Andreas MELZER
Professor Andreas MELZER, MD, DDS, FMedSci
Professor and Chair of Medical Technology, Foundation Director of IMSaT
Institute for Medical Science and Technology, University of Dundee, UK
Professor of Computer Assisted Surgery and Director of ICCAS
Innovation Center for Computer Assisted Surgery, University Leipzig
Professor of FUS and “1000 Expert”, Chongqing University of Technology, China
Curriculum Vitae
Andreas Melzer was born in 1960 and after studies in Mainz and Tübingen he qualified in Dentistry DDS in 1989 and as MD in 1993. He has 28 years experiences in the development of medical technologies named on 103 patents and over 200 publications. He completed his research and work in Germany at the University of Applied Sciences, Gelsenkirchen where he built up the first integrated teaching OR with MRI, CT and minimally invasive surgery workplace and completed a project on MRI guided heart valve implantation as Visiting Professor at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH. Since 2006 he is Professor of Medical Technology and Founding Director of the Institute for Medical Science and Technology and he serves as Director of the Joint Research Institute Medical Technology of the Northern Research partnership and is Honorary Clinical Professor at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee. IMSaT has exceeded € 35 million total project budget in the last 7 years The current IMSaT strategy developed by Professor Melzer is focused on a synergistic program of translational research of basic science towards novel biomedical and clinical applications. Through the Marie Curie and FP/ programme, he was awarded €4.5 million in 6 projects for the development of MRI-guided interventions and focused ultrasound including targeted drug delivery. In 2014 he has been appointed as Professor of Computer Assisted Surgery and Director of ICCAS the Innovation Center for Computer Assisted Surgery of the University Leipzig, Germany. In the same year he has been invited and one of 1000 experts to serves as Professor of FUS at Chongqing University, China
Relevant Profile
My profile is uniquely multi disciplinary with main research interest are in the area of development of novel image guided diagnostic therapeutic techniques. This program includes the development of improved work flow using computer modeling and simulation to increase efficiency, efficacy and safety of medical procedures towards the next generation health care system.
1. Since 2006 IMSaT, University Dundee, UK first Center of Excellence for GE for MR guided Interventions and Surgery with a team of >100 persons including students pioneering the use of modeling a simulation (using Delmia Quest among other tools) for next generation non invasive surgery and interventional techniques and to develop, the next generation of Operating Theatre
2. Since 2014 ICCAS Leipzig Germany: a group of >50 Scientist is dealing with the improvements of Surgical WorkFlow, Model based Therapy and developing the digital patient model for Health Care 4.0.
3. Since 2014 Chongqing University of Technology, China, invited 1000 long term plan specialist to develop a new Sino European Center on MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery and Targeted Drug Delivery and other computer assisted diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
4. Involved in more than 10 national and international groups and biomedical societies with organizing regular Medical Technology, Sessions, Seminars, Symposia and Conferences.
a. 2016 international Society for Medical Innovation and Technology www.iSMIT.org (Conference President 2000 and 2006)
b. 2017 Society for Focused Ultrasound Therapy www.EUFUS.org, conference co-chair 2013&15
c. Special Session CAS @ BMT German Society for Medical Technologies DGBMT (2020 designated conference chair)
d. 2016 and 2017 Fraunhofer Symposium German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques DGE-BV; (proposed 2021 Conference President)
e. 2016 and 2017 Winter Meeting the Technology Committee of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery EAES
Main subject of the recent activities are Novel Technologies, Hospital of the Future and HealthCare 4.0
Selected Publications (Invited)
1. A.Melzer, S.Cochran, P.Prentice, M.P.MacDonald, Z.G.Wang and A.Cuschieri, “The importance of physics to progress in medical treatment” INVITED by Lancet (2012) 379 (9825) 1534 – 43
2. Melzer A “Principles of MR-guided interventions, surgery, navigation, and robotics”. INVITED by Bundesgesundsheitsblatt Germany 53(8):768-75 (2010)
3. Melzer A “Technology in the operating theatre of the future - Integration of imaging methods in image guided surgery” INVITED by Zentralblatt für Chirurgie, 133 (3) 197 - 200 (2008)
4. Melzer A, Gutmann B, Remmele T, Wolf R, Lukoscheck A, Bock M, Bardenheuer H, and Fischer H, “INNOMOTION first Robot for percutaneous image-guided interventions” INVITED by IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Magazine 27 (3) 66 - 73 (2008)
5. Melzer A, Schmidt A, Kipfmuller K, Gronemeyer G, Seibel R. Technology and principles of tomographic image-guided interventions and surgery. INVITED by Surgical Endoscopy-Ultrasound and Interventional Techniques, Vol 11, Issue 9, 946-956 (1997)
6. Melzer A, Schurr MO, Buess G, Schmidt A, Seibel RMM, Groenemeyer DHW. Medical approach to system science. INVITED by Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies, Vol 4, Issue 5-6, 301-308 (1995)
7. Melzer A, Schurr MO, Kunert W, Buess G, Voges U, Meyer JU. Intelligent Surgical Instrument System ISIS. Concept and Preliminary experimental application of components and prototypes. INVITED by Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Technologies, Vol 1, Issue 3, 165-170 (1993)
Selected publications in the last 5 years
Gourevich D, Dogadkin O, Volovick A, Wang L, Gnaim J, Cochran S, Melzer A. Ultrasound-mediated targeted drug delivery with a novel cyclodextrin-based drug carrier by mechanical and thermal mechanisms. J Control Release. 2013;170(3):316-24.
Saliev T, Feril LB Jr, Nabi G, Melzer A. Targeted manipulation of apoptotic pathways by using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound in cancer treatment. Cancer Lett. 2013 ;338(2):204-8.
Melzer A, Cochran S, Prentice P, MacDonald MP, Wang Z, Cuschieri A. The importance of physics to progress in medical treatment. Lancet. 2012;379(9825):1534-43.
Zangos S, Melzer A, Eichler K, Sadighi C, Thalhammer A, Bodelle B, Wolf R, Gruber-Rouh T, Proschek D, Hammerstingl R, Müller C, Mack MG, Vogl TJ. MR-compatible assistance system for biopsy in a high-field-strength system: initial results in patients with suspicious prostate lesions. Radiology. 2011;259(3):903-10.
Chen S, Wang L, Duce SL, Brown S, Lee S, Melzer A, Cuschieri A, André P. Engineered biocompatible nanoparticles for in vivo imaging applications. J Am Chem Soc. 2010;132(42):15022-9.
Editorial functions and Review boards
Co-Editor in Chief Endoscopic Surgery and Allied Technologies ESAT 1993-1996
Technology Editor Surgical Endoscopy 1995-2003
Assistant Editor Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies since 1996
2005 Endoskopie Heute, Thieme Publisher
2007 Computer aided Radiology and Surgery
2009 Editorial Board Surgical Endoscopy
since 2010 Member of LS7 panel of European Research Council ERC.
Reviewer for BMBF, Wellcome Trust, EPSRC, and MRC
Reviewer for the Governments of: Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland.
Co-organizer and chairman of medical conferences and member of medical societies
General Secretary of the international Society for Medical Innovation and Technology www.iSMIT.org
CoFounder and General Secretary of the European Society for Focused Ultrasound Therapy www.EUFUS.org
Board member/counselor of 1) German Society for Endoscopy and Imaging Techniques DGE-BV; 2) German Society for Medical Technologies DGBMT; 3) German Roof Association of Societies of Medical Technologies DVMT 4) counselor of the European Alliance of Biomedical Engineering Society EAMBES.
Permanent Member of the Technology Committee of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery EAES, organizer of the Winter Meetings.
Chairman of 1) MRI Technology in Medicine Committee at DGBMT; 2) Endoscopic Surgery AA Committee on German Standards DIN; 3) MRI Terms and Definitions working group at Germans Standards DIN AA Magnetic Resonance; 4) Microsystems in Medicine Committee 4.6 of GMM and VDE/VDI 1996-2004