Dr. med.
Octavian Andronic, PhD
Oberarzt i.V.
Languages
Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch, Rumänisch, Russisch
Academic position
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Graduate
University degree
Studies
Continuing professional development
Professional career
Postgraduate
Teaching posts
Fellowships
Grants and stipends
Memberships
Scientific projects
Reviewer and editorial board activities
Publications
Books and chapters
Academic position
Lehrbeauftragter Universität Zürich
Specialisation
Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des BewegungsapparatesHonors and awards
| 12/2023 | Travel Grant for the Annual Meeting 2023 of The Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS) |
| 06/2023 | Best Poster Award - Cambridge Trauma and Orthopaedic Club (CTOC) Annual Meeting 2023 |
| 11/2022 | Gong Show Award (shared first author) at the Annual Meeting Swiss Hand Surgery Society SGH 2022 |
| 02/2021 | Balgrist Paper of the Month |
| 09/2019 | Balgrist Paper of the Month |
Graduate
| 09/2020–03/2024 | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge United Kingdom “The Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome with Concomitant Hip Osteoarthritis Tönnis Grade 2: Laying the Foundation for a Randomised Controlled Trial” (Mr. Vikas Khanduja) |
| 03/2024 | Facharzt FMH für Orthopädische Chirurgie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates |
| 02/2019–07/2020 | Promotion Doktor der Medizin (Dr. med) Universität Zürich |
| 11/2017 | Universitärer Abschluss «Humanmedizin» |
University degree
| 11/2017 | Medizinstudium «UMF Grigore T. Popa» Jassy (Rumänien) |
Studies
| 03/2017 | Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, USA (Scott Wolfe M.D., Duretti Fufa M.D., Steve K. Lee M.D.) |
| 08/2016–09/2016 | Orthopädische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich, Schweiz (Prof. Dr. Christian Gerber) |
| 06/2016–07/2016 | Hip Preservation Surgery at Addenbrooke's, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Mr. Vikas Khanduja) |
| 09/2015 | Gefässchirurgie Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Deutschland (Prof. Dr. Dittmar Böckler) |
| 08/2015 | Schulter und Ellbogen-Chirurgie Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | CCM | Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie (CMSC), Berlin, Deutschland (Prof. Dr. Stephan Pauly, Prof. Dr. Markus Scheibel, Prof. Dr. Norbert Haas) |
| 10/2011–11/2017 | Medizinstudium «UMF Grigore T. Popa» Jassy (Rumänien) |
Continuing professional development
| 09/2021–01/2022 | Harvard Catalyst - Fundamentals & Applications of Clinical and Translational Research, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMFG) certified: Nr. 0-999-1183, USA |
| 05/2019 | United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) |
| 12/2018 | United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) |
| 12/2016 | United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 |
Professional career
| Seit 2024 | Oberarzt |
| 02/2023–02/2024 | Klinische Fellowship |
| 08/2022–01/2023 | Oberarzt i.V. |
| 12/2017–07/2022 | Assistenzarzt |
Postgraduate
| 08/2022–01/2023 | Oberarzt i.v. Bürgerspital Solothurn (Orthopädie & Traumatologie, Prof. Dr. med. Näder Helmy) |
| 07/2021–08/2022 | Assistenzarzt Bürgerspital Solothurn (Orthopädie & Traumatologie, Prof. Dr. med. Näder Helmy) |
| 01/2019–06/2021 | Assistenzarzt Universitätsklinik Balgrist Zürich (Orthopädie & Traumatologie, Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad, MPH) |
| 12/2017–12/2018 | Assistenzarzt Spital Lachen (Chirurgie und Traumatologie, Dr. med. Alexander Browa) |
| 11/2022 | Mündliche Schlussprüfung FMH, Basel, Schweiz |
| 06/2022 | Schriftliche Schlussprüfung FMH, Bern, Schweiz |
| 03/2021 | Zwischenprüfung Anatomie & Orthopädische Zugangswege FMH, Genf, Schweiz |
| 06/2019 | Zwischenprüfung Kinderorthopädie FMH |
| 06/2019 | Zwischenprüfung Tumoren FMH |
| 11/2018 | Basisexamen Chirurgie, Zürich, Schweiz |
Teaching posts
| 2023–2024 | Spezialisierte Lehrtätigkeit in Hüft- und Kniegelenk Endoprothetik für Orthopädie- Assistenzärzte, Fremantle and Fiona Stanley Hospitals, Perth, Australien |
| Seit 2019 | Betreuung Masterarbeiten und Doktoranden Universität Zürich |
Fellowships
| 02/2023–08/2023 | Clinical Fellow AOA Fiona Stanley Prosthetic Joint Infection & Revision Arthroplasty Fellowship, Perth, Australia (Prof. Piers Yates, A/Prof Gareth Prosser) |
| 08/2023–02/2024 | Clinical Fellow AOA Fremantle Arthroplasty Fellowship, Perth, Australia (Prof. Piers Yates, A/Prof Gareth Prosser) |
| 04/2022 | Hip Preservation Surgery – American Hip Institute, Illinois Chicago, USA (Dr. Benjamin Domb and Dr. Ajay Lall) |
| 09/2016 – 02/2024 | Honorary Research Associate – Addenbrooke's Cambridge University Hospital NHS (Mr. Vikas Khanduja) |
Grants and stipends
Swiss Orthopaedics 2022: Fellowship Grant
Memberships
- Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- International Society of Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA)
- International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Scientific projects
- Hüftdysplasie und Instabilität
- Femoroazetabuläres Impingement
- Femurkopfnekrose
- Traumatologie
- Primäre Endoprothetik und Revisionsprothetik
- Periprothetische Infektionen
- Periprothetische Frakturen
Reviewer and editorial board activities
- The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS American)
- The Bone and Joint Journal (JBJS British)
- Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (OJSM)
- International Orthopaedics
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (AOTS)
- BMJ Open
- Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery (JHPS)
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Scientific Reports (Nature)
- Skeletal Radiology
- Foot and Ankle Specialist
Books and chapters
- Andronic O. Khanduja V. (2020) Psoas Tenotomy. In: Bonin N., Randelli F., Khanduja V. (eds) Hip Preservation Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61186-9_25
- Andronic O, Davies PSE, Yates PJ, Jones CW. Impaction Grafting. Femoral Reconstruction Techniques. In: Olsen D, Ward D, Smith E, Talmo C. (eds) Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
- Davies PSE, Andronic O, Yates PJ, Jones CW. Cemented Stems. Femoral Reconstruction Techniques. In: Olsen D, Ward D, Smith E, Talmo C. (eds) Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Pediatric orthopedics
Prof. Thomas Dreher and his team offer a highly specialized pediatric orthopedic unit with holistic care for all orthopedic problems. The child and the specific orthopedic problem are always the main focus, since children and adults ultimately differ in growth and development.