About
Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Michalski has headed the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital since April 1, 2023, succeeding Prof. Dr. Markus W. Büchler. Career: Michalski studied medicine in Heidelberg with stays abroad in England, the USA, and Switzerland. He began as a resident at the Technical University of Munich's pancreatic research lab, completed a fellowship in surgical oncology and transplantation in Portland, USA, and took over as deputy head of transplant surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital in 2014. From 2018 to 2020 he was senior attending physician in Halle (Saale), and from 2020 to 2023 he held the chair for general and visceral surgery in Ulm. Clinical focus: His work centers on complex surgical oncology, minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, and transplant medicine, as well as surgery of the pancreas, liver, esophagus, stomach, and intestine. Research: Michalski's research interest lies in "surgical data science" — using operative data to improve therapy, including digital guardrails for surgical robots to reduce risk, as well as AI-supported treatment concepts.