- Medical Director
- Chief Physician, Endoprosthetics Hip & Knee
- Specialist physician in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- Apl-Professor of the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne
- ASG Fellow
A passionate doctor for 30 years, his work always focuses on the patient. He believes that not only is the doctor important to the patient, the entire team that is involved in the care of the patient is important.
His experiences and his motivation continue to support him in the service of medicine. He offers his patients 30 years of professional experience with over 10,000 performed operations in his field. He belongs to the circle of internationally recognised specialists in the field of endoprosthetics of the hip and knee joint. The therapy and surgical procedures he uses are based exclusively on the highest international standards; economically oriented fashion therapies have no place in his work. His treatment is based solely on scientifically and clinically recognised methods.
He stands for top medical care in his work:
- Significantly lower complication rates than the national average (BQS report)
- Conception and implementation of standardised treatment pathways (Medical Pathways)
- Introduction and consistent implementation of the Rapid Recovery Programme for patients with hip and knee endoprostheses at Orthopark since 2011
- Certified pain therapy in close collaboration with the Department of Anaesthetics
- Numerous national and international writings and lectures
Range of services
- Minimally invasive implantation of hip endoprostheses using the ASI technique (no extension required)
- Complete range of knee arthroplasty (partial dentures, uncoupled resurfacing, partially coupled prostheses, coupled prostheses, modular prostheses)
- Total spectrum of prosthetic surgery on hips and knees, even with significant bone defects
- Care of fractures in the area of hip and knee prostheses
- Care of infections in the area of hip and knee endoprostheses
- Conversion osteotomy at the knee joint
- Conversion osteotomy at the hip joint
Education
- 1976 – 1982 Human Medicine at the University of Cologne
- 1982 Doctorate at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne
- 1994 Habilitation at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne
- 1997 Fellow (USA, Canada, GB) of the German, Austrian and Swiss Societies for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (ASG-Fellow)
- 2001 Apl. Professor of the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne
Clinical career
- 1983 Sports medicine department, sports school of the Bundeswehr Warendorf
- 1984 Surgical training hospital Maria-Hilf Bergheim
- 1985 – 1989 Resident at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Orthopaedics of the University of Cologne
- 1989 – 1998 Senior Physician at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Orthopaedics at the University of Cologne
- 1999 – 2010 Chief Physician and Medical Director Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus
- 2004 – 2010 Affiliated physician and Medical Director Park-Klinik Köln, private clinic for orthopaedics
- 2010 Foundation of Orthopark Clinic Köln, establishment in the Dreifaltigkeits-Krankenhaus
- 2011 Opening of the Orthopark Clinic in Cologne Junkersdorf
- Since 2011 Medical Director and Chief Physician endoprosthetics Orthopark Clinic Cologne
