Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Christine Jacobsen
Academic titles
2013 Venia legendi for the field of oral and maxillofacial disorders and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology (private lecturer)
2008 Graduated as doctor of medicine (Dr. med.)
2007 Graduated as doctor of dentistry (Dr. med. dent.)
1991 Graduated as Dr. med.
Training
2009 Specialist for oral and maxillofacial surgery
2004 Approbation as doctor (Eberhard Karls University Tübingen)
2002 Approbation as dentist (Eberhard Karls University Tübingen)
Professional experience
2015 – to date Senior doctor, Klinik Professor Sailer, Zurich
2015 – to date Instructor for the treatment of craniofacial disfigurements, Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Zurich
2009 – 2015 Senior physician, Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Zurich
2009 Fellowship Cleft lip and palate, Great Ormond Street Hospital London, Great Britain
2007 Fellowship Cleft lip and palate, Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa
2005 – 2009 Training as a consultant specialist, Clinic for Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Zurich University Hospital, Switzerland
2005 Training, Clinic for Laser Medicine, Elisabeth Hospital Berlin, Germany
2004 Training, Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of West Indies, Barbados
2004 Training, Craniofacial Team of Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2002 – 2003 Dentist, Clinic for Prosthetics and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Tübingen
2001 Training, Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart
2001 Training, Department of Orthopaedics, Military Hospital, University of Beijing, China
1999 – 2001 Night shift, Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, University of Tübingen, Germany
Awards
2006 Schmutziger Prize, Annual Congress of the SAKM
Publications
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christine_Jacobsen
Reviewer activities
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
Archives of Medical Science
Clinical Implant Research
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
Head and Neck
Investigative and Clinical Dentistry
Oral Pathology
Oral Surgery
Teaching activities
Tutor in the field of oral and maxillofacial disorders and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology, University of Zurich
Supervision of master’s theses and doctorates
Memberships
DKMGK German Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
EACMFS European Society of Cranio- Maxillo- Facial Surgery
SGLKG Swiss Association for Cleft Lip & Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
SGOLA Swiss Society for Oral Laser Applications
Further training
Diverse regular advanced and continuing training courses, including
Jaw joint surgery, Bonn
Microsurgical vascular anastomosis, Zürich
Rhinosurgery, Stuttgart
Cosmetic injection procedures botulinumtoxin and filler
Advanced training for lipotransfer, mesotherapy etc.
Certificate for cranio-neck sonography from the Germany Association for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM)
Treatment spectrum
Entire spectrum of oral and maxillofacial surgery, with a special focus on:
conservative and surgical procedures regarding the jaw joint
- Minimally invasive treatments: Injections (lavage, hyaluronic acid)
- Surgical treatment
Medicament-associated osteonecrosis/osteomyelitis
- Bone infections
- Risk patients with bone resorption inhibitory treatment
Traumatology of the facial skeleton
- Paediatric surgery = craniofacial surgery:
- Helmet therapy for positional deformations (Cranioform®)
- Cleft lip & palate
- Other facial and cranial deformities
Cosmetic surgery of the face
- Minimally invasive and surgical treatment for wrinkles (Botulinumtoxin, filler, facelift)
- Liposuction, lipotransfer
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
- Nose surgery
- Profile changing surgery (upper & lower jaw, chin surgery)
FFFS: Full facial feminisation surgery