Senior Consultant Prof. Dr. med. univ. Philipp Moroder

Prof. Dr. med. univ. Philipp Moroder

Prof. Dr. med. univ. Philipp Moroder specialises in treating conditions and injuries that affect the shoulder and elbow. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC) and works as a speaker and instructor at both national and international conferences.

Position and faculty

Senior Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

To the department Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Specialty

Specialism

  • Arthroscopic and open surgical treatment of shoulder and elbow conditions and injuries
  • Shoulder arthroplasty
  • Revision surgery

Languages

German

English

Italian

Contact

Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Phone hours
Mo–Th 8:00–17:00
Fr 8:00–16:00
Sa–Su Closed

Medical specialisation

Orthopedics and Traumatology

Certificates of proficiency

Certified Shoulder and Ellbow Surgeon
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Sports Medicine Diploma
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

AGA Instructor
Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie (AGA)

Certificate of Training in Radiation Protection

Diploma for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Akademie für Unfallchirurgie (AUC)

Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Diploma
International Association for Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care (IATSIC)

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certificate
Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation (TRREE)

United States Medical Licensing Exam (USME Step 1)

Curriculum

seit 09/2021 -

Senior Consultant
Department for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland

07/2018 - 06/2021

Head of the Department
Department for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany

09/2018 - 10/2018

USA Travelling Fellowship 
European Shoulder and Elbow Society (SECEC) – American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)

10/2017 - 06/2018

Consultant 
Department for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Education and training

2020

Appointment as associate professor of the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Deutschland

07/2016 - 08/2017

Residency
Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (Prof. Schütz / Prof. Perka)

11/2015

Habilitation 
Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Salzburg, Austria

07/2015 - 06/2016

Residency
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Oberndorf, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria (Prim. Ramsauer) 

04/2014 - 06/2015

Residency
Department for Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria (Prof. Resch)

10/2013 - 03/2014

Residency
German Shoulder Center, ATOS Klinik Munich, Germany (Prof Habermeyer)

09/2011 - 09/2013

Residency
Department for Traumatology and Sports Injuries, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria (Prof. Resch)

09/2006 - 07/2011

Medical School
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
with elective rotations at:
    - Balgrist Orthopedic University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland (Prof Gerber)
    - Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Departments, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York , USA

Scientific activities

Member of the Shoulder Instability Committee
Society for arthroscopy and joint surgery(AGA)     

Former Member of the Award and Research Funding Committee
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Associate Editor 
«Obere Extremität» - official journal of the German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)                   

Reviewer for medical journals

  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • Obere Extremitaet 
  • Arthroscopy- The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 
  • American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 
  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 
  • Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie

Memberships

Corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) since 2018

Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) since 2016

European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC) since 2013

German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE) since 2012

Awards and honours

Didier Patte Award 2023
Europäische Society for Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC)

Alwin Jäger Award 2023 (Co-author)
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint surgery (AGA)

Best Paper Award 2023
German unification for Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Alwin Jäger Award 2022
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint surgery (AGA)

Best Paper Award 2022
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Best Paper Award 2022
European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (SECEC)

Perthes Award 2022 (Senior-Autor)
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

1. Place- AGA Research Award 2020
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint surgery (AGA)

Jochen Löhr Award 2020 (Senior Author)
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Perthes Award 2020 (Senior-Author)
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Charles S. Neer Award 2019
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)

OBEX Award 2019
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Perthes Award 2019 (Co-Autor)
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Futura Award 2018
Futura- Stiftung für Südtiroler im Ausland

Alwin Jäger Award 2018 
Society for Arthroscopy and Joint surgery (AGA)

Best Paper Award 2018
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Jochen Löhr Award 2018 (Senior author)
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Berlin Arthroscopy Award 2018
Berliner Arthroskopie-, Gelenk- und Sportsymposium

Scientific Achievement Award Platinum 2016
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Perthes Award 2015
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Scientific Achievement Award Gold 2015
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Jochen Löhr Award 2014
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)

Scientific Achievement Award Platinum 2014
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Scientific Achievement Award Gold 2013
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Scientific Achievement Award Gold 2012
Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

Jochen Löhr Award 2012
German Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE) 

Grants and stipends

Research Grant from Arthrex Inc. for the project: “Can implant sizing and positioning in stemless anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty be reliably achieved via a posterior approach: an anatomical feasibility study”

Research Grant from the “Stiftung Endoprothetik” for the project: “A prospective case-control study on the differential expression of micro-RNA in peripheral blood and infected tissue in patients with periprosthetic and soft tissue infections“

DVSE Research Grant for the project: “Intraoperative Doppler flowmetry evaluation of humeral head perfusion after proximal humerus fracture”

Research Grant from the  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for the project: “Electrical muscle stimulation for treatment of functional posterior shoulder instability”

Research funding from the company Arthrex Inc. for the project: “Bankart-Plus for the treatment of patients with anterior shoulder instability and small to moderate glenoid defects”

DVSE Research Grant for the project: “The biomechanical effect of bone grafting and bone graft remodeling in glenoid reconstruction surgery”

Research Grant from the “Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe”  for the project: “Joint spacer- risk factor for persistence of periprosthetic joint infection”

AGA Research Grant 2016 for the project “The effect of glenoid concavity morphology and bone loss on shoulder stability”

SECEC Research Grant 2015 for the project “Effect of patient-specific factors on the degeneration of the rotator cuff: A histochemical and immunohistochemical analysis in humans”

Research Funding “PMU-FFF: Add-on” 2015 for the project “Effect of patient-specific factors on the degeneration of the rotator cuff”

Research Funding “Lorenz Boehler Foundation” 2015 for the project “Effect of patient-specific factors on the degeneration of the rotator cuff”

Research Funding “Alwin Jaeger Foundation” 2015 for the project “The influence of defect size and localization on the engagement of reverse Hill-Sachs lesions”

Publications

>150 PubMed-listed articles
>250 presentations at national and international congresses
>10 book chapters