Prof. Dr. Thomas Dirschka

Name Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Dirschka

Date of birth January 04^th, 1967

School

1973-1977 catholic elementary school, Ennepetal, Germany

1977-1986 Reichenbach high-school, Ennepetal, Germany

1986 Abitur (High-school exam)

Military service

1987-1987 military service

University

1987-1993 Medical school, University at Bochum, Germany, degree: medical doctor (MD)

1993 research work at Medical College of Virginia in Richmond,

USA, Dept. of Plastic Surgery, Chairman Dr. I.K. Cohen,

Wound Healing Center, Chairman Dr. R. Diegelman

11/1993 medical examination (state exam)

1/1994 doctoral thesis (Dr. med.; MD) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum; area of research: dermatolog

Specialization

Nov. 1993 Fellow at Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital Bochum, Germany

Dec. 1997: Assistant Medical Director at University Hospital Bochum, Germany

Oct. 1998: private dermatology practice at Wuppertal, Germany (ongoing)

July 2001: Medical Director of the Centroderm Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany (ongoing)

Oct. 2004: postdoctoral thesis (Ph.D degree) at the private University of Witten-Herdecke, Germany (habilitation; qualification as a university lecturer) (ongoing)

Oct. 2009: Professor at University Witten-Herdecke

Publications (selection)

Short German guidelines: basal cell carcinoma.

Hauschild A, Breuninger H, Kaufmann R, Kortmann RD, Schwipper V, Werner J, Reifenberger J, Dirschka T, Garbe C.

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2008 May;6 Suppl 1:S2-4.

Efalizumab therapy of moderately severe to severe plaque-psoriasis in dermatologist`s practice.

Dirschka T, Reinhold U, Rosenbach T, Schubert E, Sebastian M, Streit V.

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006 Oct;4 Suppl 1:S3-S12.

Glove perforation in outpatient dermatologic surgery.

Dirschka T, Winter K, Kralj N, Hofmann F.

Dermatol Surg. 2004 Sep;30(9):1210-2

Epithelial barrier function and atopic diathesis in roscaea and perioral dermatitis.

Dirschka T, Tronnier H, Fölster-Holst R.

Br J Dermatol. 2004 Jun;150(6):1136-41.

Mondor’s disease: a rare cause of anterior chest pain.

Dirschka T, Winter K, Bierhoff E.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Nov;49(5):905-6.

Publications of books (editor)

1998: „Klinikleitfaden Dermatologie“, Urban&Fischer (editor)

1998: „Kollagenosesprechstunde“, Reha-Verlag (editor)

2001: „Lightfaden Dermatologische Therapie“, Urban&Fischer (editor)

2002: „Klinikleitfaden Ästhetische Medizin“, Urban&Fischer (editor)

2003: „Klinikleitfaden Dermatologie, 2nd ed.“ elsevier (editor)

2006: „Facharztprüfung Dermatologie“, 1st ed. Elsevier (editor)

2007: „Dermatologische Therapie“, 1st ed. Elsevier (editor)

Last GCP-Training: 31Jan2009

Clinical studies (examples)