Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Heiko Reichel

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Heiko Reichel

Current Position:

Medical director and Chair, University Hospital of Orthopaedics (RKU) Ulm

Clinical Focus:

  • Primary and revision arthroplasty, hip preserving surgery, tumour orthopaedics

Qualifikations/BC:

  • Board certification of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
  • special orthopaedic surgery
  • orthopaedic rheumatology
  • pediatric orthopaedics
  • sports medicine
  • chiropractic
  • physical therapy

Scientific Focus:

  • Minimalinvasive arthroplasty
  • in vitro biomechanical testing of arthroplasty components
  • bioactive coating of implant surfaces

Studies/career:

  • 1982-1988  Medical studies, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
  • 1988          Thesis (Summa cum laude)
  • 1988-1992  Resident program in orthopaedic surgery, Dept. of Orthopaedics, University of Halle
  • 1993          Consultant, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Halle
  • 1996          PhD in orthopaedic surgery (Priv.-Doz.)
  • 1995-2004  Deputy head, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Halle
  • 2003          Appointment apl Professor, University of Halle
  • seit 2005    Director and Chair, University Hospital of Orthopaedics (RKU) Ulm

Special achievements/posts:

  • 1997 Heine Award, German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  • 1998 ASG Travelling Fellowship
  • 2007 Corresponding member, Colombian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SCOOT)
  • 2008 Congress president, Annual Congress of South German Orthopaedic Society
  • 2009 Congress president, Annual Congress of German Speaking Society of Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • 2011 Corresponding member, Federation of Latin American Societies and Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SLAOT)
  • 2015 President, AE – German Society for Arthroplasty
  • 2016 President, German Society of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC) and German Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)

ASG-Class-Mates:

  • Peer Eysel, Reinhard Elke, Christian Wurnig

Fellowship-Year:

  • 1998
Publications

160 papers (peer reviewed, pub med)
7 books
55 book chapters
72 posters
over 300 oral presentations 

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