Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, Dubai

About

Prof. Dr. Erik Hohmann is a German board certified in orthopedic trauma surgery and sports medicine. He is also a South African educated and trained Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon. He completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine with Prof. Andreas Imhoff in Munich, Germany. He holds a PhD in Orthopedic Sports Medicine and a higher academic medical doctorate in Orthopedic Sports Medicine Biomechanics. He is board certified in Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Sports Medicine and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS, FRCS Tr & Orth). Previously, Dr. Erik has worked as a professor of Orthopedic Surgery for the University of Queensland, Australia and as a Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon at Rockhampton Hospital with a focus on arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine and complex knee and shoulder reconstructions. Currently he is a Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa. He also serves as an editor of the Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Research (Editor in Chief James Lubowitz) for the past 7 years, is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports for the past 10 years and serves on the review board for the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (JAOOS). He has published over 200 journal articles, 10 book chapters and 5 books in the field of Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Over the last 21 years he has been a team physician for various professional and semiprofessional sporting teams and individual athletes. Expertise: • Arthroscopic Surgery • ACL injury • PCL injury • Multi ligament knee injury • Cartilage injury • Knee replacement • Shoulder replacement • Sports trauma • Sports Medicine • Orthopedic Trauma