Prof. Ralf U. Peter MD, PhD, Col (Res.) MC
1959, February 10: Born in Dillenburg, Germany, as the eldest of four children
1965 – 1966: Elementary school 1st – 2nd grade, Public school Dillenburg
1966 – 1970: German School Rourkela, India
1970 – 1971: American High School, Dhaka, East Pakistan
1971 – 1972: German School Rourkela, India
1972 – 1978: Secondary School, Dillenburg, Germany
June 1978: Maturition exam
Oct. 78 – Oct 84: Studies of medicine at the Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
Feb 83 – May 83: Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School (chairman: Prof. Dr. T.B. Fitzpatrick)
Oct 84 – May 86: Residencies in Dermatology and Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital Giessen, Germany
May 86 – Sep 87: Commander of the Medical Unit, Steuben Barracks Giessen Germany
June 6. 1986: Defense of Doctoral Thesis, Dr. med., at the University of Giessen
January 26, 1996: Defense of Habilitation Thesis at the University of Munich, promotion Dr. med. Habil. and endowment of the venia legendi for dermatology
June 1996: Institution as a Senior Lecturer for Dermatology, Free State of Bavaria at the University of Munich
Nov 87 – Feb 97: Investigator, Principal Investigator, Deputy Director, Institute of Radiobiology, Armed Forces Medical Academy, Munich
May 88 – Feb 97: Residency in Dermatology (Board Certification: Nov. 1991), later consultant in dermatologic Radiotherapy and Oncology at the Dept. of Dermatology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich (Chairman 1987-1991: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. O. Braun-Falco, since October 1991: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. G. Plewig)
Feb 97 – Sep 2002: Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Dermatology and Venerology of the University of Ulm, and Chief of the Dept. of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology of the Federal Armed Forces Hospital in Ulm, Germany
Oct 2002-Jul 2012: Medical Director & CEO, Majority Shareholder of the Center for Vascular Surgery and Dermatology, Ulm-Blaustein, Germany Continuing Research and teaching affiliation with the University of Ulm as Honorary Professor of Dermatology of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Since Jul. 2012: Hospital and Medical Director, Capio Blausteinklinik, Ulm-Blaustein,
Scientific Record: more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, 2 books Associate editor, Pigment Cell Research 1998 – 2002 Editor-in-Chief, German Journal of Wound Healing 2000-2006
Offices in Scientific Societies:
Treasurer, Europaean Society for Pigment Cell Research 1996-2000
President, German Society of Wound Healing 1997-1999
Vice-President, German Society of Wound Healing 2003-2005
Senator, German Society of Wound Healing 2005 -
Council Member, Initiative of Chronic Wounds (ICW)
FDP Federal Health Advisory Board to the Federeal Minister of Health (Bundesfachausschuß Gesundheit) (elected expert since Apr. 2008, Deputy Chairman Oct. 2010-Oct 2013)
Dermatologic Advisor of the Medical Expert Advisory Board to the Surgeon General of the German Federal Armed Forces (since 2005)
Memberships (Selected):
German Dermatologic Society (DDG)
Society of German Dermatologic Professionals (BvDD)
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
German Society of Wound Healing (DGfW)
German Society for Military Medicine (DGWMWP)
German Society of Academic Teachers (Hochschulverband)
Honors:
Honorary Order of the Bavarian Red Cross in Silver
Honorary Guest Professor, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
University of Beijing, China
Comes Rectoris Universitatis (Advisor to the President),
University of Augsburg, Germany
Special Honor for the Support of Women in Science and Academic Medicine
(Frauenförderpreis), University of Ulm, Germany
Senior Advisor, Capstan Capital Inc, London, UK