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Octavian Andronic
Dr. med.

Octavian Andronic

Consultant i.V.
Languages
German, English, French, Romanian, Russian

Academic position

Lecturer at the University of Zurich

Specialisation

Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system

Honors 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 FMH specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
02/2019–07/2020 Doctorate in Medicine (Dr. med) University of Zurich
11/2017 University degree in "Human Medicine"

University degree

11/2017 Medical studies "UMF Grigore T. Popa" Jassy (Romania)

 

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 Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland (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 Vascular Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany (Prof. Dr. Dittmar Böckler)
08/2015 Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | CCM | Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Berlin, Germany (Prof. Dr. Stephan Pauly, Prof. Dr. Markus Scheibel, Prof. Dr. Norbert Haas)
10/2011–11/2017 Medical studies "UMF Grigore T. Popa" Jassy (Romania)

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 Consultant
02/2023–02/2024 Clinical Fellowship
08/2022–01/2023 Consultant i.V.
12/2017–07/2022 Specialty trainee

Postgraduate

08/2022–01/2023 Consultant i.v. Bürgerspital Solothurn (Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prof. Dr Näder Helmy)
07/2021–08/2022 Resident at Bürgerspital Solothurn (Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prof. Dr Näder Helmy)
01/2019–06/2021 Resident at Balgrist University Hospital Zurich (Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Prof. Dr Mazda Farshad, MPH)
12/2017–12/2018 Resident at Lachen Hospital (Surgery and Traumatology, Dr Alexander Browa, MD)
11/2022 Final oral examination FMH, Basel, Switzerland
06/2022 Final written examination FMH, Bern, Switzerland
03/2021 Intermediate examination in Anatomy & Orthopaedic Approaches FMH, Geneva, Switzerland
06/2019 Intermediate examination paediatric orthopaedics FMH
06/2019 Intermediate examination tumours FMH
11/2018 Basic Surgery Examination, Zurich, Switzerland

Teaching posts

2023–2024 Specialised teaching in hip and knee arthroplasty for orthopaedic residents, Fremantle and Fiona Stanley Hospitals, Perth, Australia
Seit 2019 Supervision of master theses and doctoral students, University of Zurich

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

  • Hip dysplasia and instability
  • Femoroacetabular impingement
  • Femoral head necrosis
  • Traumatology
  • Primary arthroplasty and revision arthroplasty
  • Periprosthetic infections
  • Periprosthetic fractures

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

Publications

PubMed

Google Scholar

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.  

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