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Obesity Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery 8/2020

01-08-2020 | Obesity | Biography

Biography: Sylvia Weiner, MD, PhD

Department of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Author: Sonja Chiappetta

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 8/2020

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Dr. Sylvia Weiner is the perfect role model for young female surgeons. She is a wife, mother, head of department and internationally recognized surgeon. Dr. Weiner was born in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, the first daughter of Dr. Rudolf Alfred Weiner, a surgeon, and Dr. Carla Weiner, an anesthesiologist. Both parents were great influences on her and played major roles in her choice of a career. …
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Title
Biography: Sylvia Weiner, MD, PhD
Department of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Author
Sonja Chiappetta
Publication date
01-08-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04754-3

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