Fernand Roth: Changes since 2049/10/06

Fernand Roth
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Fernand Roth in 2049.

Birth name

Fernand Roth

Born

July 30th 1997 (age 52) in Luxembourg

Nationality

Luxembourgian

Occupation
  • Physician
  • Entrepreneur
Known for

Founder of Ugraft

Fernand Roth (born July 30th 1997) is a Luxembourgish physician, surgeon, and entrepreneur. Widely known as an advocate of life extension medicine, Roth is the founder and lead surgeon of Ugraft, a private clinic in Basel, Switzerland. He has published numerous papers in major medical journals and has received several awards.

On October 5th 2049, Roth was identified as the attending physician for a synthetic gland graft therapy (sGGT) procedure that resulted in the death of Richie Diniz.

Table of contents

  1. Early life and education
  2. Career
    1. Asclepius Medical
    2. Life extension research
    3. Ugraft
  3. Personal life
  4. See also
  5. References

Early life and education

Fernand Roth was born on July 30th 1997 in Luxembourg. He graduated from Leiden University with a medical degree in 2022, and practiced medicine as an internal surgeon for several years before moving to the United States (US) to pursue a postgraduate degree in biomedical science. After graduating with a PhD from the Ithaca University of Advanced Education, he moved again for a four-year fellowship in surgery and clinical research at the Paravis Institute.

Career

Asclepius Medical

In 2032, Roth settled in ’s Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, where he entered private practice as a surgeon. Roth developed a reputation for performing difficult surgeries in patients with challenging comorbidities. [1]

In 2034, Roth joined robotic surgery startup Asclepius Medical as its CBO, a role he performed while continuing to practice medicine. In a 2037 interview to promote the company’s Machaon 1 remote surgery platform, Roth boasted that he had performed “over 200 procedures” on patients across the world without leaving his office. He claimed to have “no exact specialisation” and instead acted as “sort of a medical troubleshooter.” [2]

In 2038, Roth resigned from his position as CBO of Asclepius following the Turkish Surgeon Scandal. He moved to Antwerp, Belgium to return to private surgical practice and “independent research.” At the time, Roth claimed to have no knowledge of medical fraud at Asclepius. [3]

Life extension research

Roth is a proponent of novel life extension technology and has received multiple funding grants from wealthy donors connected to the athanatist movement. He has taken part in multiple clinical trials for possible life-extending drugs, including TRA-253. [4]

Ugraft

In 2043, Roth received seed funding from biotech investment fund EnDoctrine to start Ugraft, a private clinic in Basel, Switzerland. Ugraft was touted as the world’s first all-inclusive synthetic gland graft therapy (sGGT) centre, which would culture its own synthetic organs and implant them in its proprietary surgical suite. Construction of the Ugraft facilities began in 2044 and the clinic became operational in 2045. [5]

Ugraft has performed over 90 gland graft procedures over the last four years, using over 50 different stem lineages of cultured organs. Ugraft has not participated in any formal trials, offering “frontier” neo-organs on an informed consent model, with treatment plans costing upwards of ¥550 million.

On October 5th 2049, Roth was identified as the attending physician for an sGGT procedure that resulted in the death of Richie Diniz. [6] A statement from Ugraft alleged that Roth suffered a blankout during Diniz’ surgery. [7]

According to police reports, Roth’s whereabouts remained uncertain after a crowd of protesters started gathering outside his home in Basel on the night of October 6th 2049. Footage of the protesters showed them holding signs and placards saying JUSTICE FOR RICHIE, suggesting their affiliation with Diniz’ online fanbase.

Personal life

Roth lives at Wettsteinallee 673is an avid saxophone player and often performs in Basel with his husband Franz and their twin cocker spaniels, Nina and Gottfriedlocal jazz clubs.

See also

References

  1. Roth, F. (February 2045). “About Us.” Ugraft. ↩
  2. Castellanos, A; Marescaux, F. (February 2037). “Robotic surgery: a current perspective.” Annals of Surgery. ↩
  3. Lane, F. (January 2039). “Yet another 30 under 30 recipient is wanted by Interpol.” The Observer. ↩
  4. Kosonen, M. (March 2046). “This surgeon wants to make death optional.” The Guardian. ↩
  5. Ancelotti, F. (February 2043). “Biotech Crypto Fund Backs Experimental Clinic in Basel.” Le Monde. ↩
  6. s/permaballers. (October 2049). “We bear Fernand Roth no ill will as he begins his own journey of grieving and atonement.” Sassback. ↩
  7. Adebayo, L. (October 2049). “Footballer’s Death Blamed on Controversial Surgeon.” Le Monde. ↩