Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Cologne Merheim Medical Center, Witten-Herdecke University (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: On inquiry (variable)
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 4
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Professor Dr. Bertil Bouillon, MD (Knee, Shoulder)
PD Dr. Daniel Guenther, MD (Knee, Ankle)
Prof. Dr. Arasch Wafaisade, MD (Shoulder, Elbow)
Dr. Thomas Pfeiffer, MD (Knee, Ankle)
Recent activity of Teaching Center: The department hosts the yearly event "Kölner Unfallsymposium". In February, 2019 the event was highly ranked among national and international participants.
In 2019 the department hosted national and international guests/guest speakers including
Prof. Romain Seil, Luxemburg
Prof. Volker Musahl, USA
Prof. Christian Lattermann, USA
Prof. Mirco Herbort, Germany
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available: No financial assistance or other support is available
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: -
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Not available. Must be organized by the fellow.
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 33%
Knee Surgery 34%
Sports Medicine 33%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy Other
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: The fellow will have the opportunity to attend surgeries based on his/her main focus. Dependent on the duration of the fellowship he/she can participate in research projects and/or create new projects with appropriate mentorship.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Participate as an observer only, Work on cadavers, Assist with research, Didactic sessions, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: The department runs multiple research projects related with knee/shoulder/ankle surgery, including multi-center-trials, biomechanical projects, clinical projects, and retrospective analyses. All applicants should feel free to write an email to the contact person to get more informations about current research projects. Aims are to involve the fellow in as much projects as possible and to provide mentorship to create new projects.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Grand Rounds weekly,
Trauma/Ortho/Radiology Rounds dayly
Athletic Team Coverage: Partner of the German Olympic Sports Confederation,
German national teams: Judo and Taekwondo