Hans Jürgen Gerner

Hans Jürgen Gerner (born August 11, 1941 in Kaiserslautern ) is a German orthopedic surgeon, rehabilitation scientist and university professor and is regarded as an expert in the field of treatment and rehabilitation of people with paraplegia .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1962, Gerner began studying medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg , which he continued at the University of Innsbruck , the University of Vienna and the Georg August University of Göttingen , where he finally received his doctorate in 1967.

He completed his further training as an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg and the professional association accident clinic in Ludwigshafen , where he also acquired the additional qualification in "sports medicine". After his guest stay in July 1974 at the National Spinal Injuries Center of the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury , England, he was first senior physician, then head of the paraplegia and orthopedics department at the BG Clinic Ludwigshafen and then chief physician of the Center for Spinal Cord Injuries at the Werner Wicker Clinic in Bad Wildungen . He was always on the road as a specialist for the International Red Cross , e. B. after the severe earthquake in Armenia . His scientific engagement with new therapeutic approaches for paraplegia led to his habilitation in 1990 at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen .

Gerner's reputation as an expert in the field of paraplegiology extends far beyond the borders of Germany.

Activities and memberships

Numerous associations, foundations and organizations that promote the treatment of paraplegia have chosen Hans Jürgen Gerner in leading positions:

• Chairman of the Association for Paraplegics in Germany
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the DSQ German Paraplegia Foundation
• Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia (IFP) Zurich
• Member of the executive board of the German Rehabilitation Association
• Scientific advisory board of the German Stroke Foundation
• Honorary member of the German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegia eV 2007
• Member of the advanced training committee of the District Medical Association of the Palatinate
• International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS, formerly IMSoP)

Honors

• 2005: Medical Technology Innovation Prize from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• 2007: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
• 2007: The German-speaking Medical Society for Paraplegia appoints Hans Jürgen Gerner as an honorary member

Individual evidence

1. ↑ An internationally renowned expert in the treatment and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries : Professor Dr. Hans Jürgen Gerner, Medical Director at the Foundation Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg, is retiring. Press release from Heidelberg University Hospital. July 30, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2013 . 
2. ↑ New honorary member of the DMGP ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (with curriculum vitae; PDF; 318 kB). In: DMGP information sheet, undated, p. 7f.  
3. ↑ Learn to walk again at home. Press release from Heidelberg University Hospital. February 1, 2006, accessed January 18, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Federal Cross of Merit for Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Gerner. Press release from the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg. May 23, 2007, accessed January 18, 2013 . 
5. ↑ DMGP appoints Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Gerner as an honorary member. Press release from the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg. June 5, 2007, accessed January 18, 2013 .