Department
Name of department: Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery
Head of department: Gunther Olaf Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Hofmann
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Thomas Mendel
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Health certificate authorizing to do surgery, laboratory test results (HIV, Hepatitis B/C, TB Gamma Interferon test), vaccination certificates (tetanus, Hepatitis A/B, NMR)
More information
Number of beds in department: 108
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: > 1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 101–150
Other activities: Department of Hand and Plastic surgery
European Spine Center of Excellence
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: German
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.