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DR. MED. RALPH MAYER

Dr. med. Ralph Mayer

Consultant in Orthopaedics, specialist orthopaedic surgery

Dr. med. Ralph Mayer

Areas of practice

Surgical and non-surgical treatment of joint disorders, reconstructive joint surgery, treatment of osteoarthritis, sports injuries

  • Total knee replacement
  • Partial knee replacement / unicompartmental prosthesis
  • Arthroscopic shoulder surgery
  • Rotator cuff
  • Shoulder replacement, anatomical and reverse

Curriculum vitae

Medical training

1992 – 2000: Studied human medicine at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg.

1999 – 2000: Final clinical year in Basel (Switzerland), Karlsruhe and Innsbruck (Austria)

2000: State examination, junior doctor (Arzt im Praktikum)

2001: Full medical licence (Approbation)

2002: Doctorate (Dr. med.)

Professional career

2000 – 2001: Registrar in trauma surgery and orthopaedics, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, CH-4101 Bruderholz (Prof. Dr. med. A. Huber / PD Dr. med. N. Friederich); registrar in general surgery, Kantonsspital Bruderholz (Prof. Dr. med. A. Huber)

2001 – 2002: Registrar in orthopaedics, Kantonsspital Bruderholz (PD Dr. med. N. Friederich)

2003: Registrar in orthopaedics and spinal surgery, Universitätsspital Basel, CH-4035 Basel (Prof. Dr. W. Dick)

2004 – 2005: Registrar in orthopaedics, Kantonsspital Bruderholz (Prof. Dr. med. N. Friederich)

2005: Fellowship in trauma surgery, University Hospital Zagreb, Croatia

2005 – 2008: Senior Consultant in orthopaedics and traumatology, Kantonsspital Bruderholz (Prof. Dr. med. N. Friederich); head of the shoulder team from 1 January 2007

2008 – 2009: Lead Consultant in shoulder surgery, Kantonsspital Bruderholz (Prof. Dr. med. N. Friederich)

July 2009: Joined Sportklinik Freiburg

Memberships
  • Member of swiss orthopaedics (the Swiss society for orthopaedics and traumatology)
  • Member of the AGA (the German-language working group for arthroscopy)
  • Member of the DGU (the German society for trauma surgery)
  • Member of the DGOOC (the German society for orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery)
  • Member of AO Alumni (the alumni association of the working group for osteosynthesis)