Head of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Prof. Dr. med. Markus Scheibel
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Scheibel has a wealth of experience in shoulder and elbow surgery and is the Secretary and former President of the German, Austrian and Swiss Shoulder and Elbow Society (www.dvse.info). In addition to his clinical practice, he is also actively involved in national and international events, assuming the role of speaker and organiser.
Position and faculty
Head of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Specialty
Arthroscopic and open surgical techniques for the treatment of traumatic injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder and elbow
Primary and revision arthroplasty of the shoulder joint
Languages
German
English
Contact
Medical specialisation
Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Additional qualification: Specialised Trauma Surgery
Certificates of proficiency
Advanced Trauma Life Support for Physicians (ATLS) of the Academy of Trauma Surgery (AUC)
German, Austrian and Swiss Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) certificate of expertise
Faculty member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Certificates in Inform Content, Introduction to Research Ethics, Research Ethics Evaluation, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) from the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
Ultrasound certificate for “Musculoskeletal Organs” from the German-speaking Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine (DEGUM – SGUM – ÖGUM)
Sonography qualification certificate, module: Musculoskeletal System (Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, SGUM)
Expertise in radiation protection (emergency diagnostics for adults and children without CT)
Curriculum
Since July 2018
Head of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Chair of the “Training, Research and Development” advisory board, Schulthess Klinik
Since June 2018
Visiting Professor, Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (University Hospital Berlin)
2010–2018
Senior Consultant, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Unit and Consultant in Traumatology and Critical Care, CMSC, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2012–2018
W2 University Professorship in Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine with a focus on Shoulder Surgery, CMSC and Centre for Sports Science and Sports Medicine Berlin (CSSB)
2004–2010
Assistant Physician, Medical Specialist and Research Assistant, CMSC, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2002–2004
Assistant Physician and Research Assistant, Department of Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich
2001–2002
Junior Doctor, ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
Education and training
2016
Additional qualification: Specialised Trauma Surgery
2009
Postdoctoral thesis and Venia legendi in orthopaedics and trauma surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
on: New aspects in the conservative and surgical treatment of shoulder instabilities
2008
Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2007
Intra European Traveling Fellow, European Shoulder and Elbow Society (SECEC/ESSSE)
2002
Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Leipzig
on: Analysis of surgical access routes in knee joint endoprosthetics with special consideration of the subvastus and midvastus technique
Licence to practise medicine
2001
Medical examination
2000
Period working abroad at the Department of Orthopedics and Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA
Period working abroad at the Department of Internal Medicine, Victoria Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
1998
Period working abroad at the Department of Orthopedics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA
Period working abroad at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
1994–2001
Degree in Human Medicine from the University of Leipzig
Scientific activities
Co-editor of orthopaedic and trauma surgery journals:
- Editorial Board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES)
- Editorial Board of Shoulder & Elbow (BESS Journal)
- Editorial Board of the JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST JBJS) journal
- Board of Associate Editors of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS)
- Editor of Obere Extremität; Schulter-Ellenbogen-Hand (OBEX) (EN: Upper Extremities: Shoulder –Elbow – Hand)
Reviewer of orthopaedic and trauma surgery journals:
- Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES)
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American (JBJS)
- Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Research (Arthroscopy)
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM)
- Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy (KSSTA)
- Archives of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (AOTS)
- Der Unfallchirurg (EN: The Trauma Surgeon) journal
- Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (EN: Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
Memberships
Deputy President of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) and President of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC) (2024)
General Secretary of the German, Austrian and Swiss Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE)
President of the German, Austrian and Swiss Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE) (2015–2021)
Corresponding Member of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
Ordinary Member of European Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (SECEC/ESSSE)
Honorary Member of the Polish Shoulder and Elbow Society (PTBL)
Honorary Member of the French-speaking Society of Arthroscopy (SFA)
Member of the German, Austrian and Swiss Shoulder and Elbow Society (DVSE)
Member of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU)
Member of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC)
Member of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU)
Member of the Professional Association for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (BVOU)
Member of the German Society for Endoprosthetics (AE)
Member of AO Germany (AO)
Member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Awards and honours
Alwin Jäger Video Award 2024 l DVSE
A. Schlüßler, M. Scheibel. Arthroscopic posterior bone block stabilization using a tricotical autograft of the ipsilateral scapular spine
Jochen Löhr Award 2022 l DVSE
P. Vetter, M. Scheibel. The “Circle” method – the new gold standard in the assessment of acromioclavicular joint separations?
Stromeyer-Probst Medal 2021 l DGU
M. Scheibel, U. Brunner. Expertise Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie – Schulter (EN: Expertise in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery of the Shoulder)
Alwin Jäger Video Award 2019 l DVSE
F. Freislederer, M. Dittrich, M. Scheibel. Biological augmentation with subacromial bursa in arthroscopic rotator cuff reconstruction
Best Paper 2017 l DVSE
S. Pauly, C. Gerhardt, A. Trampuz, M. Scheibel. Revision procedures following shoulder arthroscopy are associated with different low-grade infection rates depending on the indication
2. National Societies Best Paper Prize l SECEC/ESSSE
A. Thierbach, S. Pauly, T. Stein, M. Moursy, M. Königshausen, M. Scheibel. Abduction-external-rotation-immobilization (30° abduction/60° external rotation) vs. arthroscopy stabilization after primary traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation
Best Paper 2015 l DVSE
A. Thierbach, S. Pauly, T. Stein, M. Moursy, M. Königshausen, M. Scheibel. Abduction-external-rotation-immobilization vs. arthroscopy stabilization after primary traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation DVSE multicentre study – preliminary results
Jochen Löhr Award 2014 l DVSE
J. Wolke, DA Herrmann, A. Krannich, M. Scheibel. Influence of bony defects on the clinical preoperative condition of anteroinferior shoulder instability
Alwin Jäger Award 2012 l DVSE
N. Kraus, M. Scheibel Arthroscopic acetabular labral reconstruction with autologous bone chip graft
Alwin Jäger Award 2012 l AGA
S. Pauly, M. Scheibel Influence of age and gender on biological cell potential and clinical outcomes after rotator cuff reconstruction
Video Award 2009 l SECEC/ESSSE
M. Scheibel. Arthroscopically assisted acromioclavicular joint stabilization for chronic instability
Poster Award 2008 l SECEC/ESSSE
M. Scheibel, A. Kuke, C. Nikulka, B. Koch, N.P. Haas. The influence of duration of immobilization after traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation – preliminary results
Grants and stipends
Research grant 2018 l DVSE
P. Moroder, M. Scheibel. The biomechanical effect of bone grafting and bone remodeling in glenoid reconstruction surgery
Research grant 2014 l SECEC/ESSSE
N. Kraus, M. Scheibel. Biologic, biomechanic and imaging properties of acromioclavicular joint instability
Research grant 2011 l DVSE
S. Pauly, M. Scheibel. Influencing factors of growth factors on rotator cuff tendon tissue regeneration – investigation of human cell cultures
Research grant 2007 l SECEC/ESSSE
M. Scheibel, S. Pauly, C. Strobel, N.P. Haas. Influence of growth factors in local application on rotator cuff tendon tissue regeneration
Publications
>200 scientific publications listed on Pubmed
>500 presentations at international and national conferences
>30 book chapters
8 book publications, including:
- Scheibel, M., & Brunner, U. (2021). Expertise Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie – Schulter (Vol. 1). (EN: Expertise in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery of the Shoulder). Stuttgart - New York: Georg Thieme Verlag KG.
- Hardy, P., Valenti, P., & Scheibel, M. (2019). Shoulder Arthroplasty – Current Concepts 2019.
- Hardy, P., Valenti, P., & Scheibel, M. (2017). Shoulder Arthroplasty – Current Concepts 2017.
- Hardy, P., Valenti, P., & Scheibel, M. (2015). Shoulder Arthroplasty – Current Concepts 2015.
- Lill, H., Scheibel, M., & Voigt, C. (2014). Die proximale Humerusfraktur. (EN: The Proximal Humerus Fracture.) Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.
- Hardy, P., Valenti, P., & Scheibel, M. (2013). Shoulder Arthroplasty – Current Concepts 2013.
- Scheibel, M. (2009). Schulterinstabilität: neue Perspektiven und altbewährte Methoden. (EN: Shoulder Instability: New Perspectives and Tried-and-tested Methods.) Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.