Curriculum
I was born 22 November 1948 in the Czech Republic. Following primary and secondary education, I commenced pre-clinic studies at the Charles University in Prague. For political reasons, I left the Czech Republic in 1968 continuing my studies in Zurich. Having graduated in June 1974, I was awarded a medical degree in 1976 from the Medical Faculty in Zurich. In 1990, I was awarded the "Venia Legendi" of Zurich University for the original work on the subject of the "upper cervical spine" specialising in "Neurology, i.e. spine disorders". In 1995 I became Professor at the University of Zurich.
| Clinical Education and Activities | ||
| 1974 | Graduation Medical School Zurich | |
| 1975 - 1986 | Residency in Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Neurology and Manual Medicine |
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| 1986 | September - December: Visiting Professor, Department of Biomechanics, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University, Director: Prof. M. Panjabi | |
| 1987 - | Chair of the Department of Neurology, Spine Unit, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich | |
| 2005 - | Director of FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence (HQ Zurich) | |
| Scientific Education and Activities | ||
| 1981 | USA, Michigan State University, North Texas State University, University of California Irvine | |
| 1985, 1987 | Research Programme: Upper Cervical Spine, together with the Institute of Biomechanics of the University of Berne, Dept. of Biomechanics, Yale University M.Panjabi PhD, Schulthess Clinic Zurich | |
| 1987 - | Consultant and Visiting Professor, Dept. of Biomechanics, Yale Medical School, New Haven | |
| 1987 - | Consultant and Visiting Fellow for Musculoskeletal Medicine Diploma, Canterbury Medical School, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 1994 | Honorary Advisor in Musculoskeletal Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand | |
| 1994 | Chairman of Supervision Council of Internal Grant Agency of Ministry of Health, Czech Republic, Prague (until 2005), member since 1990 | |
| 1994 | F-MARC (FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre) Chairman, FIFA Chief Medical Officer, Zurich Switzerland | |
| 2003 | WADA – Health, Science and Research committee | |
Scientific Journals
1990 Associate Editor, SPINE, J.B.Lippincott Publ., USA
1991 Associate Editor European Spine Journal, SPRINGER Verlag, Heidelberg
1993 Deputy Editor, SPINE, Raven-Lippincott Publ. USA
2003 Editor American Journal of Sports Medicine
2005 Senior Editor British Journal of Sports Medicine
Memberships
- Féderation Internationale de Médicine Manuelle (1979)
- Swiss Neurological Association (1986)
- Cervical Spine Research Society , North American (1987)
- European Association of Biomechanics (1988)
- International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine (1989)
- European Spine Society (Founding Member 1990, Secretary from 1993 to 1996, Vice president since 1996
- Honorary Member of New Zealand Association of Musculo-Sceletal Medicine (1990)
- Internal Grant Agency of Ministry of Health of Czech Republic, Prague (Member since 1990, Chairman of the Supervision Council since1994)
- Chairman of F-MARC (FIFA Medical Assesment and Research Center), FIFA Chief Medical Officer (since 1994
- President of Spine Society of Europe (1999/2000)
- WADA Health and Science Committee and Foundation Board (since 2008)
- IOC Science committee (since 2002)
| Awards | ||
| 1986 | Resident’s Award of the North American Cervical Spine Research Society (Functional anatomy and biomechanical properties of the alar and transverse ligaments) | |
| 1986 | Neuro-orthopaedic Award (Rotatory instability of the upper cervical spine), Germany | |
| 1994 | Award of the Swiss Neurological Society (Functional evaluation of the spinal cord by MRI in patients RA and atlantoaxiale instability) | |
| 1997 | Knoll-BASF Award for Manual Medicine | |
| 1998 | Carl Rabl award of the South German Orthopaedics Association | |
| 1999 | Volvo Award for Spine Research of the International Society for Study of Lumbar Spine | |
| 2000 | Spine Society of Europe Award for Basic Science | |
| 2007 | Spine Society of Europe Award for clinical science | |
| 2008 | 2008 Spine Society of Europe: Best Podium presentation | |
| 2009 | NCAA Research Award 2009 | |
| 2009 | First Marathon-Prize 2009 Swiss Orthopaedic Society | |
| 2009 | Universitas Carolina Pragensis / Nummum Memoriatem Argentum | |
| 2010 | Honorary Member of Czech Medical Association | |
Publications
350 0riginal papers, 48 textbooks (with Translations and new editions), review articles, book-chapters