Niklaus F. Friederich, MD, Prof.
Dept. Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel/Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Bas
Basel, BS SWITZERLAND
Niklaus F. Friederich, MD, Prof. Dr. med. (Univ. Basel)
Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery | University of Basel
Medical Advisor, MIRACLE project
Head, Center of Biomechanics & Biocalorimetry
Senior consultant, Dept. Orthopaedics & Trauma, University Hospital Basel
Education Prof. Dr. med. University of Basel, Switzerland 2003
Adjunct Professor of Orthop. Surgery
P.D. (Private Docent) University of Basel, Switzerland 1997
Medical Faculty
Functional Biomechanics
M.D. University of Berne, Switzerland 1985
Medical Faculty
Swiss Federal Licence. Dept. Interior, Swiss Federal Govt. 1981
University of Bern, Medical School
Appointments
2015 – present Medical Advisor, MIRACLE project, Dept. Biomedical Engineering
University of Basel, Switzerland
2012 – present Head, Center of Biomechanics and Biocalorimetry, Dept. Biomedical Engineering
University of Basel, Switzerland
2015 - 2020 Director of Training, Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
2013 - 2015 Co-Founder, Orthoklinik Dornach, Switzerland
1998 - 2013 Director and Head of the Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Kantonsspital Bruderholz, BL, Switzerland
1983 - 1997 Resident, senior resident, junior staff, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
University Hospital Basel and Bruderholz (Academic teaching hospital)
Invited (Salaried) Visiting Professorships
2019 Dept Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Honorary Memberships
1993 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine AOSSM
1998 Hungarian Orthopaedic Society
2015 Croatian Orthopaaedic Society
Awards
1990 Top Video Program Award, 57th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS
1992 Venel Award, best research paper - Swiss Orthopaedics (Swiss Society for Orthopaedic Surgery)
„Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Loads During Knee Rehabilitation: An in-vitro study“
1993 ESSKA-AOSSM Sports Medicine Traveling fellowship
Major Offices Held in Professional Societies
1. Magellan Orthopaedic Society (1994 – present) Historian 1994 – 2016
2. Orthopaedische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Knie (OAK, Swiss; 1990 – 2010) President 1997 – 1999
3. Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arthroskopie AGA (1992 – present) Treasurer 1997 – 2008
4. Deutsche Arthrosehilfe e.V., Mannheim, Germany Board of Trustees 1997-2012
5. Pro Motio – Foundation for Orthopaedic Biomechanical Research – Founder, President 1998 -2013
6. Swiss Orthopaedic Club for Exchange and Research SOCA (2000 – present) President 2010 – present
7. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Study Group (1990 – present) President 2008 – 2010)
8. Asia-Pacific Knee, Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Society APKASS Founding member 2014
Editorial Boards (past and present)
1. Swiss Surgery (1998 – 2003)
2. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy KSSTA (1999 – present)
3. Operative Orthopädie und Traumatologie (1999 – 2001)
4. Orthopaedics and Orthopaedics International Edition (1993 – 2001)
5. Arthroskopie (2002 – 2004)
6. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (2011 – present)
7. J Children’s Orthopaedics (2018 – present)
http://www.friedmed.ch
ISAKOS Emeritus Member
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