Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böcker
Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital provides care for patients with acute, chronic, acquired and congenital disorders of the musculoskeletal system, of any severity. There are 2 locations for this department. One is in Großhadern and another is downtown to provide care as fast as possible in accidents.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Böcker, excellent qualified doctors and nursing staff practice medicine and treat more than 4,000 inpatients annually with the advanced equipment for both treatment and diagnosis. The department is an Emergency Care Center that’s certified beyond the borders of Munich.
Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Injuries of the cervical spine
• Vertebral body fractures caused by osteoporosis
• Forearm, hand, leg, foot and skull fractures
• Fatigue fractures
• Rickets
• Paget’s diseases
• Hypophosphatasia
• Dislocations
• Injuries to ligaments and discs
• Tumors of the spine
• Rotator cuff injuries
• Frozen shoulder
• Tennis elbow and torn ligaments
• Trauma injuries
• Achilles tendon rupture
• Ankle cartilage damage
Professional Career
- 2017 President of the European Orthopaedic Research Society Congress in Munich.
- 2014 President of the Osteology Congress, Munich.
- 2014 Head of the Department of Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Campus Innenstadt, and Grosshadern.
- 2014 Spokesman of Upper Bavaria Trauma Network (Traumanetzwerk Oberbayern/München Süd).
- 2013 Managing Senior Physician, Department of Traumatology, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Reinhard Schnettler).
- 2013 Head of the Working Group on Osteology of the German Trauma Society.
- 2012 Senior Physician, Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Reinhard Schnettler).
- 2011 Senior Physician, Section of Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Campus Grosshadern, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Wolf Mutschler).
- 2009 Acting Head of the Department, Section of Traumatology, Department of Surgery, Campus Grosshadern, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Wolf Mutschler).
- 2010 - 2012 Emergency Service Doctor (Intensivhubschrauber Christoph München), Campus Grosshadern, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 2002 Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Campus Innenstadt, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 2008 Rotation, advanced training for a Medical Specialist, Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Jansson).
- 2006 - 2007 Rotation, advanced training for a Medical Specialist, Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, Department of Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Wentzens).
- 2006 - 2007 Emergency Service Doctor (Rettungshubschrauber Christoph).
- 2002 - 2012 Emergency Service Doctor, NAW Munich-Mitte.
- 2000 - 2002 Resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- 1996 - 1998 Assistant Physician and Intern, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Regensburg.
- 1996 One-year practice at the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.
- 1990 - 1996 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Berlin.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- 2014 Working Group on Traumatology (Trauma AKADEMIE).
- 2015 Professional Association of Bavarian Surgeons.
- 2013 Fragility Fracture Network.
- 2008 Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC).
- 2007 Working Group AO Alumni Association (AOAA), and since 2011 Working Group on Traumatology.
- 2005 German Trauma Society (DGU).
- 2005 German Society for Stem Cell Research.
- 1996 Massachusetts Medical Society.
Review Activities
- Der Unfallchirurg.
- European Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
- Biomedical Materials.
- Zentralblatt für Chirurgie.
- Osteologie.
- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.
- European Spine Journal.
- Notfall + Rettungsmedizin.
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