Prof. Dr. med. Christian Heiss

orthopedics, hand, and reconstructive surgery

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
98%	24 years	9.8/10	$$$	572	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Giessen

Health facility

University Hospital Giessen

Medical unit

Department of accident, hand, and reconstructive surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Christian Heiss is an esteemed orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand and reconstructive surgery. With over 23 years of experience, he has established himself as a highly skilled and dedicated professional. Prof. Heiss obtained his medical license and defended his dissertation before pursuing further training and specialization. He completed a Harvard Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, where he focused on orthopedic hand surgery. He has also obtained additional qualifications in orthopedics, trauma surgery, sports medicine, emergency medicine, physical therapy, balneology, and laboratory for experimental trauma surgery. Prof. Heiss is the Director of the Department of Accident, hand, and reconstructive surgery at the renowned University Hospital Giessen in Germany. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including the coveted Howard Award from the University of Mississippi and the Prize of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology, among others. His extensive scientific publications, totaling 572, highlight his dedication to advancing the orthopedics and trauma surgery field. Prof. Dr. med. Christian Heiss's vast experience, prestigious affiliations, and noteworthy contributions to research make him a respected and sought-after expert in his field. Patients can trust in his expertise and dedication to providing exceptional care and innovative treatments in orthopedics, hand, and reconstructive surgery.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

Studied human medicine
Obtaining a license for medical practice
Defense of the dissertation
2000 Harvard Fellowship with residency, Department of orthopedic hand surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School of Boston
Obtaining specialization in general surgery
Received additional qualifications in the field of orthopedics and trauma surgery, special trauma surgery, sports medicine
Obtaining further specialization in emergency medicine, physical therapy, balneology, and laboratory for experimental trauma surgery

Experience

Director, Department of the accident, hand and reconstructive surgery at the University Hospital Giessen

Awards & Memberships

1999 Howard Award from the University of Mississippi
1999 Prize of the German Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology in Wiesbaden
2001 Poster Prize at the German Trauma Surgeon Congress in Berlin
2001 Member of the AO Alumni Association in Davos
2003 Poster Prize from the Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery and German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopedic Traumatology Sports Medicine at the Vienna future symposium
2003 Poster Prize at the German Trauma Surgeon Congress in Berlin
2005 Member of the German Society for Trauma Surgery
2006 Member of the Network for Experimental Trauma Surgery
2006 Founding Member of the working group on the osteology of the German Association of Trauma Surgery
2007 Poster Prize from the Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery and German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopedic Traumatology Sports Medicine at the Vienna future symposium
2009 Member of the surgery statutes commission of the University Hospital Giessen
2009 Member of the arthroscopic surgery working group
2009 Member of the American Orthopedic Trauma Association
2009 Member of the advisory board on the bone adhesive from Stryker
2009 Member of the SkillsLab at the Justus-Liebig University Giessen
2009 Member of the task force teaching of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
2010 Member of the German-speaking working group for arthroscopy
2010 Member of the Healthcare advisory board
2010 Member and board member Transregional Collaborative Research Centre
2010 Committee member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint-Surgery
2010 Member of the advisory board on fracture healing in osteoporosis from Amgen
2010 Member of the International Giessen Graduate Center for the Life Sciences
2010 Member of the advisory board on osteoarthritis from Novartis
2011 Poster Prize from Giessen Graduate Centre for the Life Sciences
2011 Poster prize at the German Orthopedic Trauma Surgeons Congress in Berlin
2012 Member of the guideline committee of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
2013 Osteology Research Group Prize of the German Academy of Osteological and Rheumatological Sciences in Weimar
2014: Member of the scientific committee of the German Society for Trauma Surgery
2014 Member of the scientific committee of the German Society for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
2015 Member of the AO Trauma Academy
2016 Peer Reviewer of the Quality Medicine Initiative
2016 Honorary doctorate from the University of Craiova, Romania
2018 Honorary Member of the Romanian Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma
2018: Member of the advisory board of AO Trauma Germany
2019 Conference President at the Association of South German Orthopedists and Trauma Surgeons in Baden-Baden
2020 Member of the education committee and the executive committee of AO Trauma Europe and Southern Africa
2021 Member of the medical advisory board of Asklepios