Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Christoph Zilkens

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Christoph Zilkens

Current Position:

Deputy head of the orthopedic department, university hospital of Düsseldorf

Clinical Focus:

  • Adult reconstruction

Qualifications:

  •  Board exam orthopedics and trauma (2010)

Scientific Focus:

  • cartilage degeneration, cartilage regeneration, cartilage imaging

Education:

  • High school: Episcopal Albertus Magnus school, Viersen, „Abitur“-certificat: 1996
  • University in Köln and Paris: 1996 – 2003
  • Resident in trauma surgery, university hospital „Bergmannsheil“, Bochum: 2004 – 2006
  • Clinical and Research Fellow, Children´s Hospital, Boston: 2005 – 2006
  • Resident orthopedic department, university hospital of Düsseldorf: 2006 – 2010
  • Consultant, Orthopedic Department, university hospital of Düsseldorf: 2010 – 2011
  • Attending, Orthopedic Department, university hospital of Düsseldorf: 05/2011– 06/2013
  • Deputy head of the orthopedic department, university hospital of Düsseldorf: since 07/2013

Achievements:

  • Awards / Scholarships: ASSIST 1993/94, Erasmus 2001/02, RSNA 2006, ORS 2007, AFOR 2007, VKO 2011
  • Posts: organisation of teaching; organisation of the research laboratory; quality management representative; residency program coordinatior; coordination of the arthroplasty center
  • Thesis: „Mutation - und Expression Analysis of the Beta-Catenin Gene in Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis“, university of Köln, 2004 (magna cum laude)
  • Habilitation: „Biochemically Sensitive Cartilage Imaging of the Prearthritic Deformed Hip Joint“, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, 2013
  • Review activity: CORR, Skeletal Radiology, DFG and other
  • Editorial Board: Orthopedic Reviews
  • External research funds: Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe e.V, DFG and other
  • Publications: original articles: 51, review articles: 19, book chapters: 6
  • Membership: DGOOC

ASG-Class-Mates:

  • Marcus Egerman, Philipp Funovics, Hermes Miozzari

Fellowship-Year:

  • 2015

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