Conservative Senior Consultant Dr. med. Florian Gätzschmann
Position and faculty
Conservative Senior Consultant Spine Surgery
Specialty
Conservative focus areas
Infiltration of the lumbar spine
Assessment of imaging examinations
Specialist advice on individual treatment methods (conservative or surgical)
Languages
German
English
Spanish
Contact
Medical specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal traumatology
Certificates of proficiency
Expertise in radiation protection (Bavarian State Medical Association)
Additional qualification in Manual Medicine (Bavarian State Medical Association)
Workshop: Cooled Radiofrequency on SI Joint & Genicular Nerves
Hands on – workshop on pain therapy injection techniques in the spine
Basic training in botulinum toxin therapy for movement disorders
Curriculum
2022 – 2025
Specialist Consultant in Orthopaedics at S.O.U.R.C.E Prof. Dr. med. R.A. Werzinger, Munich
2021 – 2022
Specialist Consultant in Orthopaedics at the ICP Foundation Munich’s Medical Centre for Adults with Disabilities (MZEB)
2014 – 2020
Specialist Consultant in Orthopaedics at the Orthopedics Center Munich East (OZMO)
2010 – 2014
Ward Consultant and Hygiene Officer at the ATOS Clinic, Munich
2009 – 2010
Specialist Consultant in Orthopaedics and Junior Consultant at the OCM group practice at the Sana Klinik in Munich
2007 – 2009
Resident at the OCM group practice at the Sana Klinik in Munich
2006 – 2007
Resident at Orthopädische Fachklinik Schwarzach, Lower Bavaria
2004 – 2006
Resident at the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Orthopaedics at Rechts der Isar Hospital at TU Munich
2004
Resident at Praxisklinik München West
2003
Medical Officer as part of military service in the Department of Orthopaedics at Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Amberg
2001
Junior Doctor at Praxisklinik München West
2000 – 2001
Junior Doctor in the Surgical Department at Krankenhaus Weilheim
Education and training
2024
Additional qualification in Manual Medicine (Bavarian State Medical Association)
2009
Specialist recognition in orthopaedics by the Bavarian State Medical Association
2002
Received licence from the Bavarian State Medical Association
2000
State examination in human medicine, LMU Munich
Stays abroad
- Three months in Internal Medicine at Hospital Militar in Bogota/Colombia as part of the practical year
- Three months completing surgical laboratory internship at Yale University/New Haven/USA
Sporting activities
Skiing, hiking, cycling
Scientific activities
Contribution to and co-author of the publication: “Demonstration of a functional apical sodium hydrogen exchanger in isolated rat gastric glands” Dec 2003, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. Department of Surgery, Yale University. New Haven, USA