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Dr. med. Benedikt Schneider

Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery

 

Vita

Medical studies

• 2009–2014 – Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
• 2014–2015 – Doctoral semester at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
• 2015–2016 – University of Cologne with study visits to Cape Town (South Africa) and San Diego (USA), among others

 

Doctorate

Doctoral thesis at the Clinic for Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Topic: “Effects of Cocoa Flavanols on endothelial function in premenopausal women taking oral contraception“

Head: Prof. Dr. med. Christian Heiß
Grade: magna cum laude

 

Medical activity at the following clinics

• 2019–2023 – Cologne Merheim Clinic, Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery,
  Centre for severe burn injuries, Prof. Dr. med. Paul Christian Fuchs
• 2019–2020 – Cologne Merheim Clinic, Severe Burns Intensive Care Unit of the Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Severe Burns Injury Centre, Prof. Dr. med. Paul Christian Fuchs, Prof. Dr. med. Frank Wappler
• 2018–2019 – Cologne Merheim Hospital, Operative Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Unit (Visceral, Vascular, Transplant, Trauma, Neuro and Thoracic Surgery), Prof. Dr. med. Samir G. Sakka
• 2017–2019 – Cologne Merheim Hospital, Clinic for Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Markus Maria Heiss

 

Assignments abroad

• October 2017 – Pro Interplast – Humanitarian aid project in Madagascar (East Africa) – Association for the promotion of medical and social aid in developing countries
• March 2024 – Interplast and Menschenfreude e.V. – Section Head Plastic Surgery as part of a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia – General Hospital Lalibela

 

Quality assurance

Regular participation at congresses and symposia

 

Foreign languages

English

 

Membership

• DGPRÄC – German Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
• Interplast Germany e.V.