Dr Heinz-Jürgen Eichhorn, MD
Dr Eichhorn is the co-founder of the Orthopaedic Surgical Practice Group ("Orthopädisch-chirurgischen Gemeinschaftspraxis" or OGP). From the very beginning, he pursued the vision of creating centres of excellence involving the collaboration of highly specialised orthopaedic surgeons. He was instrumental in recruiting qualified specialists from various universities in Germany for the sporthopaedicum or joint and vertebrae treatment centre. As a former athlete himself (first handball Bundesliga), Dr Eichhorn brings his passion to the Sports Medicine field. He is also recognised nationally and internationally as a knee specialist who has successfully treated many famous athletes. A majority of the instruments he uses in surgery are his own inventions (double bundle navigation).
Dr Eichhorn was again added to FOCUS magazine's list of knee doctors in 2010. He is one of 89 specially recommended knee specialists in Germany.
In 2012, Dr Eichhorn was again included on FOCUS' list of doctors and is considered to be one of Germany's top orthopaedic physicians.
Career:
1975-1980:
studies at Ruhr University in Bochum (Ruhr-Universität Bochum or RUB)
1981-1982:
Medical Assistant in the Surgical Department Emergency Room at the General Hospital of Copenhagen
1982-1987:
Medical Assistant at the Orthopaedic University Clinic Bochum (orthopädischen Universitätsklinik Bochum), St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum
1985-1987:
Senior Physician of Sports Traumatology
1987:
PhD thesis "Topography of the Lower Lumbar Spine to Increase Accuracy for Injection and Surgery" Since
Seit 1987:
co-founder and partner of sporthopaedicum
Seit 2006:
Medical Director of the St. Wolfgang Sports Medicine Clinic (Sportklinik St. Wolfgang) in Bad Griesbach
