Volker Schumpelick

Volker Schumpelick (October 12, 1944 – January 17, 2022) was a German professor and researcher.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Schumpelick born in Jena, Germany.[4][5] He was the third of five children born to a family of physicians.[4] He spent his childhood in Hamburg and began his medical studies in 1965 at universities in Munich and Berlin.[4] He completed his medical degree in 1970 after training in Hamburg, Göttingen, and New York.[4][5] Schumpelick started his surgical training at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf under Hans Wilhelm Schreiber.[4]

Career

In his early academic career, Schumpelick received the Kurt-Hartwig-Siemers Scholarship (1976) and the Martini Award (1978) for his scientific work.[4] His habilitation thesis was on the surgical treatment of gastro-duodenal stress ulcers.[4] In 1985, he became the head of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital (RWTH) in Aachen, making him the youngest professor to hold this position.[4]

Although initially not focused on hernia, Schumpelick later made significant contributions to its study.[4] He popularized the Shouldice technique in Germany and wrote a textbook on hernia in 1987.[4] His work led to the Schumpelick classification for inguinal hernias, which influenced the European Hernia Society (EHS) classification system.[4] In 1994, he initiated the first international hernia meeting in St. Moritz, which eventually led to the formation of the World Hernia Society.[4]

During the 1990s, Schumpelick focused on the use of synthetic meshes in hernia repair and pioneered the "Light Weight Mesh Concept."[4]

In 2001, Schumpelick founded the German Hernia Society, which became the largest national chapter of the EHS under his guidance.[4] He served as the president of the EHS from 2013 to 2016 and organized the 4th International Hernia Congress in Berlin in 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Abschiedssymposium für Professor Schumpelick". aachener-zeitung-online. May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Conze, J. (October 1, 2017). "Tribute to Volker Schumpelick, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Hernia". Hernia. 21 (5): 665–666. doi:10.1007/s10029-017-1645-4. PMID 28884464 – via Springer Link.
  3. ^ PMC, Europe. "Europe PMC". europepmc.org. PMID 35195732.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Conze, Joachim (April 1, 2022). "Farewell Volker Schumpelick". Hernia. 26 (2): 387–388. doi:10.1007/s10029-022-02603-z. PMID 35298723 – via Springer Link.
  5. ^ a b Siewert, J. R. (March 1, 2022). "Nachruf auf Prof. Dr. med. Volker Schumpelick". Der Chirurg. 93 (3): 256. doi:10.1007/s00104-022-01609-8 – via Springer Link.