Dr. med. Klaus Schnake,Chief, Interdisciplinary Center for Spinal and Scoliosis Therapy, Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien

Current operative spinal procedures：

• Degenerative

• Deformity 

• Trauma 

• Infection + Tumor

Our Center performs approximately 1000 operations from C0 to sacrum per year.

Introduction:

• Certified Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon, Certified General Surgeon, Excellence Certificate of the German Spine Society

Work experience:

• 2014-2020：Chair of the Center for Spinal and Scoliosis Therapy, Schön Klinik Nuremberg/Fuerth, Germany

• 2008-2013：Vice Chair of the Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurotraumatology, BG-Unfallklinik Frankfurt, Germany: Head of Department: Prof. Dr. F. Kandziora

• 2005-2007：Department for Spine Surgery, Center for Musculosceletal Surgery; Orthopedic Surgery, Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. Head of Department: Prof. Dr. N. P. Haas

• 2004-2005：Department for General and Transplant Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. Head of Department: Prof. Dr. N. P. Neuhaus

Awards：

• 2014-2020, Focus Ärzteliste Top Mediziner (“Best Doctors in Germany”), Spine Surgery

• 2018, Honored Speaker of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Spine Society (NZOSS)

• 2017, Excellence Certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG)

• 2016, Best Paper Awartd, Global Spine Journal

• 2012, Honored Speaker of the Japanese Society for the Study of Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (JESMISS)

Memberships:

• 2020: Chair Elect of the Knowledge Forum Trauma of the AO Spine

• 2020: Chair of the Spine Section of the German Orthopedic and Trauma Society

• Since 2018: Board Member of the German Spine Society (DWG)

• 2015-2018: Member of Lunch Symposia and Pre-Meeting Committee Euro Spine

• 2015-2018： International Chair AO Spine Community Development

• Since 2015: Member of the Knowledge Forum Spinal Trauma of the AO Spine

• Since 2014: Member of the Advisory Board European Spine Journal

Speeches:

•  Over 350 national and international scientific and educational oral presentations

Publications:

• Over 100 PubMed listed publications