Detlev Erdmann, MD, PhD

Quotable:
I feel very fortunate, working in an environment like Duke's where excellence is a daily routine.

Dr. Detlev Erdmann is currently focusing on research concerning the engineering of new bone tissue. His work will ultimately lead to the improvement of current operative techniques and postoperative treatments.

He presently serves as the Director of Clinical Research at Duke and specializes in all aspects of aesthetic surgery; including liposuction, post-bariatric surgery, general reconstructive surgery, and microsurgery.

Over the years he has published more than 50 articles in nationally as well as internationally recognized journals. And he has participated in several Interplast missions to third world countries where he provided plastic surgery to children and adults with severe congenital or acquired deformities of the face, trunk, and extremities. Through these missions and all of his work, Dr. Erdmann has found the perfect medium; a way to make other people happy and be happy with himself.

Department:
Surgery

Division:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Training:
  • MD, University of Munich, Germany, 1990

Residency:
  • General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1998

Fellowship:
  • Plastic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2000
  • Hand Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2003
  • Clinical Associate, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2000-2001

Other Degrees:
  • PhD, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2004
  • MHSc, Duke University Medical Center, 2007
  • Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Clinical Interests:
All aspects of cosmetic surgery, including breast, face, and post-bariatric (weight loss) plastic surgery ('tummy tuck', brachioplasty, thigh lift); craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma; reconstructive surgery, including acquired defects of the head and neck, chest/abdomen/trunk and extremities; microsurgery