Fellow PD Dr. med. Marco-Christopher Rupp
Position and faculty
Fellow Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Languages
German
English
Contact
Curriculum
Since 04/2026
Fellow Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
(Prof. Dr. med. P. Moroder)
10/2022 – 07/2023
AGA Sports Medicine Research Fellow, Steadman Philippon Research Institute & Steadman Clinic, Vail, Colorado, USA
(Dr. P. Millett, MSc)
09/2019 – 02/2026
Resident Sports Orthopaedics, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich
(Univ. Prof. Dr. A. Imhoff; Prof. Dr. S. Siebenlist)
Education and training
2025
Postdoctoral qualification and venia legendi (Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery), Technical University of Munich
Postdoctoral thesis title: Personalised orthopaedics in the digital future: a roadmap from conceptual innovations in alignment correction to fully automated surgical planning using artificial intelligence
2023 – 2025
Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
2013 – 2018
Degree in Medicine, Technical University of Munich
2016 – 2021
Doctorate (summa cum laude), Technical University of Munich
Scientific activities
Editorial Board Member, Arthroscopy – The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery
Deputy Head (since 09/2025), Innovation Committee & Translation, AGA
Memberships
AGA – Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie (Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery)
DVSE – German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Awards and honours
Most Innovative Start-up in O&T Award 2026, 1st place
Congress for Digitalization in Orthopaedics & Traumatology (OTdigital)
ISAKOS John Joyce Best Paper Award 2025, 1st place (lead author)
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
ISAKOS Richard Caspari Award Best Shoulder Paper 2025, 2nd place (co-author)
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
Alwin Jäger Award 2025, 1st place (co-author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Best Poster Award 2025, 2nd place (co-author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Digital Orthopedics Award 2024, 1st place (lead author)
Society for Orthopaedic-Traumatological Sports Medicine (GOTS)
DKG Young Investigator Award 2024, 1st place (co-author)
German Knee Society (DKG)
Best Paper Award OTdigital 2024, 1st place (senior author)
Congress for Digitalization in Orthopaedics & Traumatology (OTdigital)
AGA Research Award 2024, 3rd place (lead author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
AGA Best Poster Award 2024, 1st place (senior author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
DGOU Digitalisation Award 2023 (lead author)
German Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU)
AGA Research Award 2023, 2nd place (lead author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
AGA Research Award 2023, 1st place (co-author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
AGA Best Poster Award 2023, 2nd place (co-author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Rising Star Best Paper Award 2023
Congress for Digitalization in Orthopaedics & Traumatology (OTdigital)
International Fellow Research Award 2023
Steadman Philippon Research Institute & The Steadman Clinic
Perthes Award 2023 (co-author)
German Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)
GOTS Young Investigator Award 2023 (co-author)
Society for Orthopaedic-Traumatological Sports Medicine (GOTS)
BasketDocs Research Award 2023 (co-author)
Deutsche Vereinigung der Basketball-Ärzte (German Association of Basketball Doctors)
Grants and stipends
AGA Research Grant 2025; clinical study on revision reconstructions in the case of rotator cuff re-ruptures
AI+Munich Seed Grant 2024; start-up funding for an artificial intelligence project as part of a scalable digital diagnostic and reporting solution
AGA Research Grant 2024; development of a fully automated deep-learning-based knee osteotomy software
TUM.AI Industry Phase Grant 2023, 2023, 2024; development of a scalable digital diagnostic and reporting solution
TUM Venture Labs Healthcare Innovation Program Grant 2022, 2023; development of a digital medical history and reporting platform
AGA USA Clinical and Research Fellowship 2022; research grant for the Steadman Clinic, Vail, Colorado, USA
KKF Clinician Scientist Grant 2022; Clinical Research Commission of the Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Munich; development of a fully automated deep-learning-based knee osteotomy software
Publications
>70 PubMed-listed scientific articles
>100 presentations at national and international congresses