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Vita

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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. med. Christian Gatzka
Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (12/2005)
Special Orthopedic Surgery (05/2010) / Special Trauma Surgery (09/2009)

Resume

Studies
1988 - 1996
University of Hamburg and University of Freiburg i.Br.
Specialist Training
08/1996 - 03/1998
Internship; University of Cologne (Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery) (Univ. Prof. K.E. Rehm)
04/1998 - 01/2000
Research Fellow; AO Research Center (Davos) (Univ. Prof. E. Schneider / Prof. M. Knothe-Tate)
02/2000 - 12/2006
Assistant Physician; University of Hamburg (Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery) (Univ. Prof. J.M. Rueger), Eilbek Hospital (Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery), Hamburg (Prof. E. Hille)
Focus Development
01/2007 - 12/2015
Started as Senior Physician and subsequently established a Section of Hip and Knee Joint Surgery with focus on: Joint Preservation, Partial Joint Replacement, and Sports Injuries; RHÖN / HELIOS Park Hospital Leipzig, Orthopedic-Traumatologic Center (CA Prof. R. Ascherl | CA Prof. G. Pap)
2012 - 2014
Participation in the course curriculum “Medical Quality Management” (Saxon Medical Chamber)
Scholarship
2012
Mentorship Program, B. Braun Aesculap Foundation
2014/2015
Leadership Program, B. Braun Aesculap Foundation
12/2015 - 12/2018
Ortho Center Hamburg / Park Clinic Manhagen
Focus on Joint Preservation and Joint Replacement of the Hip Joint (Partners: Drs. Lütten, Holz, Ilg, Prof. Hansen-Algenstaedt)
since 01/2019
Establishment of a Private Practice for Hip & Knee Joint Surgery in Hamburg city center: Hamburg Hip & Knee Manufactory - Dr. Gatzka
“Start-up” Consultant
since 01/2019
Company “Surgitent” (Surgical “Tent” for outpatient surgical -OP independent- trauma/ elective patient care)
since 03/2022
Company “Hypercare” (Digital (AI) assistance solutions for inpatient and outpatient care)
Additional Qualifications
  • Examiner “Endo-Cert”
  • Examiner “Special Orthopedic Surgery” Hamburg Medical Chamber
  • Certification Cartilage Cell Transplantation
  • Certified “Knee Surgeon” (DKG)
  • Expertise in Manual Medicine
  • Expertise in Radiation Protection, Continuing Education Certificate (Saxon Medical Chamber)
Public Relations
2009 - 2013
Establishment of 1st - 5th “Leipzig Joint Symposium”
(up to 450 participants and 33 exhibitors) Proceeds 20,000 euros
2012 - 2017
Establishment of 1st - 5th “Leipzig Hip Arthroscopy Workshop”
(> 20 participants, 6 tables with human specimens, > 10 exhibitors)
03/2013
Leipzig Joint Academy in cooperation with Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche
20.06.2020
Virtual / Online Congress “Hip meets physio and sports”

Scientific Activities / Additional Qualifications

Doctoral Thesis
“Mid-term follow-up results of the cement-free CLS hip total endoprosthesis system”, 07/1996 ("magna cum laude") Prof. Dr. E. Kuner, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg i. Br.
Third-party Funding (08/2000)
AO/ASIF Fork Grant (2000/G 64) “The influence of low intensity pulsed ultrasound on fluid displacements in bone” (58,000 CHF)
Third-party Funded Study
  • Norian SRS Study - University of Cologne
  • Celecoxib Study - University of Hamburg
Publications
6
First authorships (see pub-med)
10
Posters
27
Invited lectures (see under Memberships)
5
Book contributions (Overview work “What's new in hip surgery?")
6
Co-authorships
21
Citable abstracts
63
Presentations (see under Memberships)
6
Supervised dissertations
More information on pub-med
Reviewer for Scientific Journals
  • Hip International (Elsevier Journals)
  • Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction (Springer Journals)
Collaborations
  • Anatomical Institutes of the University Hospitals of Halle, Leipzig, and Hamburg
  • AO Research Center (Association for the Study of Internal Fixation), Davos
  • Technical University of Hamburg - Institute of Biomechanics
Certified Instructor
  • Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO) since 2000
  • German-speaking Association for Arthroscopy (AGA)
  • since 2012 - 2021 “Hip Committee” (BEST AGA COMMITTEE 2022 / 2021 / 2020)
  • German Hip Society (DHG) since 2017 (Board 2018 - 2020)

Memberships / Personal Training

Memberships
  • German Hip Society (DHG) - since 2017 “Board Member” (2018 to 2020)
  • German Knee Society (DKG) - since 2016
  • Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) - since 2012
  • Member “Hip Committee” (until 2022) - Awarded as BEST AGA COMMITTEE 2022 / 2021 / 2020
    • AGA Academy Courses Hip (Leipzig, Basel, Salzburg - Speaker, Instructor & Organization)
    • AGA Symposium (Hip/Knee/Ankle), Graz (Speaker & Instructor)
  • Professional Association for Arthroscopy (BVASK) - DART Committee
    • BVASK Annual Congress, Düsseldorf (Speaker 2019 / 2020)
  • Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO)
    • AO 1st Cologne AO Workshop (Organization and Instructor)
    • AO Basic and Advanced Courses, Davos (Instructor)
    • Member AO Pelvic Group (2000 - 2006)
  • Working Group Endoprosthetics (AE)
    • AE Joint Preserving Hip Surgery (Speaker & Instructor | Univ. Dresden)
  • Society for Orthopedic Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS)
    • GOTS Annual Congress - in collaboration with the Olympic Sports Federation, Hamburg (Speaker)
  • German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) - since 2000
  • German Society for Surgery (DGC) - since 2018
  • Professional Association of Surgery (BDC) - since 2018
    • FA Compendium Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery, Hamburg (Speaker)
  • Professional Association of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (BVOU) - since 2018 Department “Hip”
  • European Hip Society (EHS) - since 2019 Reviewer “Hip International”
  • The Hip Preservation Society (ISHA) - since 2015
  • Alumni of the University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE)
Personal Training
2011 - 2024
Observations in Hip Arthroscopy:
  • Dr. M. Philippon (Vail, USA), Dr. J. O'Donnell (Melbourne, AUS)
  • Dr. R. Herzog (Wolhusen, CH), Prof. Dr. M. Dienst (Munich)
  • Dr. F. Laude (Paris, F)
2012 - 2024
Observations in Open Joint-Preserving Hip Surgery:
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. K. Siebenrock (Bern, CH), K. Kalchschmidt (Dortmund)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. K. Søballe (Aarhus, DK), Dr. F. Laude (Paris, F)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. J. Witt (London, UK)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. G. Wassilew (Observation: 28.06. - 14.07.2022)
2018 - 2024
Observations in Primary, Revision, Tumor, and Infection Endoprosthetics (Hip/Knee):
  • Dr. Ottersbach (Brigg/Glis, CH), Dr. F. Laude (Paris, F), Dr. Kalchschmidt / Dr. Zahedi (Dortmund)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. K. Søballe (Aarhus, DK), Dr. F. Laude (Paris, F)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. K. Siebenrock (Bern, CH), Univ. Prof. Dr. R. Windhage (Vienna, AUT)
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. G. Wassilew (Greifswald, Observation: 28.06. - 14.07.2022)
since 2011
Learning Triple Pelvic Osteotomy from Klaus Kalchschmidt
2019
Successful attendance at European AO Course - Acetabular & Pelvic Fractures (Homburg)
2020
Successful attendance at Swiss Pelvic & Acetabular Course (University of Zurich (CH))

Teaching / Instructor

Pre-OP - “Teaching” (Hip ASK Access)
  • University of Vienna (Univ. Univ.-Prof. Dr. R. Windhager, Univ. Prof. C. Chiari)
  • Lubinus Clinic Kiel (Dr. T. Krackhardt, Dr. G. Benning)
Speaker & Instructor among others
  • AE Joint Preserving Hip Surgery (Instructor Bern 11/2016, Speaker Dresden 11/2017)
  • AO 1st Cologne AO Workshop (Organization and Instructor 02/1998)
  • AO Basic and Advanced Courses (Davos)
  • AGA Academy Course (Leipzig 10/2018 - Scientific Leadership, Organization and Instructor)
  • AGA Symposium (Hip/Knee/Ankle) Graz (02/2016, 02/2018)
  • AGA Hip Arthroscopy Course Basel (11/2017)
  • AGA Hip Arthroscopy Course Leipzig (11/2014 & 11/2015 - Organization from 10/2018)
  • Charité Hip Course Berlin (03/2014 & 03/2015 & 03/2016)
  • Complex Hip Surgery Munich (06/2015)
  • DGC (Specialist Compendium Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery) Hamburg (2016-2021)
  • Berlin Sports Symposium Oberwiesenthal (01/2013 & 01/2014)
  • QKG Meeting Regensburg (06/2015)
  • Lower Rhine Hip Arthroscopy Course Essen (09/2013-2022)
  • NOUV Hamburg (09/2015), Dortmund (09/2017)
  • GOTS Congress - in collaboration with the Olympic Sports Federation Hamburg (05/2018)
  • BVASK Annual Congress Düsseldorf (02/2019)
  • AGA Hip Arthroscopy Course Salzburg (11/2019)
  • GOTS Annual Congress Berlin (06/2020)
  • Hip meets physio and sports Hamburg (06/2020)
  • DKOU Annual Congress Berlin (10/2020)
Contact for References
Prof. Dr. Rudi Ascherl - Founder of the Working Group for Endoprosthetics (AE) and former Chief Physician
in memoriam

Dr. Klaus Kalchschmidt (✝ 2022) - Developer of the Triple Pelvic Osteotomy according to Tönnis / Kalchschmidt for the treatment of symptomatic hip joint dysplasia, formerly Municipal Hospital Dortmund

Anyone who knew him and experienced him will miss him more than words can express. He was a teacher, a mentor, a broadly interested, intellectual person (naturally a continuous reader of a good newspaper) and also a friend. One may hope (and there really is no doubt) that God will lovingly accompany him on his further journeys every new day...