Florian Draenert Deutsch
Prof. Florian G. Draenert, MD, DDS, PhD

Prof. · MD · DDS · PhD

Florian G. Draenert

Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery · Specialist in Oral Surgery · Plastic Surgery · Implantology

Physician and dentist. Research on bone grafting and biomaterials, habilitation in oral and maxillofacial surgery, professor at the University of Marburg. Management consultant in healthcare before his surgical career. Own surgical clinic in Munich since 2015.

Medicine
MD, University of Ulm
Dentistry
DDS, University of Munich (LMU)
Habilitation
University of Mainz, 2010
Professorship
University of Marburg, 2012

Milestones

The key research results and inventions in chronological order, each with its source.

  1. 1988

    Antibiotic, cytostatic and antiviral compound from carnivorous plants

    Discovery and investigation of the agent “Dionin” from the Venus flytrap; international patent application.

    PCT/EP88/00968 · Junge Wissenschaft 1989 · BASE journal 1990
  2. 1997

    First in vivo gene transfer into the oesophagus

    First liposome-mediated gene transfer into oesophageal tissue in the living organism.

    Gut 1997; 41: 549–556
  3. 1995 – 2007

    First mechanically stable steam sterilisation of biological bone grafts

    The first method to steam-sterilise bone grafts without loss of stiffness; own patent application.

    DE 195 43 110.3 · Biomaterials 2007; 28: 1531–1538
    First mechanically stable steam sterilisation of biological bone grafts – Figure from the original publication
  4. 2009

    First proof of the biological corrosion of polyethylene biomaterials

    First demonstration that polyethylene facial implants undergo surface oxidation and corrosion in the body.

    Acta Biomaterialia 2009; 5: 1158–1162
    First proof of the biological corrosion of polyethylene biomaterials – Figure from the original publication
  5. 2014 – 2016

    Proof of the problems associated with allogeneic bone blocks

    Proof of the complications of donor bone blocks in vertical ridge augmentation: a prospective study was stopped after six cases because complications occurred in five.

    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016; 122: e31–e43 · J Biomed Mater Res A 2014; 102: 1605–1613
    Proof of the problems associated with allogeneic bone blocks – Figure from the original publication
  6. 2016 – 2017

    3D bending technique for shell-technique bone augmentation

    Biomaterial shells bent individually on a 3D-printed model of the jaw; patent application family.

    EP2017-063577 · DE 10 2017 004 976 · DE 10 2017 005 · Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2017; 123: 651–660
    3D bending technique for shell-technique bone augmentation – Figure from the original publication
  7. 2023

    First proof of corundum removal technology in dental implant production

    First demonstration and evaluation of the cleaning technology that removes residues of the blasting agent corundum in the production of dental implants.

    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023
    First proof of corundum removal technology in dental implant production – Figure from the original publication

Figures from the respective original publications. Copyright: Draenert and the publisher named in each case (Elsevier or Wiley); reproduced with citation and reference to the publication. Click to enlarge.

48papers in peer-reviewed journals (as of 27 March 2023)
3patent applications or families
3doctoral theses and habilitation

Impact points and citations – ISI Web of Science, as of 27 March 2023, original papers only

97.558impact points in total
45.921impact points as first author
56.064impact points as first and senior author
8h-index
176citations (mean 6.29 per item)

Career

  • 1990 – 1997Medical school, University of Ulm, final state examination in March 1997; study periods in Zurich and New York (Cornell / Sloan)
  • 1997MD thesis (Dr. med.), University of Ulm, magna cum laude
  • 1997 – 2002Dental school, University of Munich (LMU) and University of Freiburg
  • 1998Visiting Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles (October to December)
  • 1998 – 2002Management consultant, The Wilkerson Group / IBM Healthcare Consulting, London and Munich
  • 2002State dental examination, University of Munich; licensed as dentist
  • 2002 – 2008Resident and specialist, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Munich (Prof. M. Ehrenfeld)
  • 2003Licensed as physician
  • 2006DDS thesis (Dr. med. dent.), University of Munich, magna cum laude
  • 2007Board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • 2008 – 2012Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz (Prof. W. Wagner)
  • 2010Habilitation (PhD) in oral and maxillofacial surgery, University of Mainz
  • 2011Additional qualification in plastic surgery
  • 2012Professor, University of Marburg
  • 2012 – 2015Head of department and vice director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg (Prof. A. Neff)
  • 2014Board certification in oral surgery
  • since 2015Owner and director of a clinic for oral and maxillofacial surgery and implantology, Munich
  • since 2016Registered with the General Dental Council, United Kingdom, with the specialist title Oral Surgery (GDC 266980)
  • 2021Recognition of medical and dental diplomas and of the specialist title in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Switzerland (MEBEKO)

Qualifications and memberships

  • Licensed physician and dentist (Germany)
  • Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Specialist in oral surgery
  • Additional qualification in plastic surgery
  • Certified specialist in implantology (DGI)
  • Certified in cone beam CT
  • Certified investigator for clinical trials
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Member of DGZMK and DGI
Lecture at the German Society of Implantology (DGI)
Lecture at the German Society of Implantology (DGI)

Research

Bone augmentation, biomaterials, imaging and 3D planning

Research focuses on bone augmentation and implantology, biomaterials and bone substitutes, imaging and 3D planning. The work was carried out at the universities of Ulm, Munich, Mainz and Marburg, among others in collaboration with the ERC research group of Prof. W. E. G. Müller in Mainz.

Fluorescence microscopy from bone augmentation research – Draenert et al., J Biomed Mater Res A 2014 · © Draenert / Wiley Periodicals
Fluorescence microscopy from bone augmentation research – Draenert et al., J Biomed Mater Res A 2014 · © Draenert / Wiley Periodicals

Patent applications

  • 1988Compound with antibiotic, cytostatic and/or antiviral activity from carnivorous plantsPCT/EP88/00968
  • 1995Sterile bone material of native origin for transplantation and method for heat sterilisation of the bone materialDE 195 43 110.3
  • 2016Method for the individual manufacture of a biomaterial shell for the reconstruction of bone defectsEP2017-063577 · DE 10 2017 004 976 · DE 10 2017 005

Management consulting

Strategy consulting in healthcare, 1998 – 2002

From 1998 to 2002 – alongside dental school – Florian Draenert worked as a management consultant at The Wilkerson Group, a New York-based strategy consultancy specialised in healthcare, acquired by IBM in 1997 and continued as IBM Healthcare Consulting. Based in London and Munich: associate consultant 1998–2000, consultant 2000–2001, senior consultant 2002, leading two projects.

24 projects for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, venture capital firms and investment banks

9Due diligencetechnical and financial assessment of companies and acquisition targets, among others in oncology, haematology, critical care, radiodiagnostics and implants for orthopaedics and dentistry; an expert report for a London Stock Exchange listing
6R&D strategyfor biotechnology and medical device companies, among others in antibody technologies, drug delivery, cardiology and neurodegenerative diseases
4Acquisition strategyscreening and analysis of acquisition targets for pharmaceutical and engineering companies
3Market and pricing strategypre-launch pricing of a cardiology drug, market analyses in medical devices and pharmaceutical chemicals
2Reengineering and e-businessrestructuring of marketing and sales in oncology; strategy for an OTC e-marketplace

Publications

List of publications

Complete list. Titles link to PubMed.

Peer-reviewed journals

Show all 48 papers

Other publications

  • 2026Draenert FG. Implantatgetragene Vollversorgungen in Kombination mit moderner Implantattechnologie (CME-Fortbildung). ZI Zahnärztliche Implantologie 2/2026, Springer Medizin
  • 2013Draenert GF, Huetzen D. Knochenaugmentation komplexer Defekte. Implantologie Journal 2/2013: 24–38
  • 2012Draenert GF, Schiegnitz E, Telkes S, Stender E, Kämmerer PW. Morphologischer Vergleich zirkulärer Osteotomien durch zwei verschiedene Trepansysteme in vitro. Z Zahnärztl Implantol 27(1): 16–23
  • 2010Draenert GF, Huetzen D, Eletr S, Kämmerer PW. Demineralisierter Knochen und Knochentransplantate im DVT. Digital Dental News
  • 2008Eletr S, Gebhart F, Sagheb K, Draenert GF. Weichteildarstellung auf Basis von DICOM-Daten dentaler DVT-Geräte. Digital Dental News 2(11): 14–18
  • 1992Draenert GF. A theory on the replication mechanisms of prions. BASE journal 10(1): 42–45
  • 1990Draenert GF. Dionin – discovery and investigation of a therapeutic chemical from Venus's-flytrap. BASE journal 8(1): 41–46
  • 1989Draenert GF. Dionin – Entdeckung und Erforschung eines Chemotherapeutikums. Junge Wissenschaft 15: 32–37

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