Consultant Dr. med. Jakob Hax
Position and faculty
Consultant Hip and Knee Surgery
Specialty
- Endoprosthetics hip and knee surgery (incl. revisions)
- Arthroscopic and joint-preserving hip and knee surgery
- Sports traumatology
- Reconstructive cartilage surgery
Languages
German
English
Contact
Medical specialisation
FMH-certified Specialist Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Traumatology
Certificates of proficiency
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Radiation Protection in Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Traumatology
Curriculum
since 07/2026
Consultant, Hip and Knee Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
since 2022
Academic teaching at the Faculty of Medicine Zurich (UZH)
07/2024 – 06/2026
Junior Consultant, Hip and Knee Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
05/2023 – 06/2024
Resident, Orthopaedics, Schulthess Klinik
05/2022 – 04/2023
Resident, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prof Dr med. K. Eid, Baden Cantonal Hospital
05/2020 – 04/2022
Resident, Orthopaedics, Schulthess Klinik
04/2018 – 04/2020
Resident, Department of Traumatology, Prof Dr med. H-C Pape, University Hospital Zurich
Education and training
2018 – 2024
Specialist medical training FMH
2022
Doctorate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich (UZH)
2011 – 2017
Degree in Human Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen (D)
Memberships
swiss orthopaedics, full member
Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH, Swiss Medical Association)
Verband Schweizerischer Assistenz- und Oberärzte (VSAO, Swiss Association of Assistant and Senior Physicians)
Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie (AGA, Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DGOU, German Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
Berufsverband für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (BVOU, Professional Association for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
Awards and honours
Herbert-Lauterbach Prize 2024 l DGUV (German Statutory Accident Insurance)
Brace-Free Rehabilitation after Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendon Autograft Is Not Inferior to Brace-Based Rehabilitation – A Randomised Controlled Trial
Evidence-Based Medicine Award 2023 l DGOU (German Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery)
Brace-Free Rehabilitation after Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Hamstring Tendon Autograft Is Not Inferior to Brace-Based Rehabilitation – A Randomised Controlled Trial
Grants and stipends
2026 l AGA
Hip Arthroscopy Fellowship
Research grant 2025 l swiss orthopaedics
Biomechanical analysis of hip stem stability in the setting of an extended trochanteric osteotomy
DePuy International Ltd study funding 2024 l AO Research Institute Davos
Biomechanical in-vitro study