DR JEAN CLAUDE GUIMDERTEAU

Jean-Claude Guimberteau M.D. is founder of the Aquitaine Hand Institute, research director and former president (2012) of the French Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.

He is a member of the French Society of the Hand (GEM) and the French Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (SOFCPRE).

Dr. J.C.GUIMBERTEAU has always been fascinated throughout his surgical career by the sliding and flexibility of tissues and structures.
He was trained at the University of Bordeaux Hospital in 1968-1980. Then he did his military service in Benin (Africa) 1973-1974

From the beginning of his training, he was one of the pioneers in microsurgery and transplantation.

He took part in the first operations of reimplantations and free transfers of organs by microsurgery as an intern and then as head of clinic at the Hand and Plastic department of the University of Bordeaux (Dr AJM. Goumain and Pr J. Baudet).

In 1977, he spent 6 months as a guest member of Pr J.M.Converse in New York (USA) and Pr R. Millard in Miami (USA).

Introducing innovative concepts in hand anatomy, physiology and repair of secondary flexor tendons, he was supported for many years by Pr Cl. Verdan (Lausanne Switzerland) and Pr H.E. Kleinert. (Louisville, USA).

He was a pioneer in hand surgery by innovating a technique of flexor tendon reconstruction using vascularized islet transfers and performed the first vascularized allotransplantations of flexor tendons. 1991

This allowed him to lecture in many foreign countries for years until today and to receive foreign residents.

Fascinated by the sliding of organs, especially tendons, he undertook an exploration of the structures first with the microscope and then with the endoscope.

Confronted every day with these observations of flexibility and slippage, he had no satisfactory academic physiological and mechanical explanation.

The work of A. KAPANDJI initiated and encouraged his research.

Then the exploration and the adventure began.

Learned societies:

1977: Member of the Southwestern Surgical Society
1978: Member of the French Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1978 : Member of the Group for the Advancement of Microsurgery (G.A.M.)
1986 : Member of the French College of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
1988 : Foreign member of the Italian Society of Hand Surgery
1990 : Foreign member of the Swiss Society of Hand Surgery
2003: Full member of the French Society of Hand Surgery
2004: Member of the French College of Hand Surgery
2007: Member of the National Academy of Surgery

Titles:

1967 : Appointment to the Externat in Medicine.
1971 : Nomination to the Internat des Hôpitaux de Bordeaux (Bronze Medal).
1976 : Diploma in Tropical Medicine.
1977 : Appointment as Chief of Clinic of the Hospitals in Surgery.
1977 : Doctor of Medicine No 33 1 05143 3 : Thesis : Microsurgical Fibula free transfer. Microsurgical Fibula free transfer.
1979 : Qualification in General Surgery.
1980 : Qualification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
1980-1992 : Consultant in Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery at the Children’s Hospital (Department of Professor Bondonny).
1984 : Founding President of the Association Urgence Main et Face, Bordeaux.
1988: Founding member of the Aquitaine Hand Institute.
1993: President of SOS Mains Aquitaine.
1997-2007: Member of the hand surgery and microsurgery boards of the French Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
1999-2011: Head of the Research Unit at the French Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
2001-2011 : Responsible for the emergency referral center specialized in hand surgery. POSU Emergencies St Martin.
2003-2007 : Membre du Comité “Tendon surgery” à la «International Federation Surgery Hand»
2003 – 2007 : Coordinator of the Federation of Emergency Hand Services for the Aquitaine Region.
2007 : Elected Member of the National Academy of Surgery.
2007 – 2011: Election as Secretary General of the European Federation of Emergency Hand Services: FESUM.
2008: Appointment Member of the High Authority of Health
2010 : Election to the position of 2nd vice president of the SOFCPRE.
2011 : Appointment to the position of 1st vice president of the SOFCPRE.
2012 : Appointment to the position of President of the SOFCPRE.

List of books: endovivo.bsma.fr/livres

List of films: endovivo.bsma.fr/films

List of articles: endovivo.bsma.fr/articles