- Specialist physician in orthopaedics and trauma surgery, focus on orthopaedic surgery, specialist in hip and knee arthroplasty
Abrasions (arthrosis) of the large joints are among the most common causes of treatment in our health system. An advanced, severe osteoarthritis with severe pain in motion usually makes the implantation of an artificial joint inevitable, in order to restore the quality of life of those affected.
The durability, function, freedom from pain and patient satisfaction depend crucially on the surgical quality and care, optimal and individual preparation and follow-up of the procedure as well as the use of proven techniques and implants. Artificial joints should always be implanted as accurately, stably and gently as possible. Furthermore, a basic principle is to preserve the anatomy of the natural joint as far as possible and, whenever medically reasonable to perform the smallest surgical intervention.
Range of services
Non-surgical therapy
- Conservative and drug treatment of osteoarthritis
- Cartilage therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis, joint injections
- Autohemotherapy, biologically regenerative method
Surgical therapy of the hip joint
- Endoprosthetics of the hip joint (short stem, standard stem, cementless, cemented)
- Complex revision endoprosthetics (change of hip joint endoprostheses)
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques (DAA, antero-lateral, MIS)
Surgical therapy of the knee joint
- Diagnostic arthroscopy of the knee joint, for example, with pathological multiplication of connective tissue (arthrofibrosis)
- Endoprosthetics of the knee joint (partial replacement prosthesis, sled prosthesis, complete knee prosthesis)
- Special endoprosthetics of the knee joint with individualised instruments and endoprostheses
- Complex revision endoprosthetics (change of knee joint endoprostheses)
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques
Education
- 1996 to 2002 Study of human medicine at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Clinical career
- 23/06/2017 Additional qualification in special orthopaedic surgery
- 27.09.2016 Professorship (apl.), teaching authorisation at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg
- 2015 Head Senior Physician, Head of Orthopaedics at GRN Klinik Sinsheim
- 2013 Chief Surgeon within the framework of the EndoProthetikZentrum der Maximalversorgung, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg
- 03/08/2012 Habilitation: “Analysis and Optimisation of Prosthesis Anchoring in Hip Resurfacing”, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, Medical Director Prof. Dr. med. Volker Ewerbeck
- 2012 Senior Physician, Orthopaedic Oncology and Septic Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2012 Visiting Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- 2010 Endoprosthetics Fellow, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg
- 20/01/2010 Specialist physician in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- 2008 Rotation at BG Accident Clinic Ludwigshafen
- 22/12/2005 Doctorate: “The Development of a Liver Perfusion Model to Optimise Radiofrequency Ablation – How Do Different Perfusion Conditions Affect Thermal Lesions?”, Radiological University Clinic Heidelberg, “magna cum laude”
- 2005 US residency, Joint Replacement Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, led by Thomas P. Schmalzried and Harlan Amstutz
- 01/08/2004 Approbation and residence at the Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg
- 2003 Physician internship at the Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg
