Dresden: Destruction and Rebirth - Dr. Platzbecker assumes the role of Medical Director at the University Hospital.
The Supervisory Board of University Hospital Dresden (UKD) has selected Uwe Platzbecker as their new Medical Director. This announcement was made by the Saxon Ministry of Science on a Wednesday. Platzbecker, who is a Dresden native and studied medicine there, will be taking over the position from Michael Albrecht who has been leading the clinic for 23 years. Albrecht is set to be replaced in 2025. Platzbecker has previously worked at UKD and is currently a professor of hematology at the University Hospital in Leipzig as well as the clinic director. Science Minister Sebastian Gemkow (CDU) praised Platzbecker, calling him an exceptional researcher and doctor.
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- Dr. Platzbecker, with his extensive experience in hematology as a professor at the University Hospital in Leipzig and as the clinic director, will oversee the personal details of numerous patients at the University Hospital Dresden in his new role as Medical Director.
- Born and raised in Dresden, Dr. Platzbecker studied medicine at his hometown's university and has now returned to the city's renowned University Hospital Dresden (UKD), having been selected as the new Medical Director by the hospital's Supervisory Board, following a 23-year tenure of Michael Albrecht.
- As the Medical Director of University Hospital Dresden, Dr. Platzbecker will engage with various medical departments and facilities, such as the city's numerous hospitals, to ensure the continuity of exceptional care and dedicated research, furthering advancements in the field of medicine within the state of Saxony.
