Head of Hip Surgery, CMO Prof. Dr. med. Michael Leunig
Position and faculty
Head of Hip Surgery, CMO
Specialty
Joint preserving hip surgery for malformations such as femoroacetabular impingement, hip dysplasia, post-traumatic malpositions
Hip arthroscopy
Femoral (surgical luxation) and acetabular osteotomies (PAO)
Hip joint replacement in advanced arthroses
Initial implantation using proven conventional and minimally invasive surgical procedures
Surface replacement of hip joint
Replacement operations incl. treatment of bone and muscle defects
Traumatology of the pelvis, hips and thighs
Contact
Curriculum
Seit 2008
Head of Hip Surgery and training officer SGO/FMH, Schulthess Klinik
2006–2008
Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics, in particular Hip Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
2004–2005
Consultant Hip and Pelvis Surgery, Orthopaedics, Balgrist Universitätsspital
2000–2004
Consultant Orthopaedics, Inselspital Bern
(Prof. R. Ganz)
2000
Consultant Emergency Unit, Surgical Emergency Centre, Inselspital Bern
(PD H. Zimmermann)
1999
Consultant Orthopaedics, Inselspital Bern
(Prof. R. Ganz)
Education and training
2018
Associate Professorship, ETH Zürich
2007–2008
Postgraduate course Effective management in the healthcare system
2006
Hip arthroscopy, Marc Philippon, MD, and technique of microfracturing for cartilage regeneration, Richard Steadman, MD, Steadman Hawkins Clinic, Vail, Co, USA
2004
Acetabular fractures and minimally invasive hip arthroplasty, Joel Matta, MD, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hip arthroscopy, Marc Philippon, University of Pittsburg, Ph, USA
Hip arthroscopy, Thomas Byrd, Nashville Sports Medicine, TN, USA
2004
ATLS certified
2002
Venia docendi for Orthopaedics / Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bern
2002
Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery
1998–1999
Clinical Fellowship hip endoprosthetics, Service d’Orthopédie, Hôpital Cochin (Prof. M. Kerboull), und Ecole de Chirurgie, Paris, Frankreich
1991
License to practise medicine
Scientific activities
Basic and clinically applied research in the field of hip surgery
Continuous research support by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) since 1995
Regular reviewer for international orthopedic journals such as JBJS (Br), JBJS (Am), CORR, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Orthopaedic Clinics North America among others
Memberships
Alumi HSS
International Hip Society IHS (executive board)
swiss orthopaedics (member expert group Hip)
Swiss Medical Association FMH
M.E. Müller Foundation North America
Awards and honours
2018 JBJS Essential Methods Best paper Award
2018 Euro Spine Best Paper Award
2018 Maurice E. Müller Award, Swiss Orthopedics, Montreux, CH
2011 Arthroscopy Journal Level I Evidence Prize for «The German Hip Outcome Score: Validation in Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Femoroacetabular Impingement» by Naal, Impellizzeri, Miozzari, Mannion, and Leunig from Zurich
2011 Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-Tempore at HSS, Alumni Association 93rd Annual Meeting, HSS, USA
2010 John Charnley Trust Memorial Lecture (Medal) of the British Orthopaedic Society for «Protrusio in young patients», Glasgow, UK
2010 SSI/SSHH AWARDS in the category «Clinical Research» for the paper «Improved Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection by Multiplex PCR of Sonication Fluid from Removed Implants» published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology by Yvonne Achermann, Markus Vogt, Michael Leunig, Jürg Wüst, and Andrej Trampuz from the Cantonal Hospital Zug, Baar, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Unilabs, Zurich, and the University of Lausanne, CH
2001 «SOPUR-Preis» of the «Vereinigung für Kinderorthopädie» at the «Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Traumatologie» Berlin, Ger.
Grants and stipends
2015–2017 Mäxi Foundation «Coxa valga and femoral antetorsion: Biomechanical implications and morphological variation for hip health» (Ferguson, S. (ETH), and Leunig, M.) SFr. 124.860.–
2015–2017 (32473B-160153) SNF «Femoro-acetabular impingement and its role in the development of osteoarthritis of the hip: A 10-year follow-up study of the Sumiswald cohort» (Reichenbach, S., Jüni, P., and Leunig, M.) SFr. 429.000.–
2011–2014 Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe e.V., «Optimierung der Fragebogen-basierten Evaluierung von Patienten mit Coxarthrose und Gonarthrose – Einflussgrössen auf das operative Outcome unter spezieller Berücksichtigung der subjektiven Erwartungshaltung» (Naal, F.D., von Eisenhart-Rothe, R., and Leunig. M.) EUR 72.990.–
2007–2008 AGA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arthroskopie), «Reduction of cartilage damage in osteochondral plug transfer by a modificated osteotome punch» (Bastian, J., Hofstetter, W., Leunig, M.) SFr. 10.000.–
2007–2008 SYNOS-Foundation, «Cross-cultural adaptation into German and assessment of the psychometric characteristics of patient-administered outcome instruments for the assessment of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis» (Leunig, M., Naal, F., and Mannion, AF) SFr. 22.333.–
2006–2008 SNF-NFP53 Zusatzkredit, «Familial aggregation of femoro-acetabular impingement of the ‘cam’ type: a pilot study» (Jüni, P., Trelle, S., Odermatt, A., Hofstetter, W., Ganz, R., and Leunig, M.) SFr. 131.241.–
2004–2010 (405340-104778) SNF-NFP53, «Etiology of primary osteoarthritis of the hip» (Leunig, M., Jüni, P., Odermatt, A., Hofstetter, W., and Ganz, R.) SFr. 519.448.–
2004–2006 (3200B0-103913) SNF, «Osteochondral allograft transplantation: Inhibition of rejection by 5-aminolevulinic acid and light» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 106.000.–
2003–2004 SYNOS-Foundation, «The effect of metal ions on human peripheral monocytes», (Hofstetter, W., and Leunig, M.) SFr. 148.833.–
2003 Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe, «Optimization of osteochondral allografts by 5-ALA-PDT» (Leunig, M., and Ganz, R.) Euro. 25.000.–
2002–2004 (3200-066844) SNF, «Osteochondral allograft transplantation: Inhibition of rejection by 5-aminolevulinic acid and light» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 111.300.–
1999–2000 SYNOS-Foundation, «The role of peripheral blood monocytes in the loosening of cemented hip prosthesis (Macrophages and loosening of hip prosthesis)» (Hofstetter, W., Felix, R., Günther, H., and Leunig, M.) SFr. 142.652.–
1999 SYNOS-Foundation, «Role of soft tissue envelope on revascularization of ACL grafts» (Ballmer, F.T., Sckell, A. and Leunig, M.) SFr. 100.196.–
1998–2000 AO/ASIF, «Mechanisms involved in the aseptic loosening of prostheses» (Hofstetter, W., Leunig, M., and Felix, R.) SFr. 119.590.–
1998–1999 Sandoz-Foundation, «Kryokonservierung und Abstossung allogener Knochentransplantate: Eine Analyse Angiogenese und Osteogenese beeinflussender Faktoren mittels Intravitalmikroskopie und In-situ-Hybridisierung in einem experimentellen Mausmodell» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 50.000.–
1997–2001 (3200-050771) SNF, «Cryopreservation to prevent bone graft rejection: analysis of factors modulating angiogenesis and osteogenesis using intravital microscopy and in situ hybridization» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 288.750.–
1997–1999 AO/ASIF, «The acetabular labrum: functional role in the normal hip joint and developmental role in hip joint pathology» (Ito, K., Ganz, R. and Leunig, M.) SFr. 67.798.–
1996–1998 AO-Foundation (AO/ASIF), «Modified approaches to bone banking: quantitative in vivo evaluation of graft biology and immunogenicity following advanced protocols of cryopreservation» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 80.000.–
1995–1997 (3200-043247) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), «Biological consequences of bone allograft cryopreservation: quantitative analysis of angiogenesis, growth and antigenicity in a combined in vitro - in vivo approach» (Leunig, M. and Ganz, R.) SFr. 200.000.–