Friedrich E KRUSE, MD
Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich E. Kruse,
MD Professor and Chairman Dept. Ophthalmology University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Schwabachanlage 6 91054 Erlangen Germany

Education
1965-1969 Elementary School, Berlin
1969-1977 Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster, Berlin
1977-1984 Medical School (including preclinical school) at the Free University, Berlin and Ruprecht-Karis-Universität, Heidelberg
1980-1982 Student teacher at the Department for Biochemistry at the Free University Berlin 1982-1985 Doctoral thesis "Modulation of intracellular amino acids in hepatocytes, perfused liver and fibroblasts" 1983

Professional career
1984 Doctoral degree
1984-1988 Residency at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany
1988-1990 Research Fellowship, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida/USA
1990-1991Research Instructor at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida/USA
1992 German Board of Ophthalmology
1993 Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany Professoral thesis Function of corneal stem and transient amplifying cells"
1993 Assistant Professor
1994 - 2000 European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)
2000 Associate Professor

Positions
Past President EUCornea (European Cornea Society),
Member Program Committee European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), Member Program Committee World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC), International Council Ophthalmology, Member International Intra-Ocular Implant Club.

Awards
2009 Bowman Lecture Bowman Club (British Cornea Society), Liverpool, England , Nottingham, England
2011 Norman Galloway Lecture University of Nottingham 2012 Senior Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
2013 Eduard Zirn Lecture Tissue Banks International - Santa Monica, CA, USA
2014 Gold Fellow Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
2014 Charles Tillet Lecture Tissue Banks International/Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore MD, USA
2014 Kersley Lecture Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association of England, London, England
2015 David Easty Lecture Bowman Club XVII Annual Meeting in Bristol, England 2017 Clement McCulloch Lecture University of Toronto/Canada
2020 Scientific Achievement Price German Society for Intraocular Lens Implantation and Refractive Surgery
2020 Honorary Member, Columbian Ophthalmology Society
2020 Società Italiana Trapianto di Cornea e Superficie Oculare Gold Medal Award - Naples, Italy
2021 Asia Cornea Foundation (ACF) Medal

Publications
More than 250 peer-reviewed articles

Research interests
Research interests cover all aspects of corneal surgery especially lamellar surgery such as DMEK and DALK as well as ocular surface reconstruction such as stem cell therapy. External research in the area of corneal biology including corneal stem cells and endothelium