About the doctor
Profile
Microsurgical replantation and revascularization, Nerve compression syndromes (e.g., carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel), Tendon and ligament reconstruction, Arthritis surgery (e.g., CMC joint replacement, PIP fusion), Post-traumatic and rheumatoid hand deformities, Congenital hand differences, Flap coverage and soft tissue reconstruction of the hand
Work experience
34 years
Scientific activity
Author of more than 280 scientific publications
Data
Chief Physician, Department of Hand Surgery, Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Hamburg
Community
German Society for Hand Surgery (DVHG)
German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU)
European Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
German Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRÄC)
German Trauma Society (DGU)
Hamburg Medical Association (Ärztekammer Hamburg)
German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM) – musculoskeletal section
Certificates
Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (Facharzt für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie)
Additional qualification in Hand Surgery (Handchirurgie) – certified by DGOU/DVHG
Certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (partial scope, upper extremity)
Ultrasound certification in musculoskeletal diagnostics (DEGUM Level III)
Microsurgery certification
Certification in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Pain management certification
Wound healing and tissue regeneration certification