Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Saarland, Homburg / Saar, Germany (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: Variable upon request (minimum of 6 months is preferred)
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 1
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Prof. Romain Seil, MD, PhD,
Prof. Dietrich Pape, MD, PhD MD (knee, shoulder & hip surgery, arthroscopy & orthopaedic sports medicine);
Nicolien Van Giffen, MD (foot & ankle surgery); Alexander Hoffmann, MD (hip and knee reconstruction; sports; foot and ankle); Dr. Pietro Spennacchio, MD (foot&ankle; shoulder surgery);
Prof. Torsten Gerich MD PhD, Francois Backes MD, Serge Schlammes MD, Radu Florea MD (trauma surgery);
Christian Nührenbörger, MD (nonoperative orthopaedic sports medicine); José Azzolin, MD (rehabilitation);
Prof. Axel Urhausen, MD, PhD; Thomas Thünenkötter MD (internistic sports medicine & exercise physiology);
Head of research : Caroline Mouton MSc, PhD
Recent activity of Teaching Center: Since 2015
2015: Prof. Seil featured author of the month in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (08-2015); 3d Luxembourg Osteotomy Congress (11-2015).
2016: Organization of the Annual Meeting of the German-speaking Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Society, GOTS (06-2016 in Munich)
2017: Medical and training aspects in Handball, Jahrestagung und Mitgliederversammlung der Verbandsärzte
2018_ 4th Luxembourg Osteotomy congress, ESSKA-AOSSM DJO Travelling Fellowship 2018, GOTS-Sigascot Fellowship 2018,
2019: GOTS Master of Science Sportmedizin, Medical and training aspects in Football, ESSKA Advanced Methodological Course - ALL about clinical studies and publishing, ESSKA ARTHREX Osteotomy Travelling Fellows
2022: GOTS Master of Science Sportmedizin, 5th International Conference on Meniscus Science and Surgery, ReFORM Sports Injury Prevention Days
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available: Housing is provided, A stipend is provided
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: A room at the room can be proposed to the fellow upon request and availabilities.
A stipend may also be provided depending on ongoing projects and involvement in research activities.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): A room at the room can be proposed to the fellow upon request and availabilities.
Public transport are free in the country and preferential prices are proposed for meals on site (<10 euros per day).
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 30%
Knee Surgery 40%
Sports Medicine 30%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: Clinical research fellowship including assistance in surgical procedures, ward rounds, staff meetings. Participation in research project and a minimum of one publication is requested per 6 months.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Participate as an observer only, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Assist with research, Pediatrics, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: The center concentrates its activities on the following reasearch areas: sports medicine epidemiology, injury prevention, biomechanics, imaging, clinical research. The fellow should contact Prof.Seil and Dr. Caroline Mouton (mouton.caroline@chl.lu), scientific coordinator of the department to identify a research project.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Daily bedside teaching; weekly sports medicine staff meetings; monthly sports medicine conferences; annual regional sports medicine congress. Several visiting professionals / year.
Athletic Team Coverage: Triathlon team Luxembourg; Luxembourg first division Soccer Team; Luxembourg Sports Academy; Luxembourg Handball Federation; Luxembourg's Olympic Squad; Coverage of the teams and events of the Luxembourgish Olympic Committee (Olympic Games, Games of the Small States of Europe, European Youth Olympic Festival, European Games, Youth Olympic Games etc.).