PD Dr. med. Birgit Weyand

Senior Physician at the Clinical Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery

Portrait PD Dr. Birgit Weyand
Copyright: Kai Fehler/PÄHW

Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery, hand surgery,

European Board of Hand Surgery (EBHS).

 

Studies

  • Studied Human medicine at the Albert - Ludwigs - University of Freiburg im Breisgau,
  • University of Aberdeen (UK) (5th year MB ChB),
  • Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (F),
  • University of South Florida, Tampa (USA)

 

Professional career

  • Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Surgical University Hospital, Freiburg i. Br., Prof. Dr. med. B. Stark
  • Research stay DFG - Funding WE 2853/1-1
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A., Prof. Dr. J. O. Hollinger
  • University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Prof. Dr. Dr. H.P. von Schroeder
  • Clinical Department for Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Center for Severe Burn Injuries, Offenbach am Main, Prof. Dr. med. H. Menke
  • Hannover Medical School, Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery Prof. Dr. med. P.M. Vogt

Doctorate

  • Prof. Dr. med. R.F. Greger "The role of potassium and non-selective cation channels of rat colonic crypts in cell shrinkage ", Institute of Physiology, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg i.Br.

 

Clinical and scientific focus

  • Peripheral nerve and plexus surgery
  • Biomimetics
  • Fluid dynamics and O2 sensors in bioreactors
  • Vascularization of bone constructs
  • Tissue engineering
  • DFG FOR 2180 "Graded implants"

Patents:

  • WO/2012/045756 / PCT/EP 2011/067344: Process for producing three-dimensional tissue
  • US 14/272,801: Method for producing biomimetic inspired infrared sensors from zinc phosphide microwires.

 

Memberships of scientific societies:

  • German Society for Surgery (DGCH)
  • German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
  • German Society for Hand Surgery (DGH)

 

Publications

Pubmed search

Contact: Phone: +49 511 532-0 Fax: +49 511 532-168864 E-mail: weyand.birgit@mh-hannover.de

 

Postal address:

PD Dr. med. B. Weyand

Clinical Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at Hannover Medical School

Replantation Center Lower Saxony, Severe Burn Injury Center Lower Saxony

Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625 Hanover, Tel.: +49 511 532 8894 - Fax: +49 511 532 168864 - E-Mail: phw@mh-hannover.de