University Hospital RWTH Aachen

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Aachen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Markus Tingart

Department of Orthopedics

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Orthopedics at University Hospital RWTH Aachen provides surgical care needed by patients with musculoskeletal diseases. Joint, sports, spinal column, pediatric, geriatric, tumor and foot orthopedics are the main stations of the orthopedics department. This department has an impressive record concerning joint orthopedics.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Markus Tingart, more than 3,000 primary artificial joints, and nearly 1,000 replacement operations have been performed in this department over the years and for these accomplishments, the department was recognized by the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery. The department is also certified by the European Endoprosthesis Center and the Center for Modern Cartilage Surgery. One of the special features of this department is its Scoliosis Center which is considered one of the best and biggest centers for spine surgery in Germany for its efforts in diagnosis, treatment, and research. The Social Code states that it’s the patient’s right to get a second opinion and for this, the department has the Second Opinion Center where patients can go and get more than one opinion on whether they need surgery or not.

Department of Orthopedics at University Hospital RWTH Aachen is specialized in the treatment of:

•   Shoulder impingement syndrome
•   Forearm calcification
•   Shoulder dislocation
•   Cruciate ligament injuries
•   Meniscus injuries
•   Patellar luxation
•   Scoliosis
•   Spondylodiscitis
•   Spinal disc herniation
•   Spinal canal stenosis
•   Hip dysplasia
•   Perthes disease
•   Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
•   Clubfoot
•   Flat feet
•   Hallux valgus
•   Ankle osteochondritis dissecans
•   Heel spur
•   Infantile cerebral paralysis

Education

10.1989 - 11.1995 Study of Human Medicine, Rhine-Westphalian Technical Aachen University (Leerss Foundation Scholarship)
07.1995 First Stage of the United States Medical Licensing Examination.
11.1996 Doctoral thesis defense.
03.1996 Second Stage of the United States Medical Licensing Examination.
09.1997 Admission to medical practice.

Professional ?areer

03.1996 - 08.1997 Intern, Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Cologne.
09.1997 - 03.2000 Assistant Physician, Department of Surgery II, University of Cologne.
09.1998 Theoretical Basis of the Specialty, Emergency Medical Care.
10.1999 Theoretical Basis of the Specialty, Radiation Protection: Emergency and X-ray Diagnostics of the Entire Skeleton.
04.2000 - 09.2001 Scholarship Program of the German Research Foundation, Harvard Medical School, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston, USA.
12.2001 - 02.2004 Assistant Physician, Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Regensburg.
02.2004 Board certification in Orthopedics.
11.2004 Additional specialization in Sports Medicine.
12.2004 Habilitation in Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Regensburg.
01.2005 Additional specialization in Chiropractic.
02.2005 Board certification in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
04.2005 Venia legendi in Orthopedics, University of Regensburg.
01.2005 - 12.2005 Senior Physician, Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital Regensburg.
11.2005 Additional qualification in Rheumatology.
12.2005 Additional qualification in Physiotherapy.
01.2006 - 09.2010 Senior Physician and Deputy Head of the Department of Orthopedics at the University Hospital Regensburg.
03.2008 Optional training in Orthopedic Surgery.
05.2009 Additional qualification in Physiotherapy and Balneology.
Since 10.2010 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics University Hospital RWTH Aachen.

Scientific Awards, Scholarships, and Honors

07.2000 Clinical Grant, Orthopedic Research Laboratories Alumni Council, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
05.2006 Shoulder Fellowship, Working Group on Arthroscopy.
12.2006 Scientific Prize of the Working Group on Replacement Surgery.
02.2007 Austrian-Swiss-German Scholarship, German Society of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery.
12.2007 Grant for Study Abroad, Working on Group on Joint Replacement Surgery.
06.2008 Albert Hoffa Prize of the North German Orthopedic Association.
03.2009 University Competition, Year of Science 2009, Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
10.2009 Themistokles Gluck Prize.
10.2011 Themistokles Gluck Prize.

Membership in Professional Societies

German-speaking Working Group on Arthroscopy (AGA).
Orthopedic Research Society (ORS).
German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma (DGOOC).
German Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (DAF).
Working Group 16 (AK 16) of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery, Navigation Surgery.
Working Group on Computerized Surgery of the German Society of Arthroplasty.