6th Reinhold Ganz Lecture April 28th, 2016 Balgrist University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland «Orthoplastic Extremity Reconstruction: The modern manifestations of Halstead, Kocher and Ganz» Balgrist University Hospital Orthopaedics Department Forchstrasse 340 8008 Zürich L. Scott Levin, MD T +41 44 386 11 11 F +41 44 386 11 09 [email protected] www.balgrist.ch Balgrist University Hospital The Reinhold Ganz Lecture Reinhold Ganz has opened a new era of understanding and treatment of hip disease. As a Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics of the University of Berne he has fostered academic orthopaedic excellence and educated a generation of orthopaedic surgeons. As a Consultant at the Department of Orthopaedics of the University of Zurich from 2004 to 2007 he served as a role model for analyzing and treating orthopaedic problems and substantially contributed to the Department‘s development. In recognition of his past and present contributions, «The Reinhold Ganz Lecture» was created in 2010. We are proud to invite to the sixth «Reinhold Ganz Lecture» which will take place on April 28th, 2016. Lawrence Scott Levin, MD, FACS L. Scott Levin is the Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery). As an accomplished orthopaedic and plastic surgeon he focuses on hand and upper extremity surgery, reconstructive microsurgical techniques for extremity reconstruction and limb salvage. Dr. Levin is also the head of the Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program at Penn. In 2011, he directed the team that performed the first bilateral hand and arm transplant and in 2015, as Director of the Pediatric Hand Transplantation Program of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he led the team that performed the world’s first bilateral hand transplant in a child. In the 1980‘s Dr. Levin was a fellow of Prof. Ganz and has been influenced substantially by his stay at Berne. Today he is a world leader in limb salvage, an extremely respected chairman of one of the most prestigious institutions in the US who has contributed more than 280 articals, 73 book chapters and 11 books. We are proud to welcome him as R. Ganz lecturer. Auditorium Balgrist University Hospital April 28th/29th, 2016 Thursday, April 28th, 2016 6th «Reinhold Ganz Lecture» 17:00 Welcome to the 6th «Reinhold Ganz Lecture» Prof. C. Gerber 17:05 Why Prof. L. Scott Levin? Prof. C. Gerber 17:15 Orthoplastic Extremity Reconstruction: The Modern manifestations of Halstead, Kocher and Ganz Prof. L.S. Levin 18:15 Discussion 18:30 Refreshments at the foyer Friday, April 29th, 7.00 - 8.00 a.m. Prof. L. Scott Levin: «Vascularized bone grafting: 4 decades of progress» Information / Registration The lectures are free of charge, we would appreciate a pre-registration Stefanie Pfister, Coordinator Congresses and Events Tel: 044 386 38 33 / E-Mail: [email protected] Credits Credits swiss orthopaedics: 1 point per lecture granted
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