
Pediatric hip surgery
Deformities
Neuro-orthopedics
Foot deformities
Limb extension
Academic career
Academic career
- 12/2016 Appointed supernumerary professor, Heidelberg University, Germany
- 04/2014 Appointed lecturer in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University, Germany
- 05/2007 Doctoral dissertation (Dr. med.), Heidelberg University, Germany (magna cum laude)
Clinical
- Since 09/2018 Senior 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
- 11/2017 Additional qualification ‘Advanced Trauma Surgery’
- 04/2017 Head of Pediatric Orthopedic, Neuro-orthopedic and Foot Surgery, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany
- 08/2015 Head of Pediatric Neuro-orthopedics and Clinical Motion Analysis, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany
- 01/2015 Additional qualification ‘Pediatric Orthopedics’
- 07/2013 Consultant, 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
- 06/2013 Specialist in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
- 2010 Specialty trainee on rotation at the BG Hospital (Trauma Centre), Ludwigshafen, Germany (Prof. Grützner)
- 2007 - 2013: Specialty trainee, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany (Prof. Ewerbeck, Prof. Gerner)
University degree
- 05/2007 State final examinations (Baden-Württemberg), Heidelberg University, Germany
Studies
- 2000-2007 Studied medicine at Heidelberg University, Germany
- 2006-2007 Final year electives: Basel (Pediatric Orthopedics, Prof. Hefti, Prof. Brunner, Prof. Hasler), Karlsbad-Langensteinbach (Spine Surgery, Prof. Harms)
Postgraduate
- 2010 Specialty trainee on rotation at the BG Accident Hospital, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Prof. Grützner)
- 2007 - 2013: Specialty trainee, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospitals, Germany (Prof. Ewerbeck, Prof. Gerner)
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)