Prof. Dr. med. Markus Tingart

Markus Tingart studied human medicine at the RWTH Aachen. He continued his medical training in orthopedics at the University of Cologne and worked there as an assistant doctor. In 2000-2001 he  passed an internship at the Harvard Medical School (Orthopedic Surgery Department) in Boston, USA. In 2001 Tingart moved to the University of Regensburg, where he worked at the orthopedic clinic, there he completed habilitation in orthopedics, was appointed as a private lecturer and since 2006 till 2010  has been deputy director of the Orthopedic Clinic.
In October 2010 dr. Tingart moved to the RWTH Aachen University Clinic and took over the management of the Orthopedic Clinic. Professor Tingart holds a professorship for orthopedics and trauma surgery with a focus on orthopedics at the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University.

The personal focus of prof. Tingart is on the areas of joint and tumor surgery with proven expertise in foot, shoulder, hip and knee joint surgery. He has a great clinical and scientific reputation in the fields of computer-assisted and minimally invasive arthroplasty and complex revision endoprosthetics.
He has also additional qualifications in the following areas: special orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, chirotherapy, physiotherapy, balneology, orthopedic rheumatology..
Prof. Tingart's main research areas include: Development and evaluation of computer-assisted and minimally invasive surgical techniques in knee and hip arthroplasty; gene expression and microarchitecture of the trabecular bone in aseptic femoral head necrosis and its importance for the stability of hip prostheses; non-invasive monitoring of osteoarthritis-like cartilage degeneration using optical 3D coherence tomography; development and optimization of non-invasive measurement methods for spine and gait analysis; individualized implants in knee and hip surgery.
Prof. Tingart is a member of many specialized national and international organizations, including the German-speaking Working Group for Arthroscopy (AGA) Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC) German Association for Foot and Ankle (DAF) German Society for Endoprosthetics.
Professor Tingart is the author of 71 scientific publications, 16 book articles, 73 published reports. He has received various awards for his research activities, including the Scientific Prize of the Society for Endoprosthetics, the Albert Hoffa Prize of the North German Orthopedic Association, Themistocles Gluck Prize of the German Society of Orthopedics.

Education

• 1989-1995 Human medicine RWTH Aachen University
• 2008-2010 Business management (health care economics) SRH Distance-Learning University of Applied Sciences Riedlingen

Professional Experience

• 07.1995 United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 1
• 03.1996 United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 2
• 03.1996-08.1997 Intern Orthopedics Department, Cologne University Hospital
• 11.1996 Obtaining a doctorate
• 09.1997 German license to practice medicine
• 09.1997 – 03.2000 Assistant doctor Cologne University Surgery Department
• 09.1998 Subspecialty in rescue medicine
• 10.1999 Radiology sub-specialization in skeletal emergency and X-ray diagnostics
• 04.2000 – 09.2001 Fellowship and German Research Foundation research fellowship Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
• 12.2001 – 02.2004 Assistant doctor Orthopaedics Department, Regensburg University Hospital
• 02.2004 Official approval as a specialist in orthopedics Regensburg University Orthopaedics Department
• 11.2004 Sub-specialization in sports medicine
• 12.2004 Habilitation in orthopaedics Regensburg University Department of Medicine
• 01.2005 Sub-specialization in chirotherapy
• 02.2005 Official approval as a specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
• 01.2005 – 12.2005 Senior doctor Regensburg University Orthopaedics Department
• 11.2005 Subspecialization in rheumatology
• 12.2005 Subspecialization in physical therapy
• 01.2006 – 09.2010 Senior doctor, Deputy clinic director Regensburg University Orthopaedics Department
• 03.2008 Optional further training in orthopaedic surgery
• 05.2009 Subspecialization in physical therapy & balneology
• 10.2010-2021 Director Orthopaedics Department, RWTH Aachen University Hospital 10.2Director Orthopaedics Department, RWTH Aachen University Hospital Director Orthopaedics Department, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
• Since 04.2022 Since 04.2022 Co-founder and head Private clinic Ortho-Centre, Aachen

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