committee member: European Association on Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S.)ASTM-FDA working group MRI Safety DIN AA Radiology WG Magnetic Resonance Procedures CARS Program Committee SMST Review Committee (2006) Society member: German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques (DGE-BV) German Society for Medical Technologies (VDE DGBMT) German Roof Association of Societies of Medical Technologies (DVMT) German Society of Radiology (DRG)European Association on Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S.) International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Editorial Functions: Co Editor in Chief Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Technologies ESAT (1993-1996) Technology Editor Surgical Endoscopy (1995 – 2003) Assistant Editor Minimally Invasive Therapy Allied Technologies (since 1996) Thieme Publisher Endoskopie Heute (2005) Computer aided Radiology and Surgery (2007) Editorial Board Surgical Endoscopy (2009)

Schooling

Study of Medicine and Dentistry in Mainz and Tübingen
1989 Graduation in Dentistry
1993 Graduation in Medicine

Medical and Scientific Activities

20 years experiences in the development of: Medical technology for laparo-endoscopic surgery, Interventional radiology, Interventional and intraoperative MRI Image guided robotics, Surgical instrumentation, Surgical robotics, Nitinol devices– More than 100 patents and over 300 publications– Co-founder and partner of six start-up companies in the medical technology business– Consultant for major vendors in medicine
1986−1993 Technology Director at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Lab of Prof Gerhard Buess in Mainz and Tübingen
1993−2000 Training Radiology and Leader Interventional MRI research; Mülheim Radiology Institute University Witten-Herdecke
2000−2006 Clinical Position at the Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Dept. of Vascular Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital Buer, Gelsenkirchen
1998−2006 Professor of Applied Biomedical Engineering
2003−2006 Founding Director and Chairman of the BoardInstitute for Medical Technologies and Management in Medicine INSITE med.University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Since Oct 2006 Professor of “Medical Technology” and head of Division,Founding Director of the Institute for Medical Science and Technology (IMSaT) of the Universities Dundee and St Andrews, Scotland
Board member of the “Clinical Research Centre” at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee
Director of the Joint Research Institute Medical Technology of the Northern Research Partnership (NRP) (Universities Aberdeen, Robert Gordon and Dundee)
Since Sep 2014 Executive director of ICCAS

Affiliations

Professor of Medical Technology and Founding Director of IMSaT at the University Dundee, UK
Director of the Joint Research Institute Medical Technology of the NRP, UK
Professor of Computer Assisted Surgery and Director of ICCAS at the University of Leipzig, Germany

Awards and Appointments

Honorary Clinical Professor NHS Tayside, Scotland
Invited Visiting Professor at BWH AMIGO, Harvard Medical School, USA
Visiting Professor at Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Visiting Professor at Children‘s National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA
Visiting Professor 1000 Plan “Therapeutic Imaging” at Chonquing University of Technology, China
General Secretary of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT)
General Secretary of the „European Focused Ultrasound Society“ (EUFUS)

Membership, Functions

Board member:

German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques (DGE-BV)
German Society for Medical Technologies (DGBMT)
German Roof Association of Societies of Medical Technologies (DVMT)

Committee chairman:

“MRI Technology in Medicine” Committee at DGBMT
“Endoscopic Surgery” AA Committee on German Standards DIN
“MRI Terms and Definitions” working group at Germans Standards DIN AA “Magnetic Resonance”
“Microsystems in Medicine” Committee 4.6. of GMM and VDE/VDI (Societies for electrical and mechanical Engineering)

Committee member:

European Association on Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S.)ASTM-FDA working group MRI Safety
DIN AA Radiology WG Magnetic Resonance Procedures
CARS Program Committee
SMST Review Committee (2006)

Society member:

German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques (DGE-BV)
German Society for Medical Technologies (VDE DGBMT)
German Roof Association of Societies of Medical Technologies (DVMT)
German Society of Radiology (DRG)European Association on Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S.)
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)

Editorial Functions:

Co Editor in Chief Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Technologies ESAT (1993-1996)
Technology Editor Surgical Endoscopy (1995 – 2003)
Assistant Editor Minimally Invasive Therapy Allied Technologies (since 1996)
Thieme Publisher Endoskopie Heute (2005)
Computer aided Radiology and Surgery (2007)
Editorial Board Surgical Endoscopy (2009)

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