About Prof. Dr. Plamen Staikov

Prof. Dr. med. Plamen Staikov 

  • Medical Director at Sachsenhausen Hospital 
  • Chief of surgical department 
  • Director of the Bariatric Academy Frankfurt am Main
  • Director of the IBC OXFORD mini-fellowship program in Germany 
  • Chairman of the MedicalNetwork Rhein-Main board

After completing her studies at OVGU Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg in 1994, Dr. Staikov started his medical career as a specialist in surgery. In 2004 he became a senior physician at the Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery at Ruppiner Kliniken GmbH, Neuruppin. From 2005 to 2008 he worked as deputy chief physician in the clinic. Between 2008-2014 Dr. Staikov worked at the Baermed.- Center for Abdominal Surgery, Hirslanden Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland. Here he founded and headed the Metabolic Center for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Since 2014 he has been working as medical director and chief surgeon at the Sachsenhausen Hospital, Frankfurt am Main.

 

Head of the IBC OXFORD training center in Germany for mini-fellowship programs

As part of the collaboration with IBC (International Bariatric Club) Oxford, heads Prof. Dr. Plamen Staikov the training center for bariatric surgeons. At the Bariatric Academy Frankurt, surgeons can complete training programs lasting several weeks and experience between 5-7 operations per day.

Honorary professor of the Kharkiv National Medical University
 

For extraordinary medical achievements and great enrichment in the field of training aspiring and experienced surgeons in laparoscopy, Dr. med. Plamen Staikov awarded an honorary professorship. As part of the collaboration, he trains numerous students and surgeons every year.

Hosts annual bariatric symposia in Frankfurt am Main
 

As head of the Bariatric Academy Frankfurt am Main, Prof. Dr. med. Plamen Staikov organises annually in November  International Bariatric Symposium. Colleagues from all over the world come to participate and to acquire new knowledge and skills in the field of bariatric surgery and to learn surgical techniques.
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