People and source evidence
Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.
Dr. Frank Riedel
Fellowship Director at HNO-Zentrum Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim — one of the EAFPS network training centres
HNO Zentrum Rhein-Neckar / Mannheim–Heidelberg training sites
Riedel’s practice biography describes otolaryngology and facial plastic surgical work, research publications and clinical teaching. It records further rhinoplasty experience with Dean Toriumi in Chicago and professional education work within European facial plastic surgery organisations.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 19 Oct 2026
EAFPS official training-centre directory, 17 September 2026 ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Dr. Cem Bulut
Fellowship Director at HNO-Zentrum Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim — one of the EAFPS network training centres
HNO Zentrum Rhein-Neckar / Mannheim–Heidelberg training sites
EAFPS official training-centre directory, 17 September 2026 ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Prof. Dr. med. Holger Gassner
Fellowship Director at Finesse Center, Regensburg — one of the EAFPS network training centres
Finesse Center, Regensburg
Holger Gassner trained in otorhinolaryngology at the Mayo Clinic and completed an AAFPRS facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle. After leading facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Regensburg for ten years, he opened the Finesse Center in 2017. His clinical work includes endonasal rhinoplasty, revision nasal surgery and deep-plane facelift surgery.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 19 Oct 2026
EAFPS official training-centre directory, 17 September 2026 ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Dr. med. Simon Bode
Fellowship Director at Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach — one of the EAFPS network training centres
Klinikum Oberberg, Gummersbach
EAFPS official training-centre directory, 17 September 2026 ↗Profile reviewed 19 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for EAFPS European Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Centre-specific directors: Frank Riedel and Cem Bulut (Mannheim), Holger Gassner (Regensburg), and Simon Bode (Gummersbach). Other centres and their directors are listed in the official EAFPS directory; the supervising centre depends on placement.
- Evidence reviewed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
EAFPS European Fellowship
A structured European post-specialist pathway combining direct mentorship and operative training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Location
- European host centres, Europe — multiple countries
- Duration
- 12 months full-time
- Clinical participation
- Hands-on operative training under direct mentorship
- International applicants
- European specialist-training criteria apply
- Funding
- No fellowship tuition; fellows cover living expenses (estimated EUR 15,000–25,000/year). Some centres provide a stipend of EUR 500–1,500 per month
- Application timing
- Confirm the current fellowship cycle
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Placement through application, interview and ranking
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Completed specialist training in ENT or plastic surgery at an accredited European centre is listed.
Published training
- Facial plastic surgery
- Facial reconstruction
- Aesthetic procedures
- Direct EAFPS faculty mentorship
Application route
Email the complete PDF package to fellowship@eafps.org. Confirmation within about 48 hours on the reviewed page; living costs estimated EUR 15,000–25,000/year with some centres offering EUR 500–1,500/month stipends.
Published application documents
- Medical degree
- Specialist certificates (ENT or plastic surgery)
- Curriculum vitae
- Two EAFPS member sponsor letters
- Completed EAFPS fellowship application form (PDF package emailed)
Published contact note: fellowship@eafps.org; EAFPS office: info@eafps.org; Nibelungenstrasse 87, D-23562 Lübeck, Germany
Official society listing · Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Official sources
- EAFPS — official fellowship page ↗
- Dr. med. Simon Bode — EAFPS official training-centre directory, 17 September 2026 ↗
Source review: 13 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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