Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert Explained

Dorothea Maria Irene Liebermann-Meffert (6 May 1930  - 3 September 2020) was a German surgeon and professor of surgery at the Technical University of Munich.

Early life

Liebermann-Meffert was born on 6 May 1930 in Rastatt, Germany, to Karl Peter and Irene (née Wrede) Meffert. She received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Freiburg in 1958.

Career

• 1958 Resident District Hospital, Bad Säckingen
• 1959 Pediatric Surgery, University Zürich
• 1960–1964 Diakonie Hospital, Freiburg
• 1965–1969 Senior resident, associate professor, Anatomy University Institute, Germany
• 1970–1987 Associate professor University Hospital general surgery, Basel
• 1987–2002 Professor surgery, Technical University of Munich
• 2003–2004 Professor clinical surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• 2004 Professor surgery, Technical University of Munich

Liebermann-Meffert became known for her 1999 biography with Hubert J. Stein of Rudolf Nissen, inventor of the Nissen fundoplication.^[1]

Personal life

Liebermann-Meffert married Eduard Karl Heinz Liebermann. Together they have four children.

Selected publications

• Rudolf Nissen and the World Revolution of Fundoplication. Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag, Heidelberg, 1999. (With Hubert J. Stein)
• A Century of International Progress and Tradition in Surgery: An Illustrated History of the International Society of Surgery. Kaden Verlag, Heidelberg, 2001. (Jointly with Harvey White)

External links

• Research Gate - Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert's scientific contributions while affiliated with Technische Universität München (Munich, Germany)

Notes and References

1. Book Review: Dorothea Liebermann-Meffert, Hubert J. Stein, "Rudolf Nissen and the World Revolution of Fundoplication". The European Journal of Surgery. 166. 9. 750. January 2000. 10.1080/110241500750008556. Johnsson. Folke. free.