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Thomas Dreher
Prof. Dr. med.

Thomas Dreher

Head Physician Pediatric Orthopedics
Consultant Neuro-Orthopedics
Languages
German, English, French
Academic position Specialisation Academic career University degree Studies Postgraduate Member of the Board Fellowships Memberships Scientific projects Reviewer and editorial board activities Publications

Academic position

Professor

Specialisation

Pediatric hip surgery
Deformities
Neuro-orthopedics
Foot deformities
Limb extension

Academic career

Academic career

12/2016Appointed supernumerary professor, Heidelberg University, Germany
04/2014Appointed lecturer in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University, Germany
05/2007Doctoral dissertation (Dr. med.), Heidelberg University, Germany (magna cum laude)

 

Clinical

Since 09/2018Senior Consultant in Pediatric Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Zurich University Children’s Hospital, Eleonor Foundation, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland
11/2017Additional qualification ‘Advanced Trauma Surgery’
04/2017Head of Pediatric Orthopedic, Neuro-orthopedic and Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany
08/2015Head of Pediatric Neuro-orthopedics and Clinical Motion Analysis, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany
01/2015Additional qualification ‘Pediatric Orthopedics’
07/2013Consultant, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany (Prof. Ewerbeck), Section for Pediatric Orthopedic and Foot Surgery, consultant responsible for Pediatric Neuro-orthopedics 2013: Medical head of Motion Analysis, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany
06/2013Specialist in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
2010Specialty trainee on rotation at the BG Hospital (Trauma Centre), Ludwigshafen, Germany (Prof. Grützner)
2007-2013Specialty trainee, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany (Prof. Ewerbeck, Prof. Gerne

University degree

05/2007State final examinations (Baden-Württemberg), Heidelberg University, Germany

Studies

2006-2007Final year electives: Basel (Pediatric Orthopedics, Prof. Hefti, Prof. Brunner, Prof. Hasler), Karlsbad-Langensteinbach (Spine Surgery, Prof. Harms)
2000-2007Studied medicine at Heidelberg University, Germany

Postgraduate

2007-2013Specialty trainee, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany (Prof. Ewerbeck, Prof. Gerner)
2010Specialty trainee on rotation at the BG Accident Hospital, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Prof. Grützner)

Member of the Board

  • European Society for Motion Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC)
  • Cerebral palsy working group, Germany

Fellowships

  • July - August 2014 Travelling Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Gillette Children’s Hospital (Tom Novacheck, MD), St. Paul, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Shriners Hospital for Children (Jon R. Davids, MD), Sacramento, California, USA
  • Nemours/Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children (Prof. Freeman Miller, MD), Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Memberships

  • European Pediatric Orthopedic Society (EPOS)
  • Pediatric orthopedic Association (VKO)
  • European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children (ESMAC)
  • Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS)
  • German Association for Motion Analysis and Clinical Application (G-A-M-M-A)
  • German Society of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC)
  • British Society for Surgery in Cerebral Palsy (BSSCP)
  • Botulinum toxin working group
  • Cerebral palsy working group

Scientific projects

  • Electromagnetic tracking with correction osteotomies in pediatric orthopedics
  • Aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment of gait disorders and deformities in children
  • Gait disorders in children with neurogenic diseases (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)
  • 3D gait and foot analysis using diagnostic tools
  • Developmental dysplasia of the hip, congenital conditions affecting the hip
  • Equinocavus deformities
  • Inflammation in arthritis and deformities

Reviewer and editorial board activities

Editor in Chief

  • Gait & Posture (IF: 2.347)

Editorial Board

  • Journal of Children’s Orthopedics (IF: 1.092)

Reviewer

  • Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (IF: 3.116)
  • Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research (IF: 3.897)
  • Research and Developmental Disabilities (IF: 1.630)
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (IF: 1.739)
  • PLoS ONE (IF: 3.531)
  • International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research (IF: 3.906)
  • Scientific World Journal (IF: 1.219)
  • Der Orthopäde (IF: 0.665)

Publications

Contact

Secretariat Pediatric Orthopedics
+41 44 386 30 91
+41 44 386 16 66
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