Head of department: Rudolf Reindl

Surgeon in charge of fellows: Rudolf Reindl

Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes

Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Permission has been granted by the Director of professional services of the hospital for AO fellows to scrub in on cases. They are able to observe but not actively participate in the surgeries.

Number of beds in department: 40

Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: 500–1000

Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: 101–150

Other activities: Weekly: Trauma rounds, academic half day teaching for residents and fellows, subspecialty rounds (Spine, Arthroplasty, Sports, Tumor, Foot & Ankle, Pediatric trauma), Multidisciplinary infection rounds. Close collaboration with Plastic Surgeons for hand and wrist trauma

Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English

English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.