Frankfurt University Hospital- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery

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Frankfurt University Hospital

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi

Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

The department for Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main is connected to the trauma network of the German Society of Traumatology (DGU) as supra-regional maximum care provider 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to ensure the full spectrum of trauma surgery services, from complex treatments for severely injured patients to minimally invasive joint surgery. Under the guidance of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi, the department performs over 2,000 surgeries every year. In addition to emergency care, the department offers surgical treatment of trauma and orthopedic conditions, including hand surgery, pediatric traumatology, spine surgery, and reconstructive orthopedic surgery.

The main services of the department are:

Treatment of patients with severe injuries (treatment of patients with a multiple trauma)
Surgery of tumors and spinal infections
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Video navigation during spine surgery
Pelvic surgery
Hand surgery
Plastic reconstructive surgery
Minimally invasive joint surgery (video arthroscopy)
Treatment of hip and pelvic injuries and diseases, especially joint preserving operations
Prosthetic care after joint injuries
Treatment of complex injured joints
Treatment of fractures in childhood
Treatment of severe injuries of soft tissues (with microsurgical tissue transplantation)
Treatment of wound healing disorders and tissue infections
Surgery of bone tumors and stabilization of pathologic fractures
Treatment of pseudoarthrosis
Sports injuries
Intensive surgery
Emergency service with vehicle provision
Physiotherapy of the musculoskeletal system
Computer navigation emergency surgery
Treatment of joint problems in both children and adults with blood clotting disorders

Education and Professional Experience

1977 - 1983 Study of Human Medicine at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
1984 - 1985 Captain of the Medical Service in Kastellaun.
1985 Doctoral thesis defense in Neurology at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
1985 - 1986 Assistant Physician of the Department of Surgery at the Hospital St. Marienwoerth in Bad Kreuznach.
1987 - 1988 Research Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the Department of Pharmacology of the University of North Carolina, USA.
1986 - 1996 Assistant Physician and Senior Physician of the Department of Surgery, University Hospital of the Saarland University in Homburg. 1993 Habilitation in Surgery at the Medical Faculty of the Saarland University in Homburg.
1996 - 1999 Leading Senior Physician of the Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of the Saarland University in Homburg. 1998 Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Saarland University in Homburg.
1999 - 2001 Acting Head of the Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of the Saarland University in Homburg.
2001 University Professor of the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main.
Since 2001 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main.

Qualifications

1992 Board certification in Surgery.
1992 Additional qualification in Emergency Medical Care.
1993 Subspecialization in Traumatology.
1996 Additional qualification in Hand Surgery.
2000 Additional qualification in Physiotherapy.
2005 Board certification in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
2010 Additional qualification in Sports Medicine.

Memberships and Awards (selected)

2009 - 2014 Head of the Scientific Committee of the German Trauma Society (DGU).
2011 President of the Section of Fundamental Research of the German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOU).
2011 President of the European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery (ESTES).
2014 Congress President of the World Trauma Congress (WTC).
Since 2015 Board Member of the German Trauma Society (DGU).
2017 President of the German Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (DGOU).
2017 President of the German Trauma Society (DGU).
German Working Group on Endoprosthetics.
German Society of Surgery (DGCH).
German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive and Emergency Medicine (DIVI).
Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC).
Association of Southern German Orthopedists and Trauma Surgeons (VSOU).
European Shock Society (ESS).
European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery (ESTES).
Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica (EMN).
Association for Orthopedic Research (AFO).