Oliver Muensterer received his medical degree from the University of Alicante, Spain and the the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany in 1994. He trained in General surgery at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC and completed a pediatric residency at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He complemented his pediatric surgery training at the von Hauner Children’s Hospital in Munich with a fellowship in pediatric endosurgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric surgery, and sports medicine. He served as a staff pediatric surgeon at the University of Leipzig from 2006-2008, before becoming assistant professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2008, and associated professor of pediatric surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, USA in 2011. In 2014, he accepted the position of chairman and professor of pediatric surgery at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Oliver Muensterer has a particular interest in pediatric foregut issues and pediatric trauma. His research focuses on esophageal atresia, Multiphoton microscopy for Hirschsprung disease and pediatric solid tumors, as well as telemedicine and other innovative techniques. He is an active ATLS instructor and examiner for the European Board of Pediatric Surgery. He participates in the activities of  several professional societies and serves on a variety of editorial boards.