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Co-Me congratulates Professor
Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Dr. h. c. Hans-Florian Zeilhofer. He received
the "Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 for Excellence in Computer Aided
Surgery around the Head" at the 6th International Conference on
Computer Aided Surgery around the Head. The award ceremony took place
at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
Professor Zeilhofer was honored for his outstanding work in the
field of cranio-maxillofacial surgery. In addition to his work as head
of the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery at the University
Hospital Basel, he is strongly dedicated to helping children with
malformations in developing countries. This includes training programs
for medical personnel and the development of sustained partnership
among hospitals. He will invest the prize sum of CHF 2,000 into these
activities.
Professor Zeilhofer joined the NCCR Co-Me in 2005. His current
research project "Patient
Specific Intervention Planning in CMF Surgery" aims to create a
single integrated console for planning complex facial interventions in
cranio-maxillo-facial surgery.
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