Department of Orthopedics, Trauma, Hand Surgery and Sports Medicine

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Helios Hospital Munich West

Munich, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Andreas Lenich

Department of Orthopedics, Trauma, Hand Surgery and Sports Medicine

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Orthopedics, Trauma, Hand Surgery and Sports Medicine at Helios Hospital Munich West provides surgical care for patients with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. The department with all of its units is equipped with the most advanced equipment for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The department is mainly focused on hand surgery, elbow and shoulder surgery, foot surgery as well as physical therapy for patients with movement disorders. The department offers the full spectrum of modern trauma surgery and it also has the ambulatory and stationery needed in case of accidents. The department is certified by the German Society of Trauma Surgery and is considered a regional trauma center. It’s also a member of the Trauma Network Munich-Upper Bavaria South.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Lenich, the department treats over 2,600 inpatients every year. Dr. Lenich has been recognized by FOCUS Magazine as one of the top doctors in the field of elbow surgery and his team in the entire spectrum of minimally invasive arthroscopy and open elbow surgery. He’s also a member of PRIMO MEDICO, the network for medical specialists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He’s also met the strict criteria required to be a part of the Leading Medicine Guide which provides information on specialized clinics as well as medical experts.

The department is specialized in:

Shoulder replacement surgery
Elbow replacement surgery
Hand replacement surgery
Knee replacement surgery
Ankle replacement surgery
Arthroscopic shoulder and elbow surgery
Arthroscopic knee and ankle surgery
Corrective surgery for deformities

The diagnosis and treatment of:

Nerve compression syndrome
Ganglion cysts
Trigger fingers
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Spinal cord inflammation
Spinal disc herniation
Spinal canal stenosis
Osteochondrosis

Professional Career

April 1992 Beginning of the Study of Human Medicine at the University of Ulm.
September 1997 Second State Exam, University of Ulm.
October 1997 One-year practice at the Augsburg Hospital/Charing Cross Hospital (University of London).
September 1998 Third State Exam, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich.
January 1999 Doctoral dissertation defense, Faculty of Medicine (Section of Clinical Chemistry), University of Ulm. Subject:
"Proliferation of endothelin in endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells under the influence of various drugs" (summa cum laude).
Intern, Department of Traumatology, Hospital Augsburg (under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. A. Rüther).
July 2000 Admission to medical practice.
April 2004 Additional qualifications in Diving Medicine (German Society of Hyperbaric Medicine).
May 2004 Beginning of biomechanical experiments in the Laboratory of Materials Science at the University of Applied Sciences of Regensburg (under the supervision of Prof. Dr. J. Hammer, Prof. Dr. M. Nerlich, and Prof. Dr.h.c. E. Mayr).
June 2004 Additional qualification – Emergency Physician.
January 2005 Medical Specialist in Surgery.
April 2006 Acting Head of the Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Regensburg (under the direction of Prof. Dr. M. Nerlich).
October 2006 Senior Physician of the Department of Traumatology, Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, Augsburg Hospital (under the direction of Prof. Dr.h.c. E. Mayr). Management and expansion of the department to Gerontotraumatology, Augsburg Hospital.
December 2008 Specialization in Traumatology, additional qualification in Sports Medicine.
April 2009 Senior Physician of the Department of Traumatology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar, as well as the Head of the Policlinic of Traumatology.
June 2011 Habilitation, University of Regensburg.
November 2011 Assistant Physician, Department of Sports Orthopedics, University Hospital Rechts der Isar, with the aim of obtaining the title of a Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology. He combined these activities with the work in the Department of Traumatology at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar.
May 2012 Senior Physician in the Department of Sports Orthopedics at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar. The Head of the Section for Research and Shoulder Surgery (project management).
August 2013 Instructor of the General Society of Arthroscopy (AGA).
January 2015 Head of the Section for Advanced Training in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
November 2015 Chief Physician of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics, Traumatology, Hand Surgery, Sports
Orthopedics at the Academic Hospital Helios Munich West.
October 2016 Head of the Interdisciplinary Emergency Department at the Academic Hospital Helios Munich West.

Membership in Professional Societies

1999 Member of the German Society of Traumatology (DGU).
2003 Member of the Bavarian Association of Surgeons.
2005 Graduate of the Osteosynthesis Association.
2006 Member of the Association for Geriatric Traumatology of the German Society of Traumatology (DGU).
2010 Member of the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE) and the General Society of Arthroscopy (AGA).
2012 Member of the Committee for Elbow Surgery of the General Society of Arthroscopy (AGA).
2013 Member of the Committee for Elbow Surgery of the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE), as well as Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Elbow Surgery of the General Society of Arthroscopy (AGA).
2015 Chairman of the Committee for Elbow Surgery of the General Society of Arthroscopy (AGA).

Poster Awards

Annual Congress of the German Society of Traumatology (DGU) in Berlin (2004) – New proximal femur implant.
Congress on Geriatric Traumatology in Münster (2005) – Location of the implant in the proximal femur.
Küntscher Kreis Kongress Congress in Rostock (2012) – PolyAxnail as a new implant for the treatment of proximal humeral fractures.
Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics, Traumatology, Hand Surgery.