Ludwig M. Heindl, MD, PhD

Center for Ophthalmic Oncology and Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Dr. Dr. Ludwig M. Heindl holds the life-time university professorship in ophthalmology and is the director of the Ophthalmic Oncology and Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center. His clinical expertise includes advanced diagnosis and treatment of eyelid, lacrimal, orbital, and ocular surface diseases, and tumors in and around the eye. Dr. Heindl has published more than 350 peer-reviewed papers in several international journals. He was honored with the Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Leonhard-Klein-Award by the German Society of Ophthalmology (DOG), Erwin-Niehaus Award for Ophthalmology, and so on. He is currently a full member of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) and serves on the editorial board of various journals.