Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
Address
Krankenhausstr. 12
Eingang Maximiliansplatz
91054 Erlangen
Institutions
Chirurgie
Education, Training and Academic Positions
Curriculum Vitae
Professional career
| 2022 – | Spokesperson of the Liver Center, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2022 – | Head of the Pancreatic Kidney Transplantation Program, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2020 – | Deputy Clinic Director and Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2019 – | Head of Surgery Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2017 – | Head of Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2015 – 2020 | Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2013 – 2015 | Specialist and Assistant Physician, Clinic and Polyclinic for Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden |
| 2010 – 2011 | Assistant Physician, Clinic for General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Krankenhaus Landshut-Achdorf, Lehrkrankenhaus der TU München |
| 2005 – 2010 | Assistant Physician, Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München |
| 1998 – 2005 | Studies of human medicine, LMU and TU München |
Acquisition of specialisation
| 2019 | Specialist Physician for Visceral Surgery and Special Visceral Surgery |
| 2013 | Specialist Physician for General Surgery |
| 2010 | Additional qualification in emergeny medicine |
| 2008 | Specialist qualification in the rescue service |
Academic career
| 2022 | Appointment as Professor, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2016 – 2018 | Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA), FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2016 | Habilitation at the Faculty of Medicine, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2015 | Habilitation in Surgery (TU Dresden) |
| 2015 | Head of Studies Course |
| 2014 | Clinical Trial Investigator (AMG, GCP) |
| 2013 – | Research Group Leader „Cellular immunity in inflammation and cancer“ |
| 2011 – 2013 | Postdoc fellowship, Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA |
| 2007 | PhD thesis „summa cum laude“ (TU München) on the topic: "Characterisation of the biological effects of IL-22 and IL-22-BP and their immunological role during inflammatory reactions" |
Research Focus (AG Weber)
| Pancreatic cancer | |
| Tumor immunology | |
| Liquid biopsy analyses | |
| Immunopathogeneis of inflammatory reactions | |
| B cells | |
Funding
| DFG |
| BMBF |
Clinical focus and functional areas
- Oncological surgery
- Diseases of the pancreas
- Hepatobiliary, gastric and esophageal surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery incl. robotic surgery (DaVinci Xi)
- Pancreatic kidney transplantation
- Sepsis
Scientific and educational activities
Selected publications
- Brunner M, …, Weber GF. Analysis of intraoperative frozen pancreatic resection margin and prediction of postoperative pancreatic fistula risk during pancreatoduodenectomy. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 May 1;234(5):928-937.
- Benard A, …, Weber GF. Interleukin-3 is a predictive marker for severity and outcome during SARS-CoV-2 infections. Nature Communications. 2021 Feb 18;12(1):1112.
- Weber GF, Chousterman BG, He S, Fenn AM, et al.. Interleukin-3 amplifies acute inflammation and is a potential therapeutic target in sepsis. Science. 2015 Mar 13;347(6227):1260-1265.
- Weber GF, Chousterman BG, Hilgendorf I, Robbins CS, et al.. Pleural innate response activator B cells protect against pneumonia via a GM-CSF-IgM axis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2014 Jun 2;211(6):1243-56.
- Rauch PJ, Chudnovskiy A, Robbins CS, Weber GF, et al.. Innate response activator B cells protect against microbial sepsis. Science, 2012 Feb 3;335(6068):597-601.
- Weber GF, Gaertner FC, Erl W, Janssen KP, et al.. IL-22-mediated tumor growth reduction correlates with inhibition of ERK1/2 and AKT phosphorylation and induction of cell cycle arrest in the G2-M phase. The Journal of Immunology, 2006 Dec 1;177(11):8266-72.
Memberships and current offices
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGCH)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV)
- Senior Member of the Academy of Excellence of the DGAV (EA)
- Deutsche Transplantationsgesellschaft (DTG)
- Deutscher Pankreasclub (DPC)
- European Pancreatic Club (EPC)
- International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)
- Sektion Chirurgische Forschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (SCF)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie (DGfI)
- Vereinigung der Bayerischer Chirurgen e.V. (VBC)
- Chirurgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft oberer Gastrointestinaltrakt (CAOGI)
- Chirurgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leber, Galle, Pankreas (CALGP)
- Chirurgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Robotergestützte Chirurgie und Innovation (CA-Robin)
- Member of the Study Group Hepatocellular Carcinoma of the Bayerisches Zentrums für Krebsforschung (BZKF)
Prizes and awards
Selected prizes and awards
| 2022 | Senior Member of the Academy of Excellence of the DGAV |
| 2021 | Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum Prize of the VBC |
| 2019 | Travel Grant of the DGAV for Robotic Pancreatic Surgery, USA |
| 2018 | Congress President of the 22nd Chirurgische Forschungstage in Erlangen, SCF, DGCH |
| 2016 | Von-Langenbeck Prize of the DGCH |
| 2015 | Member of the Academy of Excellence of the DGAV |
| 2015 | Hugo-Schottmüller Prize of the German Sepsis Society |
Consultations
Gastric Diseases
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
PD Dr. med. Christian Krautz MHBA
Zeiten
Wednesday: 12.00--15.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
Room
Patientenanmeldung Schalter 1 -- 4
Zentrales Patientenmanagement
Monday - Thursday: 7.30 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Telephone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
- Krankenunterlagen
- Laboruntersuchungen
- Gewebebefunde (Histologie, Zytologie)
- Röntgenuntersuchungen
- Befund von Computertomografie-Untersuchungen
- Befund von Kernspintomografie-Untersuchungen
- OP-Berichte
- Arztbriefe
- Überweisungsschein
Endocrine Surgery
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
PD Dr. med. Christian Krautz MHBA
Zeiten
Monday: 8.00--12.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
Room
Patientenanmeldung Schalter 1 -- 4
Zentrales Patientenmanagement
Monday - Thursday: 7.30 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Telephone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
Surgical Consultation for Liver and Biliary Tract Diseases
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Koch
Zeiten
Tuesday: 8.30 a.m.--12.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
Room
Patientenanmeldung Schalter 1 -- 4
Appointments only upon consultation
Zentrales Patientenmanagement
Monday - Thursday: 7.30 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Telephone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
- Krankenunterlagen
- Laboruntersuchungen
- Gewebebefunde (Histologie, Zytologie)
- Röntgenuntersuchungen
- Befund von Computertomografie-Untersuchungen
- Befund von Kernspintomografie-Untersuchungen
- OP-Berichte
- Arztbriefe
- Überweisungsschein
Pancreatic Diseases
Pancreas
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
PD Dr. Maximilian Brunner
Zeiten
Friday: 08.00 a.m.--13.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
Room
Patientenanmeldung Schalter 1 -- 4
Zentrales Patientenmanagement
Monday - Thursday: 7.30 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Telephone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
- Krankenunterlagen
- Laboruntersuchungen
- Gewebebefunde (Histologie, Zytologie)
- Röntgenuntersuchungen
- Befund von Computertomografie-Untersuchungen
- Befund von Kernspintomografie-Untersuchungen
- OP-Berichte
- Arztbriefe
- Überweisungsschein
Oesophageal disease
oesophagus
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
PD Dr. med. Christian Krautz MHBA
Zeiten
Wednesday: 12.00 a.m.--15.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
91054 Erlangen
Room
Patient registration counters 1 - 4
Appointments only upon consultation
Central patient management
Monday - Tuesday: 7.30 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Phone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
- Laboratory tests
- Tissue findings (histology, cytology)
- X-ray examinations
- Findings from computer tomography examinations
- Findings from magnetic resonance imaging examinations
- OP reports
- Doctor's letters
- Referral slip
Surgical Consultation for Liver and Biliary Tract Diseases
Special consultation hour
Prof. Dr. med. Georg Weber MHBA
Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Koch
Zeiten
Tuesday: 8.30 a.m.--12.00 p.m.
Chirurgisches Zentrum
Krankenhausstr. 12, Eingang Maximiliansplatz
Room
Patientenanmeldung Schalter 1 -- 4
Appointments only upon consultation
Zentrales Patientenmanagement
Monday - Thursday: 7.30 a.m. - 16.00 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. - 14.00 p.m.
Telephone: 09131 85-33368
Fax: 09131 85-33981
Required documents
- Certificate of Insurance (health insurance card)
- Krankenunterlagen
- Laboruntersuchungen
- Gewebebefunde (Histologie, Zytologie)
- Röntgenuntersuchungen
- Befund von Computertomografie-Untersuchungen
- Befund von Kernspintomografie-Untersuchungen
- OP-Berichte
- Arztbriefe
- Überweisungsschein