Carl-Evert Jonsson April 15, 1936 – March 28, 2025 Carl-Evert Jonsson was one of the founders of EURAPS. He was an active member of the Association till his retirement in 1998. As a senior member he was still connected to EURAPS till 2006. Carl-Evert was born and raised in Umeå, Sweden, studied medicine (1957-1964) at the University of Uppsala, obtained......
28 March, 2025
Hans-Ulrich SteinauApril 27, 1946 – February 26, 2025 On February 26, 2025, after a long illness, Hans-Ulrich Steinau passed away peacefully at the age of 78, surrounded by his family in Bochum, the place where he had served as the long-time director of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Severe Burns at the Bergmannsheil University Hospital. Many students owe their......
26 February, 2025
Kob WintschOctober 13, 1931 – February 3, 2025 Kob Wintsch was born to Swiss parents on October 13, 1931, on the island of Borneo in the then Dutch colony of Indonesia. His father’s job as a surveying engineer for the Dutch Shell company meant frequent relocations; the family also lived temporarily on Sumatra and Java. The Japanese occupation during World......
03 February, 2025
One of the great pioneers of microsurgery in Sweden died at Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg on October 19, 2024 at the age of 83 years after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Ingemar was born in Blekinge in the south of Sweden on September 29, 1941 and maintained his connection with the region for his entire life. His father was......
19 October, 2024
Viktor E. MeyerMarch 5, 1937- October 18, 2024 Viktor Meyer was born in 1937. He graduated at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 1966. His surgical education was mainly at the Academic Medical Center of the University of Zurich and at the Institute for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University Medical Center, USA. He was Board certified in General......
18 October, 2024