University Hospital Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Felix Walcher
Department of Trauma Surgery
Department of Trauma Surgery at University Hospital Magdeburg provides surgical care for patients with multiple trauma as well as spinal, pelvic, and limb injuries. As a Center of Maximum Care for patients of Magdeburg and the northern Saxony-Anhalt, the facility works in close cooperation with many specialized departments of the University Hospital, like the Department of Orthopedics and Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery to ensure patients get high-level quality care. The department has been certified by the German Society of Trauma Surgery and recognized by FOCUS Magazine as one of the best medical facilities in Germany of its specialty.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Felix Walcher, the medical team treats over 1,400 inpatients every year, treats complex cartilage diseases, and performs joint replacement procedures. The facility is well-known for its efforts and achievements in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and polytrauma of the bone, soft tissue, abdominal organs as well as thoracic organs.
Education:
- 1986 High-school in Bayreuth
- 1986 to 1992 study of human medicine at the University of the Saarland in Homburg / Saar
- 1992 PhD
- 1992 to 1994 internship at the clinic for anesthesiology, University Hospital Homburg / Saar
- 1994 to 2001 assistant at the Clinic for Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Homburg / Saar
- 1995 Qualification in emergency medicine
- 2001 specialist in surgery
- 2001 to 2002 assistant at the Clinic for Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Clinic
- 2002 senior physician
- 2006 habilitation in surgery
- 2008 Master of Medical Education (2nd cohort MME-G 2005–2007)
- 2009-2011 managing senior physician
- 2011 adjunct professor
- 2012 Chief Senior Physician
- since 1.5.2014 Director of the Clinic for Trauma Surgery, Magdeburg University Hospital
Qualifications
- Specialist in surgery, specializing in trauma surgery
- Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery, special trauma surgery
- Additional qualification in emergency medicine, head emergency doctor
- Master of Medical Education
Research priorities
- Overall management of the BMBF joint project "Practical Clinical Competence"
- Overall management of the BMBF joint project "Improvement of Health services research in acute medicine in Germany by establishment of a national emergency admission register"
- Human factors in teaching and training
- Multiple trauma management, trauma registry
- Pathophysiology of Major Trauma
Department of Trauma Surgery
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