Best Knee Arthroscopy orthopedists in Germany: TOP 10 doctors

Dr. Kraft is an experienced orthopedic doctor, specializing in the spine, hands, feet, hip and knee joints surgery. He is an expert in trauma and sports medicine, providing treatment for severe injuries, and has written over 60 research papers. He is a member of various medical societies, including the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma, and has been the Head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department since 2015.

Orthopedist-Traumatologist, Head of the Surgery and Traumatology Center

1. Professional Experience:

Since 01/18 Chairman / head physician of orthopedics, traumatology and sports medicine,
IATROS KLINIK, Munich, Germany

Since 06/17 Medical director of the Ortho Health Institute, Munich

www.ortho-health.com

www.nadlongevity.com

01/13 – 05/17 Chairman and medical director of orthopedics, traumatology and sports medicine 
Isarklinikum, Munich, Germany

November 2016 title as “Professor of Medicine” at the Technical University of Munich

03/10 – 12/12 Partner at the “Gelenkzentrum Zurich”, Zurich, Switzerland

03/09 Specialist physician or orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the

locomotor system

Since January 2009 Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich

PhD / Professor thesis:

“New aspects to treat patellofemoral instability”

Jan 2009: Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich

Nov 2016: Full Professor at the Technical University of Munich

01/07 – 02/10 Senior Consultant and head of knee department at

“Abteilung für Sportorthopädie“, sportsmedicine department 
Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich

Chairman: Prof. Andreas B. Imhoff

11/98 – 12/06 internship, residency and research fellowship at the university clinics of

Munich

Paris

Zurich &

Berlin

10/98 Third state exam of medicine, University of Munich

MD thesis:

„Influence of the capsular-labral injury in the anterior traumatic and atraumatic shoulder dislocation on the outcome after arthroscopic stabilization“

responsible: Prof. Dr. med. P. Habermeyer, promotion: 6th April 2000, Munich

Awards:

2010 „Patellofemoral Travelling Fellowships 2010“

2008 AGA research award:

„ Die autologe Matrix-assoziierte Chondrozytenimplantation (MACI) in der Therapie chondraler Defekte am Kniegelenk zum Vergleich verschiedener präimplantativer Passagezahlen, Zellzahlen und Besiedelungszeiten im Kaninchenmodell zur Standardisierung der Knorpelzellzüchtung.“

2008 Deutsche Arthrosehilfe e.V.:

„Klinische und MR-tomographische Langzeitergebnisse nach Eingriffen am distalen Streckapparat zur Behandlung der patellofemoralen Instabilität“

2006 best paper award: Klinische sowie radiologischer Ergebnisse, Veränderungen im CT und Knorpelvitalität nach Trochleaplastik - AGA, 30.9.2006, Salzburg

2004 AGA travelling Fellowship, AGA 2004

2004 DFG – deutsche Förderung Gesellschaft / German Government Research Fund

„Druck und Kinematik im stabilen und instabilen Patellofemoralgelenk unter muskuloskeletaler Belastung – Übertragung von physiologischer Kinetik und Drücken des Kniegelenks auf ein Kadavermodell“ -

Memberships / Presidentials:

Member of the ESSKA

Member of the ISAKOS

Member of the IPSG

Past President of the biannual IPSG meeting 2017 in Munich

Member of the AGA

Past President of the AGA knee committee

Past President of the AGA patellofemoral committee

Past Member of the regenerative committee of the AGA

Instructor for knee surgery of the AGA

Congress president of “Patella International” from 2008 - 2019

Congress president and organisator of “International knee update Davos” 2011 – today

Congress president of IC-CI in Austria in 2015, 2017 and 2019

Congress president of the IPSG in Munich in 2017