Ulrich Baumgartner

1977-1984 Study of human medicine at the University of Freiburg, Germany

4/1984 Approbation as physician

5/1984 Doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg

6/84-12/85 Postdoctoral fellowship in the USA (University of California, San Diego and VA-Hospital, La Jolla, San Diego).

1/86-12/86 Assistent doctor in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Freiburg

1/1987 Start of the surgical career in the Department of General Surgery University of Freiburg

7/1993 End as surgical trainee and senior surgeon in general surgery with special emphasis on colorectal surgery

7/1995 Habilitation in the field of Surgery

2003 Professor of Surgery

2004 Head of the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery in the Hospital of Ottobeuren, Germany

Chief of the Department of General, Visceral surgery
and Colo-proctology
Specialist for surgery and visceral surgery,
Proctology (Specialist Areas of interest: fecal incontinence)

Professor Baumgartner studied medicine at the University of Freiburg in Germany completing his Doctural thesis in 1984. He undertook a Postdoctoral fellowship in the USA at the University of California, San Diego and VA-Hospital, La Jolla, San Diego. Upon his return he was appointed as a resident in the Department of Internal Medicine in Freiburg.

He started his career in Surgery in 1987 in the department of General Surgery of the University of Freiburg and completed his training in 1993 with a special interest in Colorectal.

In 2003 he became a Professor of Surgery in recognition of his research and in 2004 was appointed as Head of the Department of General and Colorectal Surgery in Ottobeuren Germany.