Rolf Hartung United Arab Emirates

Short Bio Rolf Ulrich Hartung Dedicated to surgery, education and training, international relations and participation in conferences Studied medicine in Bordeaux France, Mendoza Argentina and Bonn Germany. Residency training and PhD in pathology, residency training in surgery in RWTH University Aachen Germany 1987 Facharzt in general surgery & 1997 visceral surgery FRCS, FRCPS, FICS, FIAGES HOD of surgery at Rashid Hospital and Dubai Hospital from 2003 to 2014 HOD BR Medical Suites DHCC from 2014 to 2017, CBD surgeon at Mediclinic, Canadian Hospital, NMC, Medeor until 2017 Medical Director Mediclinic City Hospital 2017 to 2020 Medical Director and acting CEO Al Zahra Hospital Dubai 2020 to 2022 Medical Director of Human Health Education and Research Foundation London since 2022 Past affiliations as Associate Professor of surgery at Dubai Medical College, MBRU Advisory board and academic board member of medical universities Chair of local PACES/MRCP exams 2024 Joined Gulf Medical University as Professor of Surgery, Head of Clinical Science Department and Director of Clinical Skills in Jan 2024 Founded multiple surgical societies in the UAE (Past President of ESLES, GCC Hernia Society, Obesity Journal Club) Past-President of Asia Pacific Hernia Society, Treasurer and Vice President of ELSA Editorial Board Member of International Journals (Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, Asían Journal of Surgery, Uzbekistan Journal of Surgery), Reviewer of abstracts for publication in international journals (COVID command and control, ethics, investigations, disciplinary, OR, M&M, AB, infection control, medical liability, transplant, brain death, IT, recruitment, medical records, quality and patient safety, utilization, research committee) Active member of 32 surgical and medical societies, member of multiple national and international committees Extensive list of scientific presentations, publications and book chapters Oranizer and Chair of 25 international conferences and scientific meetings Senator in NRW/Germany from 1985 to 1987