- Specialist physician in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- Manual medicine / Chiropractic
- Sports medicine
- Acupuncture (diploma A)
- Master certificate of the DWG
Spinal complaints are steadily increasing in the ageing population. But most pains limit themselves and do not require medical treatment. Only with longer-lasting complaints, acute pain or neurological failures is a more exact evaluation by a specialist is necessary.
A thorough history and careful assessment in combination with adequate imaging are the foundation for the correct diagnosis.
The majority of diseases of the spine can be treated conservatively; rarely is surgical care needed; this should always be the last resort of choice.
If surgery is unavoidable, most procedures today are minimally invasive and therefore very tissue-friendly, to ensure rapid and painless mobilisation and timely discharge home.
Range of services
Conservative treatment in the area of the spine:
- Thorough clinical examination and diagnosis
- Diagnosis of X-ray, MRI and CT images
- Submission of a second opinion
- Chiropractic treatment
- Acupuncture
- Spinal infiltrations (PRTs, facet joint infiltration, ISG infiltration), thermodenervations
Surgical treatment in the spine area:
- Minimally invasive microsurgical discharge (decompression) during narrowing of the spinal canal or the nerve exit holes (spinal canal stenosis) in the area of the cervical and lumbar spine
- Minimally invasive microsurgical removal of lumbar disc herniation
- Implantation of disc prostheses in disc herniations in the cervical spine
- Minimally invasive stabilisation operations for wear on the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
- Minimally invasive corrective surgery for spondylolisthesis (spondylolisthesis) in the area of the lumbar spine
- Correction operations for spinal curvatures (scoliosis, kyphosis)
- Surgical treatment of infections in all areas of the spine
- Surgical treatment of inflammatory diseases of the spine (Bechterew, Rheumatoid arthritis)
- Surgical treatment of tumour diseases or secondary tumours (metastases) in all areas of the spine
- Revision surgery for recurrence of intervertebral disc, implant loosening or false joint formation after fusion
- Surgical treatment of vertebral body fractures
- Minimally invasive by means of cement filling (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty) e.g. in osteoporosis
- Minimally invasive via percutaneous stabilisation (keyhole surgery)
Education
- Medical studies in Würzburg, New York City (USA), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Munich 1994-2001
- Partial approbation as physician intern 2001 and full approbation 2003
Academic degrees:
- Doctorate in 2002 at the University of Würzburg
- “Comparison of Different Reconstruction Techniques After Deep Anterior Rectal Resection on the Animal Model”
Clinical career
- Resident training in Munich (Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU Munich, Prof. Imhoff), Lucerne / Switzerland (Trauma Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Prof. Babst) and Hamburg (Spine Centre), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Prof Rüther / Prof. Rueger) 2001-2008
- Chief Physician activity Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery (Spine Centre), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Prof. Hansen-Algenstaedt / Dr. Wiesner 2009-2012
- Managing Senior Physician Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery (Spine Centre), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Prof. Hansen-Algenstaedt / Dr. Wiesner 2012-2013
- Head Physician Clinic for Spine Surgery, Klinikum Bad Bramstedt 2013-2015
- Head Physician Department of Spine Surgery, Albertinen Hospital Hamburg 2015-2018
- Since December 2018 Chief Physician of the Department of Spine Surgery, ATOS Clinic Fleetinsel Hamburg
