Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
Dr. med. Ruth Schäfer
Director of the Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Clinical Focus & Subspecialties
- Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
- Plastic, Aesthetic and Functional Reconstructive Facial Surgery
- Liposuction and Body Contouring
- Functional Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Burn Surgery and Scar Revision Surgery
Curriculum Vitae
| 2002 – 2008 | Medical studies at Goethe University Frankfurt
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| 2007
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Studies in Neuroscience at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)
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| 2008
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Medical studies at the University of California, San Diego
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| 2016 – 2018 | Plastic Surgeon, BG Trauma Hospital Tübingen
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| 2018 – 2021
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Senior Physician, BG Trauma Hospital Tübingen
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| 2021 – 2023 | Executive Senior Physician, BG Trauma Hospital Tübingen
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| Since 2023 | Director of the Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Helios Hospital Dr. Horst Schmidt Wiesbaden
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Certifications & Qualifications
- Expertenzertifikat Handchirurgie der DGH (ClarCert)
- Wunddiplomierte Ärztin (TÜV Austria)
Academic Activities & Research
- Ongoing teaching activity at the University of Tübingen since 2016
Professional Memberships
- German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
- European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS)
- German Society for Hand Surgery (DGH)
- German Society for Senology (DGS)
- European Board of Hand Surgery der FESSH
- Association of German Surgeons (BDC)