Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel
Orthopedic and trauma surgeon, Fellow European Board of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel studied medicine at the universities of Kiel and Münster as well as at the University of Denver (USA) and Université Paris-Sud (France). He began his clinical career in 1998 with positions at the university hospitals of Essen and Göttingen. In 2005 he completed his specialist training as a specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery. In 2006 he received a one-year fellowship from the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) at the University of Pittsburgh (USA). In the same year he obtained the title Fellow of the European Board of Orthopaedics & Traumatology (FEBOT). In 2008 he completed his habilitation at the University of Göttingen and was appointed adjunct professor in 2012.
Since 2009, Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel has been medical director of MVZ VITALIS, Center for Orthopedics and Pain Therapy in Berlin.
Qualifications and areas of expertise
Main areas of practice
- Treatment of knee, shoulder and hip joints
- Osteoarthritis therapy
- Spine treatment
Surgical focus
- Certified knee surgeon of the German Knee Society (DKG)
- Certified 'EXPERT KNEE' of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
- Specialized in knee replacement (lead surgeon at the joint replacement center)
- Specialized in hip replacement (lead surgeon at the joint replacement center)
- approx. 400 operations per year
- approx. 250 artificial joints per year
Surgery locations
- Westklinik Dahlem (joint replacement center and outpatient surgery center)
Titles of the medical association
- Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery
- Special orthopedic surgery
- Orthopedic rheumatology
- Special pain therapy
- Physical therapy and balneology
- Sports medicine
- Chiropractic therapy
- Acupuncture
- Emergency medicine
- Specialty-specific X-ray diagnostics
- Specialty-specific magnetic resonance imaging
- Authorization to train in orthopedics and trauma surgery
- Authorization to train in special orthopedic surgery
- Authorization to train in orthopedic X-ray diagnostics
Further qualifications
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Basic psychosomatic care
- Specialty-specific genetic counseling in surgery
Memberships
- European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy, ESSKA
- Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, AGA
- German Knee Society, DKG
- German Society for Arthroplasty, AE
- German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, DGOU
- Professional Association for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, BVOU
Publications
- More than 100 national and international publications
- Regular lectures
Books by Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel (German)
Arthrose: Die beste Therapie finden
Whether osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, thumb saddle joint or small vertebral joints: osteoarthritis can occur in any joint, cause severe pain and lead to major restrictions in life. Orthopedic surgeon Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel provides orientation.
Genial beweglich
Thanks to the perfect interplay of 100 joints, 200 bones and 600 muscles, we move freely in space like hardly any other living being. Prof. Dr. med. Hanno Steckel explains the human musculoskeletal system and the complaints it can cause in a vivid and exciting way.
Schmerzfreie Hüfte
- Quick hip test: where is the problem and what is behind your pain?
- Alternatives to surgery: which treatment options you should exhaust first.
- Exercise program: targeted exercises for strength, endurance, mobility and coordination.
- Everything about surgery: when is a hip operation really necessary and what can you expect?
Nicht übers Knie brechen
Learn how fascinatingly our most complicated joint is constructed, what the most common complaints are and how they are treated. The book also deals intensively with conservative measures and knee training.