Other competencies
- Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
- Interdisciplinary focus for spinal surgery (SIWF/FMH)
- Fellow of European Board of Surgery
- Senior Researcher Surgical Laboratory
- Chair of the Trauma Subspecialty Committee of SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
- Chair Steering Board Polytrauma Course ESTES (European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery)
- Editorial Board “Swiss Knife” Journal
- Associate Editor “European Journal of Medical Research”
Career
| Since 09.2022 | Attending Physician with extended responsibilities, Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich |
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| 08.2022 | Appointment as Assistant Professor for Translational Polytrauma Research at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich |
| 2022 | Interdisciplinary focus on spinal surgery (SIWF/FMH) |
| 2019 | Rehabilitation Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich |
| 11.2017 – 08.2022 | Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology and Senior Researcher Surgical Laboratory, University Hospital Zurich |
| 06.2017 – 10.2017 | Fellow, Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 03.2017 – 05.2017 | Introduction (junior doctor) to the Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich |
| since 10.2016 | Fellow of European Board of Surgery |
| since 03.2016 | Specialist in trauma surgery and orthopaedics |
| 2015 | Venia Legendi at the Medical Faculty of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Topic: Research into systemic inflammation and immunomodulation after hemorrhagic shock and trauma (2019 Rehabilitation Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich) |
| 2015 – 2017 | Head of Laboratory “Harald Tscherne Laboratory”, Clinic for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Germany |
| 01.2010 – 03.2016 | Resident. Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Germany |
| 2010 | Doctorate: Prof. Dr. med. Henning Windhagen, Orthopaedic Clinic, Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials, Annastift, MHH |
| 2007 – 2008 | Participant of the BMEP (Biomedical Sciences Exchange Program) for an Academic Research Year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
| 2009 | Second section of the medical examination (grade: very good) |
| 2004 | First section of the medical examination (Physikum) |
| 2002 | Enrollment in the Human Medicine degree program at Hannover Medical School |
Research focus
- Polytrauma
- Strategies in the surgical care of severely injured patients
- Trauma immunology
Publications
to the publicationsMost important memberships
- DGU (German Society for Trauma Surgery)
- ESTES (European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery)
- AO (Working Group for Osteosynthesis Issues)
- DGU Basic Research Section
- SICOT (Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie)
Further
Prices:
- 2018 Best Oral Presentation ESTES 2018
- 2017 AO-Foundation Start-Up Grant
- 2014 AO-Foundation Start-Up Grant
- 2013 RWTH University Hospital Aachen START scholarship
- 2013 ESS 2013 Travel Award
- 2012 ESTES 2012 Travel Award