Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch


Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Daniel O. Kendoff
Department of Orthopedics
Department of Orthopedics at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch provides care for patients with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal diseases. The department mainly focuses on knee and hip joint replacement surgery and the treatment of musculoskeletal manifestations of rheumatic diseases and also tends to prefer minimally invasive procedures and performs them as much as possible. The department is fully equipped with state-of-the-art surgical equipment for the management of musculoskeletal pathologies such as robot-assisted systems.
With Prof. Dr. med. Daniel O. Kendoff as the chief of the department, the medical team treats about 2,000 inpatients every year, many of which suffer from osteoarthritis. The surgeons of the facility have a long history of success and experience in hip and knee surgery as well as joint replacement surgery as they use high-quality endoprostheses made of reliable materials for these procedures. Patients are also offered rehabilitation measures and consultations after the surgery to restore their independence and improve life quality. Rheumatic diseases usually have a manifestation in the musculoskeletal system hence it’s a key focus of the department to treat these pathologies and prevent their complications.
The Department of Orthopedics at Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Osteoarthritis
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bursitis
- Elbow pain
- Tennis elbow
- Fibromyalgia
- Baseball elbow
- Foot pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease
Education
- 1997 Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary.
- 1997 - 2001 University of Essen.
- 1998 Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- 1999 Elective Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA.
- 2001 Diploma of the University of Essen.
- 2001 Internship in Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
- 2001 Internship, Department of Orthopedics, New York University, New York, USA.
- 2008 Habilitation, Hannover Medical School.
Professional Career
- 2002 - 2007 Assistant Physician, Hannover Medical School.
- 2007 - 2008 Research Fellow, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA.
- 2009 - 2010 Medical Specialist, Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg.
- 2010 - 2015 Senior Physician, Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg.
- Since 2015 Chief Physician of the Department of Orthopedics at the Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch.
Clinical and Research Focuses
- Total knee replacement surgery.
- Partial knee replacement surgery (sliding prosthesis).
- Total hip replacement surgery.
- Clinical trials on total knee and hip replacement surgery.
- Revision Knee and hip interventions.
- Revision interventions in periprosthetic infections.
- Joint replacement surgery using navigation and robotic systems.