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Senior Consultant PD Dr. Gernot Schmidle

Gernot Schmidle

Position and faculty

Senior Consultant, Hand Surgery

Specialty

Musculoskeletal traumatology
Arthroscopic hand/wrist surgery
Complex hand and elbow injuries
Reconstructive hand, forearm, elbow surgery
Fractures and pseudarthrosis of the scaphoid bone/radius
Tendon surgery
Peripheral nerves

Languages

German

English

French

Contact

Hand Surgery Office
Phone hours
Mo–Th 8:00–17:00
Fr 8:00–16:00
Sa–Su Closed

Medical specialisation

Orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal traumatology

Certificates of proficiency

Specialisation in hand surgery, Austria

Qualified emergency physician, Austrian Medical Chamber

General sworn and court certified expert, Austria

Curriculum

since 07/2024

Senior Consultant, Hand Surgery, Schulthess Klinik

07/2021 – 07/2024

Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

from 10/2021

Team Leader for Hand, Elbow and Rheumatoid Surgery, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

from 01/2018

Consultant, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

from 08/2016

Deputy Head of the Hand Team, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

from 01/2013

Specialist, Head of the Wound Clinic, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

01/2007 – 12/2012

Junior Doctor in Trauma Surgery and Sports Traumatology, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

05/2010 – 04/2011

Trauma surgery, Zell am See Hospital

01/2002 – 12/2006

Teacher of emergency medicine, emergency medical services doctor 

01/1997 – 12/2005

Emergency medical services

Education and training

08/2022

Court expert in orthopaedics and traumatology

05/2019

Specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology/certified

04/2019

Specialisation in hand surgery/certified

03/2019

Postdoctoral qualification, University Hospital for Orthopaedics and Traumatology Innsbruck

01/2016 – 12/2018

Specialisation in hand surgery

08/2019 – 09/2019

ASSH Fellowship, USA

10/2012

Specialist in trauma surgery/certified

06/2006

Doctorate Dr. med. univ

1998 – 2006

University of Innsbruck, medicine degree

Sporting activities

Skiing, hiking, swimming

Scientific activities

Published in peer reviewed journals and book chapters

Lectures at national and international scientific conferences

Expert opinion, Ethics Committee

Teaching, Medical University of Innsbruck 

Reviews for orthopaedic/trauma surgery journals (AOTS)

Memberships

Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery – ÖGU

Austrian Society for Hand Surgery ­ ÖGH – Executive Member

Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie (DAH – German-Language Hand Surgery Working Group) – Advisory Board

Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand – FESSH – Scientific Committee 2023

International Wrist Arthroscopy Society – IWAS

Bone and Implant Research Group – BIRG

International Bone Research Association - IBRA

Publications