Celebration for Freiburg doctor: Prof. Dr. Kramann is 85 years old!

Celebration for Freiburg doctor: Prof. Dr. Kramann is 85 years old!

On April 25th Professor Dr. Bernhard Kramann, an important specialist and scientist, celebrated his 85th birthday. During his impressive career, Kramann has contributed to the development of radiology in various positions. Born in Siegen as the son of a doctor couple, he began his academic career at the modern language high school in Hamm/Westphalia before studying medicine in Münster and Hamburg. He completed his studies with the state examination and his doctorate before marrying Gisèle Touma in Beirut in 1966.

After graduating from high school, Kramann worked as a medical assistant in Westphalia and Lower Saxony before doing military service at the Air Force Aviation Medical Institute in Fürstenfeldbruck from 1968 to 1970. After training as a specialist in radiology at the Rechts der Isar Clinic in Munich, he completed his habilitation in 1978 and was appointed senior physician. A significant step in his career was moving to the Homburg campus on October 1, 1983, where he worked as director of the radiodiagnostics department. This facility was later renamed the “University Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology”.

A legacy in research and teaching

Professor Kramann retired on April 30, 2006 after more than two decades of dedicated research, teaching and patient care. His research focus was on the further development of medical devices, working closely with the fields of vascular surgery and angiology. In addition to his clinical work, he co-authored the first English-language book on “Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography” in 1973 and contributed to his field through numerous publications.

However, his commitment was not limited to science. He chaired the Faculty of Medicine's Animal Welfare Commission until his retirement and had an active role in the university's France Center, which he directed from 1998 to 2002. Kramann was also editor of the volume "Uncanny Similarities. Society and Identity in France and Germany" and gave a speech on the 50th anniversary of the Homburg/Saar Lions Club, where he emphasized the importance of service in a civil society, an idea that was also taken up by Economics Minister Anke Rehlinger.

Innovations and support in the medical sector

Part of Kramann's legacy is the significant achievements that emerge from clinical practice. However, current discussions show that the medical community lacks the necessary support structures. Loud Medical Journal These structural deficiencies hinder the documentation of observations and the implementation of small pilot projects by practicing physicians. Traditionally, medical innovations come predominantly from university research and the pharmaceutical industry, while the valuable contributions of practicing physicians often remain unused.

Examples from the past illustrate how important the connection between research and practice is. The use of prednisolone in HIV patients and the agonist therapy of alcohol dependence represent impressive models of success that were driven forward by targeted feedback and documentation from practice. In order to promote such successes in the future, new funding institutes are essential.

The diverse career and commitment of Professor Dr. Bernhard Kramann are a significant legacy in the medical community. His achievements and innovations not only aim to advance radiology, but also the close collaboration between research and practical application. In this sense, it is also the responsibility of subsequent generations of doctors to create suitable structures to ensure and promote medical progress.