Ulrich Otto von Oppell

Background

Oppell, Ulrich Otto von was born on September 11, 1954 in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Heinrich Dirk and Anne-Marie Elisabet von Oppell.

Education

Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1977; FCS, College of Medicine, South Africa, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cape Town, 1992.

Career

Intern, Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg, 1978; medical officer, Urban Chest Clinic, Johannesburg, 1979-1981; resident/registrar, Johannesburg General Hospital/Hillbrow Hospital, 1982-1986; cardiothoracic surgeon, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1987-1991; principal surgeon, cardiothoracic, Groote Shuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1992; professor cardiothoracic surgery, U. Cape Town, since 1993. Grant evaluator Medical Research Council South Africa, since 1992, Medical Research Council representative to Taiwan, 1993. Examiner College of Medicine of South Africa, since 1991.

Journal reviewer Annals of Thoracic Surgery, since 1992. Guest lecturer S. African Cardiac Society, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Ulrich Otto von Oppell has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain S. African Defense Force, 1979-1980. Member Society Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa (chairman 1992-1995), Medical Association of South Africa, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, hiking, horseback riding.

Connections

Married Angelika Maria Herrmann, February 25, 1995. Children: Bianca G., Stephanie E., Dominique L.

Father:

Heinrich Dirk Oppell

Mother:

Anne-Marie Elisabet Oppell

Spouse:

Angelika Maria Herrmann

child:

Bianca G. Oppell

child:

Dominique L. Oppell

child:

Stephanie E. Oppell