- Specialist in orthopaedics and sports medicine, orthopaedics/accident surgery and special orthopaedic surgery
- Specialist in hip reconstruction, hip arthroscopy, endoprosthesis and replacement of knee and hip prostheses
- German representative of the European Hip Society (EHS) Faculty of the Hanover Medical School
The Centre’s medical goal at the ATOS Clinic is to specialise in the treatment of hip, knee and foot injuries and diseases in adults and children. This includes the treatment of sports injuries in recreational and competitive athletes, long-term consequences of injuries and osteoarthritis.
By focusing on our specialty, we can offer our patients the highest level of expertise and professional treatment.
Through constant evaluation and monitoring of our results and continuous exchange of scientific experience, state-of-the-art surgical techniques and short hospital stays are guaranteed. Precise post-treatment plans and experienced physiotherapists ensure the surgical results.
Range of services
Orthopaedist, specialist for hip and knee surgery
Surgical therapy of the hip joint:
- Arthroscopy of the hip joint
- Cartilage surgery (specialised in minimally invasive cartilage therapy up to arthroscopic cartilage cell transplantation)
- Pelvic reconstruction (periacetabular pelvic osteomy – PAO to whole)
- Open reconstructive hip surgery (surgical hip joint dislocation)
- Correction of leg axis (in case of deformity and arthrosis)
- Endoprosthesis hip (short stem, standard stem, individual implants)
- Complex revision endoprosthetics (change of hip endoprostheses)
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques (DAA, antero-lateral, MIS)
Surgical therapy of the knee joint
- Arthroscopy of the knee joint
- Correction of the leg axis with Tomofix (in malposition and arthrosis)
- Endoprosthetics of the knee (partial replacement sled prosthesis, complete knee prosthesis)
- Special endoprosthetics knee with ceramic knee endoprosthesis
- Complex revision endoprosthetics (change of knee endoprostheses)
- Minimally invasive surgical techniques
Non-surgical therapy:
- Cartilage therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis
- Autologous plasma therapy (ACP) with acute sports injuries
Education
- 1995 – 2002 Study of human medicine at the Hanover Medical School
Clinical career
- 2002 Orthopaedic Clinic of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Director: Prof. Dr. med. R. Krauspe
- 2002 Doctorate at the Hanover Medical School in the field of orthopaedics. Topic: Quantitative measurement of regeneration consolidation by callus distraction using automated in-vivo stiffness detection
- 2003 Orthopaedic Clinic of the Hanover Medical School, Director: Prof. Dr. med. C.J. Wirth
- 2004 Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanover Nordstadt Clinic, Dr. med. K. Westermann
- 2005 Orthopaedic Clinic of the Hanover Medical School, Director: Prof. Dr. med. C.J. Wirth
- 2006 Orthopaedic Clinic of the Hanover Medical School, Medical Director: Prof. Dr. med. H. Windhagen
- 2007 Fellowship in “Hip reconstruction” in the Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland, PD Dr. med. M. Leunig
- 2008 Specialist in orthopaedics
- 2008 Additional qualification: Sports medicine
- 2008 Senior Physician in the Department of Endoprosthetics and Hip / Knee Reconstruction
- 2009 Habilitation at the Hanover Medical School and obtaining of Venia legendi for the field of orthopaedics. Topic: Quantification of osteointegration of titanium implants after surface functionalisation with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2)
- 2011 Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- 2011 Additional qualification in special orthopaedic surgery
- 2011 Managing Director Physician of the Department of Endoprosthetics and Hip / Knee Reconstruction
- Since 07/2011 Senior Physician at the Centre for Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery, Sports Trauma Surgery ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
- 2014 Professor of orthopaedics (unscheduled)
Scientific fellowships
- 2008 Fellowship of the Young Lions Aesculap Academie, Minimally Invasive Hip Total Arthroplasty, Navigation, Switzerland
- 2010 AE Travel Grant (Endoprosthetics Consortium), Current Concept in Joint Replacement (CCJR) Orlando, FL, USA
