Head of the trauma department, Clinic Wels to end 2007
Specialiced in orthopedics and trauma especially Foot Surgery
Medical experience
1982 starting with special interest in Foot Surgery – at the beginning with the problem of peroneal tendon dislocations and ankle sprains.
1.11. 1984 – 28.2.1985 Head of a small trauma department in Mistelbach/Austria after the sudden death of the head of this department
1.1.1988 Change to the university clinic of Salzburg/Austria as Vicehead of the trauma department
1.1.1989 to 30.6.1989 again University Clinic of Vienna, finishing the textbook on “Peroneal tendon dislocations” and getting the title Prof.
The textbook is published by springer in Since July 1st1989 Head of the trauma department in the hospital of Zell/See Austria.
From 1st 1992 – to 31.12.2007 Head of trauma department, Clinic Wels, Austria
The trauma department of the Clinic in wels is a department with 85 beds, 4000 operations a year, 30000 patients year and a staff of 25 M.D.
He did about 400 operations per year to 2008 and treated about 2000 patients. Almost 100 % of the operations are reconstructive and emergency cases in foot surgery, including multiple arthrodesis and Total ankle arthroplasty, 2008 this number increased to 580 operated patients with more than 800 different procedures
Since 2008 head of 2 foot and ankle units in Wels Austria + Althofen Austria
Additional activities
Past President of the Society for foot surgery
General Secretary of the German society for foot society
Editor of the journal Jatros unfallchirurgie,
Till today more than 400 papers and presentations on national or international meetings in Europe, USA, Canada, Argentina, China, Australia
Member
Member of the board of the Austrian Society of Traumatology
Member of the Austrian foot society
Member of the AO
Member of the AAOS, Am Association of Arthroscopy
Special topics:
Trauma
Arthroscopy
Foot surgery
Diabetic foot
Reconstructive surgery of the lower leg
Total ankle replacement
Complex reconstructive procedures of the foot
More than 200 presentation …
Developments:
Darco forefoot and hind foot plates (distributor wright)
Ossoscopy Distributor arthrex
Self-locking screw Distributor AAP – Germany
AAA total ankle prosthesis