Ulrich Frank, M.D.

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

 

Hand Surgery, Elbow Surgery

 

Special fields:
Complete hand and wrist surgery,
lower arm and elbow surgery including plastic surgery


After completing his study of human medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Dr. Frank went into research and spent three years at the Institute of Anatomy at the University Bonn. Thanks to his teacher Prof. Dr. H.-M. Schmidt, who is an internationally renowned author of numerous scientific articles, he gained detailed knowledge about the complicated anatomical structure of the human hand. This knowledge was the basis for his work at the reputed Clinic for Hand Surgery at Bad Neustadt/Saale. Under the supervision of his mentor Professor Dr. U. Lanz Dr. Frank gathered experience in the treatment of all diseases of the hand and the upper extremity.

At the Orthopaedic University Clinic of the Free University Berlin Dr. Frank gained further valuable insight particularly in the field of traumatology of the hand especially with regard to replantation. From July 2000 Dr. Frank set up the Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery in Munich-Harlaching together with medical director Dr. Lukas and was employed as senior physician and deputy medical director until September 2002.

Curriculum vitae in tabular form

A-level

1983
Secondary School St. Stephan, Augsburg

Studies

1983 - 1990
Human Medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

State Examination

06.07.1990:
3. State Examination in Munich

Medical Registration

01.03.1992:
Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior

Doctor's degree

26.03.1992
Tibial Head Pendulum Osteotomy at the 1. Orthopaedic Clinic Hessing-Kliniken Augsburg
(thesis supervisor: Prof. K.A. Matzen, M.D.)

Professional Training

03.09.1990-02.03.1992
Pre-registration house officer at the Anatomical Institute,
University Bonn (Prof. H.-M. Schmidt, M.D.)

01.03.1992. -31.05.1993
Assistant lecturer at the Anatomical Institute,
University Bonn (Prof. H.-M. Schmidt, M.D.)

01.06.1993-31.05.1996
Assistant lecturer at the Hand Surgery Clinic,
Bad Neustadt/Saale (Prof. U. Lanz, M.D.)

01.06.1996 – 30.06.1998
Assistant lecturer at the Orthopaedic University Clinic
at Oskar-Helene-Heim, Berlin (Prof. U. Weber, M.D.)
01.07.1998-20.09.00

Assistant lecturer at the Orthopaedic Clinic Munich-Harlaching
(PD H. Mayer, M.D., Prof. R. Wetzel, M.D.)

Orthopaedist

20.09.2000
From 20.09.2000: Senior Physician and Deputy Medical Director at the Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
(B. Lukas, M.D.)

Since 01.10.2002:
Hessingpark-Clinic Augsburg

Publications

Publications in the field of hand surgery:
Deep Ligaments of the Interphalangeal Joint of the Thumb
(in: Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist, Plenum Pres, 1994)

Surgical Therapy of Camptodactylism
(in: Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, 1998)

Covering of the Median Nerve with the
Hypothenar Adipose Tissue Lobe
(in: Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, Plastic Surgery, 2000)

Numerous lectures in Germany and abroad

 

Memberships

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie www.dg-h.de

Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie www.dah.at

Deutsche Interessengemeinschaft ambulante Handchirurgie www.handchirurgie-diah.de

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Musikphysiologie und Musikermedizin www.dgfmm.org