Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at University Hospital Mainz

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University Hospital Mainz

Mainz, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. P.M Rommens

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at University Hospital Mainz provides conservative and surgical care for patients with diseases as well as injuries of the musculoskeletal system. The department is a certified Rapid Recovery Clinic and a National Center for Trauma and has been bestowed with the recognition of the German Cancer Society for its top-notch medical service.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. P.M Rommens, the department treats more than 4,100 inpatients every year. It also offers physical therapy for about 2,100 patients annually. The department takes pride in its success in the field of hip and knee arthroplasty and it’s a certified facility by endoCert for artificial joint operations as it is supplied with the state-of-the-art equipment that attracts patients to seek its service.

The Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at University Hospital Mainz is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Polytrauma
•   Pelvic injuries
•   Osteoporotic fractures
•   Hip dysplasia
•   Arthritis
•   Elbow pain
•   Cubital tunnel syndrome
•   Tennis elbow
•   Golfer’s elbow
•   Lower back pain
•   Fibromyalgia
•   Kyphosis
•   Torn meniscus
•   Scoliosis
•   Paget’s disease

Education and professional career

1972 - 1979 Study of Medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven.
1979 - 1984 Training in General Surgery in the Department of Surgery of the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven.
1984 - 1986 Postgraduate Training in Traumatology in the Department of Traumatology at the University Hospital Essen, Germany.
1985 Medical Specialist in Surgery.
1986 Medical Specialist in Trauma Surgery.
1995 Medical Specialist in Emergency Medicine.
1998 Medical Specialist in Physical Therapy.
2006 Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery.
2007 Medical Specialist in Special Trauma Surgery.
1999 European Board of Surgery, Qualification in Traumatology.
1986 - 1996 Staff Member of the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven, Belgium.
1990 Thesis defense: "The tibial shaft fracture with severe soft tissue damage".
1996 - 2013 Ordinary Professor and Chief Physician of the Department of Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital Mainz, Germany.
Since 2013 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Mainz.

Awards and Honors

1993 - 1997 Founder and First President of the Belgian Trauma Society.
1997 - 2003 President of the Küntscher Society.
2009 - 2010 President of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES).
2011 - 2017 Secretary-General of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES).
2005 Editor of the European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery.
2005 Doctor honoris causa of the University of Patras, Greece.
1999 - 2014 Member of the Pelvic Expert Group.