Consultant in surgery & traumatology FMH, Spec. spinal surgery
Prof. Sebastian Weckbach
Areas of focus
Spinal deformities and degeneration
Languages
German, English
Professional career
Since 2020 | Partner at NeuroSpineZürich |
2017–2020 | Spinal team leader, Ulm University Hospital, Germany |
2015–2017 | Senior physician, Spinal specialist area (Prof. H. Reichel), Orthopaedic university hospital at the RKU, University and rehabilitation hospitals Ulm, Germany |
2012–2014 | Assistant physician (Prof. H. Reichel), Orthopaedic university hospital at the RKU, University and rehabilitation hospitals Ulm, Germany |
2008–2010 | Assistant physician (Prof. F. Gebhard), Department for trauma, hand, plastic and reconstructive surgery, Ulm University Hospital, Germany |
2006–2008 | Certified health economist, review course in Cologne |
Studies and diplomas
2021 | Diploma of higher education with an interdisciplinary focus on spinal surgery |
2019 | Appointment as APL Professor Ulm University, Germany |
2018 | Master’s certificate from the Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft (DWG, German Spine Society) |
2018 | Additional title subject-specific skeletal x-ray diagnostics |
2018 | EUROSPINE Diploma |
2016 | Basic certificate from the Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft (DWG, German Spine Society) |
2014 | Post-doctoral qualification “Cellular and molecular threat response following severe tissue trauma”, Department for orthopaedics (Prof. H. Reichel), Orthopaedic university hospital at the RKU, University and rehabilitation hospitals Ulm, Germany |
2014 | Consultant in orthopaedics and trauma surgery |
2010–2011 | Post-Doc Fellowship (Prof. P. Stahel), University of Denver, Colorado, USA |
2007 | Conferral of doctorate Dr. med. “Efficacy evaluation and release of octenidine from polymethyl methacrylate – bone cement and adhesion testing of test bacteria on polymethyl methacrylate bone cement”, (Prof. H. von Baum), Department of Microbiology, RKH Clinics Ludwigsburg, Germany |
Memberships
Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich (AGZ)
German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
German Spine Society DWG
AO Spine (Global academic spinal community)
Affiliated doctor at the following hospitals
Contact
Prof. Sebastian Weckbach
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