Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schaser is an expert in spinal column surgery and tumor surgery in Dresden. After studying at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, he obtained his medical license and further specialized in orthopedics and trauma surgery. He has an impressive career history, including positions as a Senior Resident at the Humboldt University of Berlin and an Associate Consultant at University Hospital Charite. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Department of Orthopedics at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden. His research interests include intervertebral disc surgery, spinal stabilizations, spinal corrections, spinal tumor extirpations, and the treatment of spinal inflammations.