Hans-Florian Zeilhofer - Engineering the Augmented Surgeon

Published: Nov. 25, 2014, 11:49 a.m.

Professor Hans-Florian Zeilhofer, born in 1952 in Freising (Germany), is an associate professor and since 2002 Head of the Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital in Basel. Additionally, he is a Chief Physician at the Kantonsspital Aarau plus Head of the Hightech Research Center of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, which was established by him.

After his studies, Hans-Florian Zeilhofer finished his doctorates at the TU München, where he habilitated in 1998. His research includes the use of computer-assisted 3D-methods in the surgery of the facial skull. Hans-Florian Zeilhofer received multiple awards for his scientific work.