Primary Job Title Director Primary Organization 
SurgiQuest
Gender Male
Peter Wiest is the former CEO of World of Medicine, a Berlin-based medical device manufacturer and leader in the field of minimally invasive surgery.
As Chairman of World of Medicine's Management Board, Mr. Wiest was responsible for the corporation's strategic orientation, sales, marketing, finance, legal, and regulatory affairs.
After university studies in engineering and with the assistance of a gynecologist, Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lindemann, Peter developed the first insufflator for hysteroscopy in 1974, enabling the use of gas for controlled distention and visualization of the uterus.
In 1977, He was a founder of Wiest + Fuchs GmbH which later became today's W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE AG.
