Tobias Bertsch MD, PhD

Dr. Tobias Bertsch, MD, Ph.D. has been a senior consultant at the Foeldi Clinic in Hinterzarten, Germany since 2005, specializing in lymphology and bariatric medicine. He also serves as Secretary-General of the German Society of Lymphology. Dr. Bertsch is one of only two physicians in Germany who consults in an outpatient setting approved by the health insurance commission with patients who have lymphedema and lipedema.

Dr. Bertsch and his team consult with approximately 4000 patients per year. In 2012, Dr. Bertsch earned Specialist Certification of Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE), the only internationally-recognized certification in obesity management for health care professionals. He lectures extensively throughout Germany but also in other European countries, Canada and the United States.