Prof. Dr. Michael Akbar
THIS IS WHAT I STAND FOR AS A SPINE SPECIALIST IN BERLIN
The spine is – as the name suggests – the supporting pillar of our entire body. If the spine is damaged or diseased, it belongs in the hands of a specialist due to its complexity and importance. And more than that: It belongs in the
Loyalty, empathy, passion, and safety – these are the cornerstones of my work as a spine specialist in Berlin.
I was fascinated by the spine very early on – and it has remained so throughout my life. It gives us an upright posture, stability, and mobility. In other words, the spine makes us human. It is this fascination that makes me a passionate physician and researcher. Because I want to help further advance treatment options: as an experienced spine specialist in Berlin, as a student instructor and knowledge provider at the elite University of Heidelberg, and as a member of the German Spine Society.
Loyalty.
With sincerity and commitment, I am there for my patients and their families as a spine specialist in my clinic in Berlin. In every moment.
Empathy.
I am not concerned with a “case.” I am concerned with the person. In their situation, with their medical history, with their worries, fears, and wishes. Empathy is just as important for successful treatment as medical expertise.
Passion.
The spine is my passion. Enthusiasm, skill, courage, and commitment result from this. Thanks to this combination, you and your back are in the best hands with me.
Safety.
A great deal is at stake when it comes to spinal disorders. Therefore, the safety of my patients is the maxim of my work as a spine specialist in Berlin.
My Vita
SPECIALIST IN ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMA SURGERY.
On the way to my current workplace as a spine specialist in Berlin, I have gone through numerous qualifications and activities from which you benefit today:
08/2020
Specialist in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
2020
Founding of EXPERTS FIRST
05/2020
Surgical Medical Director of MEOCLINIC Berlin
04/2020
Clinic for Spinal Diseases and Therapies at MEOCLINIC Berlin
04/2020
Section of Complex Spinal and Scoliosis Surgery, Clinic for Neurosurgery and Spinal Therapy, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch (Head Physician PD Dr. Yu-Mi Ryang)
11/2019
APL Professor, University of Heidelberg
07/2016
Special orthopedic surgery (additional qualification)
06/2015 – 03/2020
Head of the Spinal Surgery Center of the Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at the University of Heidelberg, surgical responsibility of the Clinic for Paraplegiology
01/2015
Basic and Master Certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG)
10/2013
Special Trauma Surgery (additional qualification)
since 10/2008
Senior Physician Section Spinal Surgery, Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Paraplegiology, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery of the University of Heidelberg, (Director Prof. V. Ewerbeck)
10/2008
Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
2001 – 2008
Resident physician at the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg Foundation, Department of Orthopedics I+II (Director Prof. V. Ewerbeck; Director Prof. H. J. Gerner)
2001 – 2002
Civil service as assistant physician at the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg Foundation, Department of Orthopedics I+II (Director Prof. V. Ewerbeck; Director Prof. H. J. Gerner)
03/2000 – 02/2001
Intern at the Surgical Clinic and Polyclinic I of the Benjamin Franklin University Hospital of the Free University of Berlin (Prof. H. J. Buhr)
10/1993 – 11/1999
Studied human medicine at the Free University of Berlin. Practical year: Kantonsspital Aarau, teaching hospital of the University of Zurich, Orthopedics (Dr. Ruflin) University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Surgery and Orthopedics/Spinal Surgery (Prof. S. Garfin) Inselspital, Clinic of the University of Bern, Rheumatology (Prof. M. Seitz)
RECOGNIZED FOR MY PASSION TO GIVE EVERYTHING FOR A SUCCESSFUL THERAPY AS A SPINE SPECIALIST. IN BERLIN, HEIDELBERG AND EVERYWHERE.
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Recognition for my commitment
To continuously improve and contribute to ensuring that both conservative and surgical therapies lead to treatment success – I am deeply committed to this as a spine specialist in Berlin. The recognition that this commitment finds is a sign for me that I am doing the right thing and serves as an incentive for me to continue to advance research in the future.
01/2020
Member of the Advisory Board of the Federal Association Scoliosis Self-Help e. V.
since 11/2018
Member of the Advisory Board of the journal "Der Orthopäde"
03/2017
DSQ Research Award 2017 of the German Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury
01/2017
Habilitation in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Topic: On the pathological changes of the shoulder joints in long-term paraplegics with complete wheelchair dependence
12/2015
3rd Poster Prize at the 10th German Spine Congress in Frankfurt am Main for the contribution: "The sagittal profile of the cervical spine in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis"
2012/2013
Lautenschläger Scholarship of the University of Heidelberg with a clinical-scientific stay in a spinal surgery center in New York (Spinal Deformity Service, Division of Spine Surgery" at the Hospital for Joint Diseases of the New York University School of Medicine, Prof. F. Schwab; V. Lafage).
05/2010
Vernon L. Nickel Award of the American Orthopedic Rehabilitation Association (ORA) for the work "Prevalence of Rotator Cuff Tear in Paraplegic Patients Compared to Controls. A Case-Control Study"
05/2006
Publication Prize 2005 of the Orthopedic University Clinic Heidelberg Foundation
05/2002
Inaugural dissertation for obtaining the medical doctorate of the Department of Human Medicine at the Free University of Berlin: "Molecular biological investigations on the expression of endothelial calcium-activated potassium (BKCa) channel subunits"
04/2000
Award of the Research Scholarship of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Meadox/Boston Scientific Germany
