G. Björn Stark , M.D.

Professional Background 

1982-89

Surgery Residency at the University Hospital of Bonn, Germany
(Prof. Dr. Dr. F. Stelzner and Prof. Dr. A. Hirner)

1984

Visa-Certification ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) for USA

1985-86

Research Fellowship as DAAD Nato-Awardee at the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburg/USA.
(Prof. Dr. J. W. Futrell)

1986

Resident Prize der Ohio Valley Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1988

Federal Licensure Examination (FLEX)

1989

Specialisation in Surgery

1989-90

Resident at the Division of Plastic Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans/USA
(Prof. Dr. W. M. Swartz)

1989/90

Resident Prize from the Surgical Association of Louisiana and Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

1990

"Habilitation" (Post Doctorate in Surgery) at Rhein.-Friedrich-Wilhelm-University, Bonn, Germany

1990-93

Head of Department for Plastic-, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, at the Center for Severe Burns in Cologne-Merheim, (at last as MD-Managing Director).
(Prof. Dr. Dr. G. Spilker)

1991

Specialisation in Plastic Surgery

1991

Visiting Professor at Louisiana State University, Zulane University,
New Orleans and University of Pittsburgh/USA

12/1993

C3-Professorship for Plastic- and Hand Surgery at the Surgical University Clinic of Freiburg

01/1994

Head of the newly founded Department of Plastic- and Hand Surgery at the Surgical University Clinic of Freiburg.

1995

Specialisation in Plastic Surgery, special field: Hand Surgery with focus on Plastic-Surgical Intensive Care (authorisation to further education for these domains and areas)

1995

Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Boston/USA

1995-2000

Chairman of the Regional (Baden-Württemberg ) Association of the German Plastic Surgeons (VDPC)

02/1996

Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Prize for research awarded from the Surgeons Society of Berlin and from the Surgeons Association of Berlin and Brandenburg, Berlin, (coauthor)

05/1996

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pittsburgh/USA

1996

Nomination to a C4-Professorship for Plastic-, Hand- and Burns Surgery from RWTH Aachen. Offer of a C4-Professorship for Plastic- and Hand Surgery from the Employers accident prevention and insurance Association-Emergency-Hospital in Tübingen.

09/1996

Visiting Professor, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

01/1997

Medical Director of the newly founded Department for Plastic- and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg

08/1997

BioValley-Award, 2. Consensus Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society, Freiburg (coauthor)

11/1997

Visiting Professor, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas/USA

12/1997

Qualification for Laboratory Examinations (Plastic Surgery)

1997/1998

BioValley-Universities Partnership Award (First Prize, 60.000 SFr), from the BioValley-Initiative

06/1998

Member of the Academic Senate of the University of Freiburg

1998

Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)

05/2000

Vice-Chairman of the European Tissue Engineering Society (ETES)

05/2001

Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburg, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2001-2005

Managing Director, at University Surgery Hospital Freiburg

2002

C4-Chair for Plastic- and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg

2002

Scientific Chairman of the "Tissue Engineering Society international (TESi)" - Congress and of the Founding Conference of the European Tissue Engineering Society (ETES) in Freiburg

2002

Member of the Management Committee for the National Research Project NFP 46 (implants and transplants), Swiss National Funds 

09/2002

Körber-Award for European Science. Thesis: Tissue Engineering for unscarred Wound Healing. Scientists group: Hubbel JA, Ferguson MW, Kielty CM, Stark GB, Walker MG in Hamburg (D)

2003

Scientific Chairman of the annual Congress of German Plastic Surgeons’ (VDPC) and of the German Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (VDÄPC) in Freiburg.

2004

Scientific Chairman of the annual German Breast Society Conference (DGS) in Freiburg.

2005

Speaker of the Competence Centre for Biomaterials, Baden-Württemberg

2007

Chairmann of the Scientific Program, 14th International Congress of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS)

2002-2010

Member of the Budget- and Granting (LOM) Commission at the the Medical School of the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg.

since 2011

Member of the Commission for Strategy and Development at the Medical School of Freiburg.