Research

Dieter Kohn belongs to the generation of orthopaedic surgeons that has been involved in the transition process making arthroscopy from an experimental to a routine procedure in Germany. During his residency at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and as a registrar at the Orthopaedic Hospital Hannover Medical School his scientific work was centered on arthroscopy and orthopaedic sports medicine. He has published about the topics of shoulder arthroscopy, meniscus reconstruction, allograft meniscus transplantation and knee anatomy. He has obtained several national and international scientific awards for his work. He was a honorary member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America AANA and of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and a recent co-editor of the Journal of Arthroscopy. Later his scientific interest was centred on evaluation of arthroplasty by radiostereometry analysis (RSA) and on cartilage research.

Career

• since 1996 Professor and Chairman Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saarland University Medical Center, Germany
• 1990 Associate Professor Hannover Medical School, Germany
• 1978 Ph.D., Ulm/Donau University, Germany
• 1972-1978 Medical student, Ulm/Donau University, Germany

Functions

• 2011 President of German Orthopaedic Association (DGOOC)
• 2006-2008 President of German Orthopaedic Traumatologic Society for Sports Medicine (GOTS)
• 1995-1998 President of Arthroscopy Association of German speaking countries (AGA)

Honours and Memberships

• 2007 Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
• 2004 Honorary Member, Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
• 2001 Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
• 1991 Honorary Member, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
• 1991 John J. Joyce Award der International Arthroscopy Association (IAA)
• 1988 Michael Jäger Award