DGG Annual Conferences

Once a year, around 1,500 vascular surgeons, as well as students and members of the nursing and Allied Health Professionals in vascular medicine, gather at our annual conference. Over the course of four days at this key event, we discuss current scientific, practical and professional policy issues and work together to further develop our speciality. As part of the annual conference, we also present awards to promote science and research and honour journalists with the DGG Media Prize. The annual conferences take place at various locations across Germany. Every three years, we organise the congress as a tri-national conference in collaboration with the Austrian and Swiss Scientific Societies, held in one of the respective countries.    

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Highlights from the 42nd DGG Annual Conference 2026

The Art of

Healing, High-Tech, Excellence – Shaping Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine. Now! It was under this motto that the 42nd DGG Annual Conference took place in Frankfurt am Main from 23 to 26 September 2026. 

 

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Prof. Dr Farzin Adili opens the 42nd DGG Annual Conference
Prof. Dr Farzin Adili opens the 42nd DGG Annual Conference
Keynote lecture: Research, teaching, surgery – choose two. Attracting the next generation of academics to vascular surgery in today’s climate: Prof. Dr Martina Kadmon
Keynote lecture: Research, teaching, surgery – choose two. Attracting the next generation of academic vascular surgeons in today’s climate: Prof. Dr Martina Kadmon
A welcome address by Prof. Dr Stefan Zeuzem, MD, Goethe University Frankfurt
A welcome address by Prof. Dr Stefan Zeuzem, MD, Goethe University Frankfurt
A welcome address by Prof. Dr Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, Secretary-General of the German Society for Surgery
A welcome address by Prof. Dr Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, Secretary-General of the German Society for Surgery
Opening address by Prof. Dr Niels Zorger, German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
Opening address by Prof. Dr Niels Zorger, German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
Opening address: Prof. Dr Norbert Weiss, German Society for Angiology
Opening address: Prof. Dr Norbert Weiss, German Society for Angiology
Niels Walker took first place in the 2026 DGG Media Prize
Niels Walker was awarded first place in the 2026 DGG Media Prize
Around 1,400 participants attended the 42nd DGG Annual Conference.
Around 1,400 participants attended the 42nd DGG Annual Conference.
Session: ‘Germany Needs a Vascular Summit’, chaired by Prof. Dr Christian-Alexander Behrendt, Hamburg
Session entitled ‘Germany needs a vascular summit’, chaired by Prof. Dr Christian-Alexander Behrendt, Hamburg (first from the left)
Exhibition Forum
Exhibition Forum
Exhibition Forum
Exhibition Forum
MaGiC Award
The MaGiC winners: Elena Wilkens (3rd place), Chiara Kugel (2nd place) and Hanna Buschermöhle (1st place)
The MaGiC winners: Elena Wilkens (3rd place), Chiara Kugel (2nd place) and Hanna Buschermöhle (1st place)
Prof. Dr Maarit Venermo (Helsinki) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr Maarit Venermo (Helsinki) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr Hence J. M. Verhagen (Rotterdam) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main.
Prof. Dr Hence J. M. Verhagen (Rotterdam) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main.
Prof. Dr Anders Wanhainen (Uppsala, Sweden) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main.
Prof. Dr Anders Wanhainen (Uppsala, Sweden) was appointed a Corresponding Member at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main.
Prof. Dr Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, MD, was appointed an honorary member in Frankfurt am Main in 2026.
Prof. Dr Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, MD, was appointed an honorary member in Frankfurt am Main in 2026.
Prof. Dr Thomas Bürger, MD, was appointed an honorary member in Frankfurt am Main in 2026.
Prof. Dr Thomas Bürger, MD, was appointed an honorary member in Frankfurt am Main in 2026.
Prof. Dr Gerhard Rümenapf (Landau) was awarded the Jean Kunlin Medal
Prof. Dr Gerhard Rümenapf (Landau) was awarded the Jean Kunlin Medal
Poster session
Poster session
Exhibition Forum
Exhibition Forum
"Get on the wire! Vessel navigation" with Prof. Dr Alexander Oberhuber
"Get on the wire! Vessel navigation" with Prof. Dr Alexander Oberhuber
Next Level Learning – DGG World Café
Next Level Learning – DGG World Café
Premiere: The competition for the DGG Team Trophy was held for the first time
Premiere: The competition for the DGG Team Trophy was held for the first time
Buzzer round at the DGG Team Trophy
Buzzer round at the DGG Team Trophy
DGG Team Trophy: Surgery was carried out
DGG Team Trophy: Surgery was carried out
DGG Team Trophy: Competition on the simulators
DGG Team Trophy: Competition on the simulators
Charity run
The outgoing and newly elected Executive Board of the DGG
The outgoing and newly elected Executive Board of the DGG
PD Dr Angelos Karlas, MD, Dr rer. nat. (Erlangen) was awarded the Jörg Vollmar Prize in Frankfurt am Main. (Background image corrected using AI.)
PD Dr Angelos Karlas, MD, Dr rer. nat. (Erlangen) was awarded the Jörg Vollmar Prize in Frankfurt am Main. (Background image corrected using AI.)
Dr Johannes Hatzl (Heidelberg) was awarded the Julius Springer Prize at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main
Dr Johannes Hatzl (Heidelberg) was awarded the Julius Springer Prize at the 2026 Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main
Sophia Luise Kollien (Münster) was awarded the doctoral scholarship at the 2026 annual conference in Frankfurt am Main
Sophia Luise Kollien (Münster) was awarded the doctoral scholarship at the 2026 annual conference in Frankfurt am Main
PD Dr Nikolaos Konstantinou (Munich) received the Science Prize in Frankfurt am Main. (Background image edited using AI.)
PD Dr Nikolaos Konstantinou (Munich) received the Science Prize in Frankfurt am Main. (Background image edited using AI.)
Pia Grasso (Heidelberg) was awarded the Innovation Prize for Care at the 2026 DGG Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main
Pia Grasso (Heidelberg) was awarded the Innovation Prize for Care at the 2026 DGG Annual Conference in Frankfurt am Main

Impressions from the Three-Country Conference in Lucerne 2025

 

The Tri-national Conference took place in Lucerne from 22 to 25 October 2025.

Venue: Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre
Venue: Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre
Dr Arno Stellmes, Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery
Dr Arno Stellmes, Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery
PD Dr Josef Klocker, Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery
PD Dr Josef Klocker, Austrian Society for Vascular Surgery
Prof. Dr Farzin Adili, German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine
Prof. Dr Farzin Adili, German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine
Talk by extreme climber Dani Arnold
Talk by extreme climber Dani Arnold
Exhibition Forum
Exhibition Forum
Prof. Dr. med. Benedikt Reutersberg was awarded the Aorta Prize.
Prof. Dr. med. Benedikt Reutersberg was awarded the Aorta Prize.
William Dollmeyer was awarded the DGG doctoral scholarship
William Dollmeyer was awarded the DGG doctoral scholarship
Dr Johannes Hatzl, MD, was awarded the Jörg Vollmar Prize
Dr Johannes Hatzl, MD, was awarded the Jörg Vollmar Prize
Dr Moritz Wegner, MD, was awarded the DGG Science Prize.
Dr Moritz Wegner, MD, was awarded the DGG Science Prize.
Dr Polina Shabes, MD, was awarded the research fellowship
Dr Polina Shabes, MD, was awarded the research fellowship
Dr Julian-Dario Rembe (on the right in the photo) was awarded the Julius Springer Prize
Dr Julian-Dario Rembe (on the right in the photo) was awarded the Julius Springer Prize
MaGiC Award 2025, 3rd place: Sophia Luise Kollien
MaGiC Award 2025, 3rd place: Sophia Luise Kollien
MaGiC Award 2025, 2nd place: Qvarnaki Suppiyar
MaGiC Award 2025, 2nd place: Qvarnaki Suppiyar
David Weiss
MaGiC Award 2025, 1st place: David Weiss