Ulm University Hospital- Department of orthopedics with paraplegic center

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University Hospital Ulm

Ulm, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Heiko Reichel

Department of Orthopedics with paraplegic center

Description Curriculum vitae

The department of orthopedics with a paraplegic center at the university hospital of Ulm cares for all patients with congenital or acquired disorders of the musculoskeletal system as a maximum care clinic. It offers the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic options available today in the orthopedic field to maintain, restore and improve the function of the musculoskeletal system.

The Orthopedic Clinic covers the entire range of conservative and operative orthopedics, including specialized orthopedic pain management, acute care and long-term care of paraplegic patients.

The clinic is actively involved in the development of the field of orthopedics. Minimally invasive and computer-assisted surgical procedures, as well as modern osteosynthesis procedures, are used and co-developed.
Every year, around 12,000 outpatients and 3,500 inpatients are treated in the department of orthopedics. In four modern operating theaters around 3500 surgical interventions are carried out. This makes the Orthopedic department one of the largest and most powerful orthopedic department in Germany. The department covers a broad spectrum in the diagnosis and therapy of rare orthopedic diseases.

The department is specialized in the following:

Hip and knee joint replacement
- hip osteoarthritis
- knee osteoarthritis
Joint-preserving surgery on the hip joint
- hip dysplasia
- Femoroacetabular impingement
- Other diseases of the hip joint
Joint-preserving surgery on the knee joint
- meniscus tear
- Cruciate ligament tear and other ligament injuries of the knee joint
- Knee dislocation and instability
- cartilage damage
- Axis misalignment of the leg
Shoulder surgery
Spine surgery
Pain management
Pediatric Orthopedics
Foot Surgery

Professional Career

1982 - 1988 Study of Medicine, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg.
1988 - 1992 Training for Medical Specialist in the Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Halle.
1993 Appointed as a Senior Physician.
1995 - 2004 Leading Senior Physician, Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Halle, Research Scholarships at the International Orthopedic Centers, such as the Academic Hospital Vienna, Mayo Rochester Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Since 2005, Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics at the University Hospital Ulm.
Since 2006, Head of the Rehabilitation Center at the University Hospital Ulm.

Qualifications and Assignments

1988 Doctoral thesis defense with honors.
1992 Medical Specialist in Orthopedics.
1993 Additional qualification in Sports Medicine and Chiropractic.
1994 Partial specialization in Rheumatology.
1996 Optional advanced training in Special Orthopedic Surgery.
1996 Habilitation in Orthopedics.
2003 Extraordinary Professor, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg.
2004 C4 Professor in Orthopedics, University of Ulm.
2006 Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

Awards and Positions in Professional Societies

1998 ASG Scholarship (Scholarship for training of the German-speaking Orthopedic Societies in the United States of America, England and Canada).
1999 Heinrich Heine Prize of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Since 2007, Committee Member for the advanced training of the Medical Association of Baden-Württemberg.
2008 President of the Orthopedic Association of Southern Germany.
2009 President of the Meeting of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Society.
Since 2008, Board Member of the Working Group of the German Association for Arthroplasty.
2015 President of the Working Group of the German Association for Arthroplasty.
2016 President of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma (DGOU) and President of the German Association of Orthopedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC).

Membership in Professional Societies

German Association of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery.
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons.
German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
German Society of Rheumatology.
German speaking Society of Paediatric Orthopedics.
German Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Traumatologists of Southern Germany.
Professional Association of Medical Specialists in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

Main Clinical and Research Focuses