Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Thomas Carus FACS

Curriculum vitae,  March 31st, 2019

General, visceral and vascular surgeon, special visceral surgery, proctology, sports and emergency medicine, palliative medicine.

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Health economist

1982 – 1988	Medical Education – University of Duesseldorf, Germany
1988 – 1991	Intern – Hospital Diepholz, Germany Department of General and Trauma Surgery
1991 – 1994	Intern – Evang. Hospital Duesseldorf, Germany Department of General, Vascular and Trauma Surgery
1994 – 1996	Consultant – Evang. Hospital Oldenburg, Germany Department of General and Visceral Surgery
1995	Specialist for Surgery
1996 – 2001	Chief Medical Officer – Staedt. Kliniken Neuss, Germany Department of General , Visceral and Vascular Surgery
1999	Specialist for Visceral Surgery
2001	Specialist for Vascular Surgery
2001 – 2007	Chief Physician – Hospital Neuwerk Moenchengladbach, Germany Department of General , Visceral and Vascular Surgery
2007 – 2011	Chief Physician – Hospital Cuxhaven, Germany Department of General , Visceral and Vascular Surgery Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
2011 – 2015	Chief physician – Klinikum Bremen-Ost, Bremen, Germany Department of General , Visceral and Trauma Surgery Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
2015 – present	Chief physician – Asklepios Westklinikum, Hamburg, Germany Department of General , Visceral and Vascular Surgery Center for Minimally-Invasive and Bariatric Surgery

Active member of the following professional associations:

German Society of Surgery, German Society for Visceral Surgery, German Society for Vascular Surgery

Professional Association of German Surgeons

Surgical Association for minimally invasive surgery (CAMIC)

Surgical Working Group for Liver – Bile – Pancreas

German Society for Bariatric Surgery (CAADIP)

International Endo Hernia Association (founding member )

American College of Surgeons, American Hernia Association