Consultant and cartilage specialist Prof. Dr. med. Gian Salzmann
Position and faculty
Consultant Knee Surgery and cartilage specialist
Specialty
Preserving knee joint surgery
Treatment of cartilage damage
Contact
Certificates of proficiency
Certificate of Training in Radiation Protection
Curriculum
since 03/2019
Consultant Knee Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
2014–2019
Consultant Knee Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
Education and training
2016
Appointment as an Extraordinary Professor by the University of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
2008–2014
Specialist training, specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery Professor Südkamp, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
2013
Habilitation: "Tissue Engineering of hyaline cartilage", Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Professor Südkamp, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
2005–2008
Specialist training Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Department of Sports Orthopaedics, Professor Imhoff, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
2007
ICRS Travelling Fellowship Göteborg Universität Professor Brittberg/Peterson, Schweden; Donau Universität Krems Professor Nehrer, Österreich; Cartilage Repair Center Harvard University Boston Professor Minas, USA
2005
Promotion, magna cum laude, "Tissue Engineering and Gene Transfer for the Therapy of Osteochondral Lesions at the Knee Joint", Department of Sports Orthopaedics, Professor Imhoff, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
2005
Orthopaedics, Schulthess Klinik
2005
General und Pediatric Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Kapstadt, Südafrika
2004
Internal Medicine und Infectious Diseases, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
2003
Department of Sports Orthopaedics, Rockhampton Hospital, Central Queensland University, Australien
1998–2005
Study of Medicine, University hospitals Giessen und TU München, Germany
Scientific activities
Clinical-radiological outcome studies after conservative knee and ankle surgery as well as experimental tissue engineering of cartilage and stem cells funded by DFG, AGA, AO, DAH, GOTS, SNF (Total volume> 1.000.000 Euro/CHF)
Reviewer
- American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM)
- Archives of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery (AOTS)
- Arthroscopy, Biomaterials
- Biomechanics
- Cartilage
- European Cells and Materials (ECM)
- Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy (KSSTA)
- Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (OAC)
- Tissue Engineering
AGA Instructor 2016
ATLS Provider
Basic qualification in medical didactics
Investigator (GCP)
Organisation of events
«Freiburger Knorpeltage» 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and upcoming (www.freiburger-knorpeltage.de)
Schulthess Academy 2016, 2017 und upcoming
ICRS Focus Meeting, Osteoarthritis in the Athlete, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017
Memberships
German Society for Trauma Surgery DGU (member of Basic Research Section)
International Cartilage Repair Society ICRS (Chair Communication and Publication Comittee)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery AGA (member cartilage committee)
German Knee Society DKG
Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine CABMM, Universität Zürich