Senior Consultant PD Dr. 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
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