Structure and organs

Founders

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. U. Joos
Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, Münster

Deutscher Hochschulverband, Bonn
Prof. Dr. Kempen, President, and Dr. Hartmer, Managing Director

Working Group for Electron Microscopy
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Wiesmann
Chair of Biomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Dresden

Senator h.c. RA A. Maccari Senator h.c. RA A. Maccari (deceased)
Chairman of the Foundation and Supervisory Board of the Augustinum Group, Munich

MIB GmbH, Münster

Organs of the Foundation

The members of the organs shall have special expertise and experience with regard to the fulfilment of the Foundation's tasks and shall support its objectives in a special way. They are obliged to manage the Foundation conscientiously and economically.

The members of the Executive Board and the Foundation Council shall, in principle, work for the Foundation on a voluntary basis. They are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses and costs actually incurred. The Foundation Council may decide on appropriate remuneration for the members of the Executive Board, provided that the time and effort invested in the Foundation justify this and the available funds permit it.

Executive Board

Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. hc Ulrich Joos

Deputy Chairperson
Dr. Ute Wegmann

Executive Board Members
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Wiesmann
Prof. Dr. Anja Kannegiesser

Foundation Council

Chairperson
Prof. Dr. med. Reiner Körfer

Deputy Chairperson
Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Erhard

Members
Dr. Regine Schuon-Joos

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees shall actively contribute to the realisation of the foundation's objectives, in particular by advising and supporting the Executive Board and the Foundation Council. Its members are appointed by the Foundation Council on the recommendation of the Executive Board for a term of four years; reappointments are permitted. In their selection, particular value is placed on professional and scientific reputation. The current Secretary General of the German Society for Surgery is an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees.

The Executive Board and the Foundation Council may jointly decide to appoint individuals to the Board of Trustees on an honorary basis if they have rendered outstanding services in connection with the foundation's purpose.

The Board of Trustees and the Scientific Advisory Board hold at least one joint meeting per year at the Fascination of Surgery conference. Here, both the Board of Trustees and the Scientific Advisory Board can present and discuss projects. Further meetings are held as required.

The members of the Board of Trustees receive free access to all content on the DCS portal and all events.

Chair
Prof. Dr. Johann Peter Hauss

Deputy Chair
Prof. Dr Hartwig Bauer

Members
Prof. Klaus Schönleben
Prof. (em.) Dr Hermann Bünte
Dipl.-Volksw. Thorsten Weinelt

Scientific Advisory Board

The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are outstanding surgeons in their field or professions related to surgery (technicians, engineers, physicists, etc.). They support the foundation's goals by actively participating in the annual Fascination of Surgery conference, conducting special surgical courses in their field and creating teaching content to develop a curriculum for their field.

They also support the foundation's goals by referring potential board members and sponsors to the foundation.

Prof. Dr. R. Körfer Director of the Duisburg Heart Centre

Prof. Dr. J. Gilsbach Emeritus Director of the Clinic for Neurosurgery, University of Aachen

Prof. Dr. Dr. K.-B. Hüttenbrink Director of the ENT Clinic, University of Cologne

Prof. Dr. R. Meffert Director of the Clinic for Trauma Surgery, University of Würzburg

Prof. (em.) Dr Hermann Bünte Emeritus Director of the Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Münster

Prof. Hans H. Wetz, MD Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Technical Orthopaedics, Münster

Prof. W. Gubisch, MD Medical Director of the Clinic for Plastic Facial Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart Prof. Dr. med. Hans H. Wetz Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Technical Orthopaedics, Münster Prof. Dr. W. Gubisch Director of the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Essen Prof. Dr. Dr. Ch. Mohr Director of the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Essen Prof. Dr. med. Hans H. Wetz Director of the Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Münster Prof. Dr. med. Hans H. Wetz Director of the Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Münster Prof. Dr. med. Hans Prof. Dr. Dr. Ch. Mohr Director of the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Essen

Prof. Dr. Dr. J. Piffkó Director of the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Szeged

Prof. Dr. L. Hertle Director of the Clinic for Urology, University of Münster

Prof. Dr. O. Peitgen Head of the Centre for Complex Systems, University of Bremen

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Wiesmann Chair of Biomaterials, Institute for Materials Science, Dresden

Prof. Dr. E. Löhle Head of Phoniatrics and Paediatric Audiology, University of Freiburg

PD Dr Th. Fillies Medical Director of the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart

Prof. Dr G. Lauer Director of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Dresden

Prof. Dr. M. Semik Chief Physician of Thoracic Surgery at Asklepios Clinic, Hamburg Harburg

Statutes (excerpts)

§ 2 Purpose (1) The purpose of the foundation is to promote science and research, education and training, including student assistance, public health and public healthcare, as well as civic engagement for charitable and benevolent purposes in the field of surgery.

(2) The purpose of the statutes is realised, for example, through

1. support for surgical training, further education and continuing education programmes,
2. organising educational events on surgical science and practice (exhibitions, presentations, lectures, seminars, conferences, workshops, courses),
3. promoting research projects and suitable medical science projects in the field of surgery, the results of which are made available to the general public in a timely and appropriate manner,
4. Awarding scholarships and grants to doctors, scientists, domestic and foreign visiting professors and lecturers, as well as students and young professionals in surgery and related disciplines from Germany and abroad on the basis of internal guidelines,
5. Purchasing and providing devices or equipment, imaging and analytical procedures, in particular electron microscopy and related technology and analyses, insofar as these are relevant to medical-biological research or surgical care, for tax-privileged corporations or corporations under public law,
6. Informing the public about the concerns and progress of surgical science and research and promoting them, in particular through internet communication and publications,
7. Promoting the willingness of citizens, companies, graduates and private organisations to support the tax-privileged purposes of the foundation through foundations, endowments and donations
8. Supporting individuals who, through no fault of their own, have fallen into hardship as a result of surgical procedures.

(3) The purpose of the foundation may also be achieved through the procurement and transfer of funds in accordance with § 58 No. 1 of the German Tax Code (AO) for the promotion of science and research, education and training, including student assistance, public health care and public health care, as well as civic engagement for charitable and benevolent purposes in the field of surgery, as well as charitable purposes of another corporation or for the realisation of these tax-privileged purposes by a public corporation.

(4) The foundation may also provide support abroad; in addition to achieving itstax-privileged purposes, its activities also serve to promote the reputation of the Federal Republic of Germany abroad.