Prof. Dr. med. Hagen Schmal

orthopedics, general and trauma surgery

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
96%	27 years	9.8/10	$$$$	293	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Freiburg

Health facility

University Hospital Freiburg

Medical unit

Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Hagen Schmal is an experienced and highly skilled orthopedic and trauma surgeon with 26 years of experience. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at the prestigious University Hospital Freiburg in Germany. Dr. Schmal has an impressive CV, including a bachelor's degree in Human Medicine from Humboldt University in Berlin and specialized training and additional qualifications in surgery, orthopedics, and trauma surgery. One of the most exciting aspects of Dr. Schmal's career is his extensive research and publications. With 291 scientific publications, he has made significant contributions to the orthopedics and trauma surgery field. His research focuses on various topics, including risk factors for neurological deficits in patients with pelvic fractures, outcomes of different treatment strategies for fractures, and the impact of surgical stabilization on multiply-injured patients. Dr. Schmal's expertise and dedication to his field are recognized by his membership in prestigious medical societies such as the German Society for Trauma Surgery and the Danish Society for Orthopedic Trauma Surgery. He is also listed on the FOCUS list of top doctors for his elbow, foot, and accident surgery expertise. With his vast experience, research contributions, and dedication to patient care, Prof. Dr. Hagen Schmal is considered a highly skilled and reputable orthopedic and trauma surgeon, making him an excellent choice for anyone seeking specialized care in Freiburg.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1990-1997 Studied human medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin
Obtaining a license for medical practice
1993-1994 Research stay at the University of Michigan, work with techniques of molecular biology and cell biology, experience in animal experiments
1999 Defense of the dissertation: "Experimental studies on the role of a- and b-chemokines in the pathogenesis of pulmonary complications after trauma"
2003 Course of the investigator
2004 Obtaining specialization in surgery
2006 Recognition of specialization in trauma surgery in the field of surgery
2008 Habilitation and a teaching license: "The importance of differentiation and matrix interaction for cell functionality in tissue engineering of cartilage"
2008 Received additional qualifications in the field of orthopedics and trauma surgery
2011 Certificate for organization and management in the hospital
2012 Additional designation special orthopedic surgery
2014 Baden-Wuerttemberg certificate for university didactics in medicine
2014 Good clinical practice certification
2015 License to practice medicine in Denmark and recognition as a specialist in surgery and orthopedic surgery

Experience

1997-1999 Physician in internship and Assistant Physician at the Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery of the University Hospital Freiburg
1999-2003 Assistant Doctor at the Department of Surgery of the Evangelisches Diakonie Hospital of Freiburg
2003-2006 Assistant Doctor, Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg
2006-2010 Functional Senior Physician and Senior Physician, Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg
2011-2015 Senior Consultant and Deputy Medical Director at the Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery of the Freiburg University Hospital
2012-2015 Head of the foot surgery section at the Freiburg University Hospital
2012 Adjunct Professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg
2015-2019 Professorship for traumatology at the Clinical Institute of the University of Southern Denmark
2015-2019 Consultant at the Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery of the University Hospital Odense
2019 Professor of trauma surgery at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg in Breisgau
2019 Medical Director of the Department of orthopedics and trauma surgery at the Freiburg University Hospital

Awards & Memberships

1995 Travel Grant for the oral presentation at the International Student Conference in Charite University in Berlin: "Role of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-2 in a Rat Model for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome"
2005 Accredited reviewer for the following journals, among others: Annals of Surgery, Tissue Engineering, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Acta Ortopaedica, Aging Cell, Injury
2005 Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology
2005 Member of the grant applications at the AO Foundation International, ZonMw, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Danish Orthopedic Trauma Society, and German Society for Trauma Surgery
2008 Poster Award from the Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery: “What is the value of whole-body computed tomography in the current care strategy of polytrauma care?”
2009 Poster prize of the German Society for Trauma Surgery in Mannheim: "Acetabulum fractures in children"
2010 Poster Prize German Congress of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery: “Small GTPases influence the chondrogenic differentiation of human adipose tissue-associated adult stem cells”
2011 Member of the editorial boards of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, World Journal of Orthopedics, The Scientific World Journal, and BioMed Research International
2012 Kurt Steim Prize: "Pain perception in localized cartilage damage in the knee is related to intra-articular IGF-I expression"
2014 Poster Prize German Congress for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery: "Intra-articular complement activation in the early phase after ankle fractures"
2016 Innovation Prize of the German Society for Trauma Surgery: "The trans-well coculture of human synovial mesenchymal stem cells with chondrocytes leads to self-organization, chondrogenic differentiation, and secretion of TGFβ"
2016-2019 Committee work at the University of Southern Denmark
2017-2019 Member of the Danish Society for Orthopedic Surgery
Member of the German Society for Trauma Surgery
Member of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
Member of the Danish Society for Orthopedic Trauma Surgery
Member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
Member of the German University Association
Listed in the FOCUS list of top doctors for elbow surgery, foot surgery, and accident surgery