Ralf Stapelfeldt, M.D.
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Specialised
Conservative orthopaedics for the knee, hip, shoulder, foot and ankle joint, rheumatology
Professional training and career
| 1991 | State Examination Medical School University Hamburg, Germany |
| 1991 - 1992 | Teaching Fellowship in Anatomy College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Head of Department: Prof. G. D. Burkholder, Ph.D. |
| 1992 - 1993 | House Officer, Department of Surgery, Michaelis-Hospital, Hamburg, Germany Head of Department: Dr. med. J. Esche, Surgeon |
| 1993 | Licence to practice Medicine Approbation as Medical Doctor Issued by Authority for Labour, Health and Social Affairs Behörde für Arbeit, Gesundheit und Soziales, Hamburg |
| 1993 - 1993 | Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery |
| 1993 - 1994 | Elim-Hospital, Hamburg, Germany Head of Department: Prof. Dr. med. K. de Heer |
| 1994 | Thesis at the University of Hamburg, Germany Rate of Infection and Complications following Cardiac Surgery among Patients spending a prolonged stay in Intensive Care Unit Head of Department: Prof. Dr. med. P. Kalmár |
| Seit 1994 | Licence to practice Medicine issued by the National Health Authority Norway (Autorisasjon Statens Helsetilsyn) |
| 1994 - 1996 | Senior House Officer Department of Orthopaedic Surgery York District Hospital, England Head of Department: Mr. P. G. de Boer, M.A., F.R.C.S |
| 1996 - 1996 | Locum Registrar Department of Orthopaedic Surgery York District Hospital, England Head of Department: Mr. P. G. de Boer, M.A., F.R.C.S |
| 1996 - 2001 | Senior House Officer II. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Hessing Foundation, Augsburg, Germany Head of Department: PD Dr. med. Th. Naumann |
| 2002 - 2002 | SHO, III. Department of Rheumatology / Orthopaedic Surgery Hessing Foundation, Augsburg, Germany Head of Department: Prof. Dr. med. G. Köhler |
| 2003 - 2005 | Registrar, III. Department of Rheumatology / Orthopaedic Surgery Hessing Foundation, Augsburg, Germany Head of Department: Prof. Dr. med. G. Köhler |
| Seit 2006 | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Hessingpark-Clinic Augsburg Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Conservative Orthopaedics, Rheumatology |
Qualifications
| Since 2000 | Qualified and registered as Orthopaedic Surgeon GMC Munich, Germany Bayerische Landesärztekammer |
| Since 2005 | Qualified and registered as Rheumatologist in Orthopaedic Surgery GMC Munich, Germany Bayerische Landesärztekammer |
Special qualifications
| 1995 | AO / ASIF Basic Course for Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London |
| 1996 | Advanced Trauma and life Support (ATLS) St. James´s University Hospital, Leeds, England |
| 2002 | Psychosomatic primary care |
| 2002 - 2005 | Orthopaedic Expert for the Bavarian GMC Committee of Experts for Reports on Doctors Liability (Gutachterstelle für Arzthaftungsfragen, Munich, Germany) |
| Seit 2002 | Commissioner for Blood Transfusion Hessing Foundation, Hessingpark-Clinic Augsburg, Germany |
| Seit 2004 | Certificate Foot Surgery German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (D.A.F.) |
| Seit 2004 | Specialist in Radiation Protection and X-ray Diagnostics GMC Munich, Germany Bayerische Landesärztekammer |
| Seit 2004 | Certificate Physical Therapy Certificate Osteopatic Medicine (German Society for Osteopathy) GMC Munich, Germany Bayerische Landesärztekammer |
Membership
| Since 1994 | Registered at the General Medical Council, England GMC Registration Number: 4090210 |
| Since 2001 | Member of German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (D.A.F.) |
| Since 2005 | Member of Association of South German Orthopaedic Surgeons Vereinigung Süddeutscher Orthopäden e.V. (VSOU) |
| Since 2005 | Member of the Association for Orthopaedic surgeons and Traumatology (Berufsverband für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie BVOU, Germany) |
Other Experience
| 2002 - 2003 | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Overseas Team South Tyneside District Hospital, South Shields, NHS Trust, UK |
| 2003 - 2004 | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Overseas Team Royal Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Portsmouth, NHS Trust, UK |
| 2005 - 2007 | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Overseas Team Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, NHS Trust, UK |