Prof. Dr. Sascha Flohe

Prof. Dr. med. Sascha Flohé is a highly experienced orthopedic and trauma surgeon at the Medical Center Solingen (Städtisches Klinikum Solingen), which is an Academic Hospital of the University of Cologne (Germany). He is the head of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Hand Surgery, where he has extensive experience in joint replacement surgery, knee and hip osteoarthritis surgery, trauma surgery and hand microsurgery. He studied medicine in Aachen, Erlangen and Newark (USA), and obtained his Ph.D. with honor from RWTH Aachen in 1993 and has held senior surgical positions at the University Hospital Essen and the University Hospital Düsseldorf before joining Solingen in 2015. ### Professional Background - __Specialty__: Orthopedics, Traumatology, Hand Surgery, Sports Medicine. - __Current Role__: Head of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics & Hand Surgery, Klinikum Solingen (since 2015) - __Qualifications__: Specialist in Surgery (2001), Traumatology (2006), Hand Surgery & Surgical Resuscitation (2012) - __Academic Appointment__: Professor, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (non-staff) ### Innovations & Contributions - __3D Printing in Surgery__: In 2019, he began a collaboration between his department and a 3D printing company to increase the accuracy of joint replacement surgery and shorten the surgery time. - __Research__: 148 peer-reviewed scientific publications on trauma research, fracture management and polytrauma outcomes - __Military Service__: Military surgeon (Lieutenant Colonel (Medical Reserve)) in Kunduz, Afghanistan (2013) - __Society Leadership__: Head of Emergency Intensive Care and Serious Injuries Department, German Society for Traumatology and Orthopedics (DGU)