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