^{B. Klosterhalfen, MD}

Personal Data

· Family: married, 2 children Ann-Katrin-Tabea and Alexander Maximilian

· Nationality: German

· Age: 45 years

· Birthplace: Birkesdorf, Düren, Germany

· Parents: Ludwig and Elisabeth Klosterhalfen

Education

· 1969 - 1973 Primary School Düren-Lendersdorf

· 1973 - 1982 Grammar School Wirteltorgymansium, Düren

· 1982 - 1988 Study of Medicine at the RWTH-Aachen

Experience on the job

· 1988-1990 Resident, Institute of Pathology, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. C. Mittermayer)

· 1990-1993 Resident, Dep. of Surgery, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. Dr. V. Schumpelick)

· 1993-1998 Resident, Institute of Pathology, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. C. Mittermayer)

· 1/1996 Head of the Biomaterial Research Group, IZKF-BIOMAT

· 2/1998 Consultant, Institute of Pathology, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. C. Mittermayer)

· 1/1999 Assoc. Professor of Surgical Pathology, Institute of Pathology, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. C. Mittermayer)

· 5/2001 Head of the German Center of Excellence for Biomaterial and Implant Pathology

· 4/2003 Head of the Institute of Pathology, Hospital Düren

· 10/2003 Reg. Professor of Surgical Pathology, Institute of Pathology, RWTH-Aachen (Prof. Dr. med. R. Knüchel-Clarke)

Other Qualifications

· Counselor and Expert of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany

· Counselor and Expert of BMP-GmbH, Aachen, Germany

· Counselor and Expert of Ethicon (J&J Medical), Hamburg, Germany

Counselor and Expert of FEG Textiltechnik, Aachen, Germany

Main Interests

· Surgical Pathology

· Biomaterial- and Implant Pathology

· Testing and Defining Biocompatibility

· In Vitro and in Vivo Models, in particular Animal Models

· Surface Modifications

· Textile Structures in Medicine

B. Klosterhalfen, MD