QUALIFICATIONS
1978 Federal Diploma of Human Medicine and Doctors Diploma at University of Berne
1976 Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery
1981 Privat-docent in Orthopaedic Surgery of University of Berne
SPECIAL POSITIONS/TRAINING
Training in General Surgery with Mission of the International Red Cross in Yemen during Yemen War, (1970)
Training in Orthopaedic Surgery in Switzerland, Finland, Toronto (Canada) from 1968 to 1974
Since 1976 Senior registrar at the Orthopaedic Department of Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland (Prof. M.E. Müller, R. Ganz)
1981-1995, Vicechairman of Orthopaedic Department University of Berne.
Since 1988, Professor of Medical Faculty of Berne.
Since 1995, Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department of the Canton Hospital Fribourg, Switzerland.
Since 1999, Lecturer of Anatomy at University Fribourg
MAIN CLINICAL INTERESTS
• Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee
• Sports Medicine
• Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Trauma and posttraumatic reconstruction
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Basic Research of Cartilage,
• Clinical Research in reconstructive Surgery of the knee and trauma
• Innovative solutions for teaching
MEMBER OF:
• OAK ( Swiss orthopaedic working group of the knee), Founding President of OAK, 1984
• Swiss Orthopaedic Association, President of Swiss Orthopaedic Association (1994 to 1996)
• ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine), Chairman Program Committee Hong Kong 1995, President of ISAKOS (1999 to 2001), President of ISAKOS Congress Montreux, Switzerland, 2001
• ESSKA (European Society of Sportstraumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) – Former head of the Scientific Committee (1991-98)
• ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society), Founding President of ICRS (1997 to 1998), Past-President (Nov. 1998).
• AO (ASIF), Member of Swiss AO-Committee, President of Swiss AO since 2002
• Herodicus Society( Godfather in 2000)
• Member of EFORT and Swiss National EFORT Delegate
• ACL Study Group
• Swiss Society of Sports Medicine
• Swiss Society of Accident Surgery
• German speaking Arthroscopy Association
EDITORIAL BOARD OF:
• ESSKA Journal
• La chirurgia degli organi di movimento
• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Br Edition
REVIEWER OF:
• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British volume
• American Journal of Sports Medicine
• ESSKA Journal
AUTHOR & CO-AUTHOR OF 200 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & 3 TEXT BOOKS
Textbooks:
1. " The Knee and the Crucial Ligaments ", R.P. Jakob and H.U. Stäubli, Springer, 1991
2. " Planning and Reduction Technique in Fracture Surgery ", J. Mast, R.P. Jakob, R. Ganz, Springer, 1989
3. "European Instructional Course Lectures", R.P. Jakob, P. Fulford, F. Horan, The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1999
HONOURS
• Corresponding member Austrian AO-Chapter (2000)
• Godfather Herodicus Society USA, 2000
