Ralf-Christian Lerche Net Worth

Ralf-Christian Lerche biography

Dr. Ralf-Christian Lerche serves as Senior Vice President - Medical Affairs (Germany), Executive Director of the Company. He worked with our Group since April 2005 and was appointed our executive Director on 25 March 2019, and is primarily responsible for supervising and overseeing the recruitment of doctors, handling patients’ complaints and advising on medical trends and practice. He also moderates the discussion and scientific round at our annual doctors meeting and oversees our medical operations. Dr Lerche is a freelancer and has entered into a contract for service with the Group. Dr Lerche has over 20 years of experience as a practicing ophthalmologist. Since October 1998, he has been a consultant in ophthalmology in Ärztekammer Hamburg, a medical association which represents the medical profession in Hamburg, Germany. He was also a senior doctor in the university eye clinic of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany from July 2000 to August 2002. From September 2002 to March 2005, he was a senior doctor and head of department for refractive surgery at the university eye clinic of the University of Hamburg, Germany. Since April 2005, he has been a self-employed ophthalmologist in Hamburg, Germany and has been working in Dr Jørgensen & Partners, an eye clinic which specialises in corneal and cataract surgery. Since June 2007, he has been an associate medical director at EuroEyes AugenLaserZentrum Hannover GmbH, a subsidiary of our Company. Dr Lerche obtained his medical degree in Ophthalmology from University of Göttingen, Germany in October 1995 and became a qualified medical doctor in Hamburg, Germany in February 1996. He further obtained his habilitation degree in Ophthalmology from the University of Hamburg, Germany in February 2005 and was recognised as an associate professor who is capable of conducting self-contained university teaching in April 2005.