Prof. Dr. Michael Weber

CONSULTANT ORTHOPAEDIC & TRAUMA SURGEON

(Limb Lengthening & Deformity Correction for Paediatrics and Adults)

Languages Spoken

English, German & Latin

Prof. Dr. Michael Weber is a world-renowned, German Board Certified Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon as well as a Professor of Orthopaedics and Faculty Member of the internationally acclaimed University of RWTH in Aachen, Germany

Prof. Dr. Michael Weber is Director of the Center for Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction at Adam Vital Hospital. He founded the Middle East's foremost Center of Excellence for Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction, bringing new hope to children and adults in the region suffering from limb deficiencies, deformities, or malformations.

This new Center of Excellence will serve the community with the latest limb lengthening technologies, including unilateral and ring fixators, as well as fully implantable lengthening nails. In addition to these techniques, Prof. Dr. Michael Weber provides General Orthopaedics and Trauma Treatment, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Foot & Hand Surgery, Sports Medicine, Chiropractic, Regenerative Medicine and Technical Orthopaedics.

Prof. Dr. Michael Weber performed more than 10,500 surgeries in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, including more than 2,600 surgeries in the field of Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction.

Prof. Dr. Michael Weber developed more than 40 proprietary operational techniques and has been honoured nationally and internationally by recognized scientific and medical boards 39 times for his unique techniques and achievements.

Prof. Dr. Michael Weber’s primary emphasis is on patient-centred care specializing in conservative, reconstructive and constructive Orthopaedic treatment.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Special Orthopaedic Surgery
Paediatric Orthopaedics
Foot & Hand Surgery
Sports Medicine
Chiropractic
Physical Therapy
Technical Orthopaedics (Prosthetics)
Regenerative Medicine
Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
Cosmetic Limb Lengthening
Limb Deformity Correction
Hand & Foot Surgery

WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant at Orthopaedic Department of the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg, Germany
Leading Consultant and Vice-Director of Orthopaedic Department at University-Hospital of the RWTH in Aachen, Germany
Director of the Limb Reconstruction and Limb Lengthening Department at University-Hospital of the RWTH in Aachen, Germany
Director of the Centre for Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction, Special Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatric Orthopaedics, Foot Surgery and Technical Orthopaedics at the American Hospital Dubai, UAE
Director of Prof. Weber’s German Institute of Orthopaedic Excellence at BRMS, Dubai Health Care City, UAE

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Institute of Pathology of Medical University of Luebeck, Germany
Center of Trauma, Reconstruction, Hand and Plastic Surgery, Burn Unit of AK-St. Georg-Hospital in Hamburg, Germany
Orthopaedic Department of the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg, Germany
Orthopaedic Department of the Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg, Germany

AWARDS

Summa cum laude for the Doctor Thesis
Professor title for his scientific work about Hip Dysplasia and Hip Luxation
39 international honours and awards
Honorary President of ASAMI Germany (Society for Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction)
Presidential International Advisory Board Member of Arabic Institute for Continuing Professional Development (AICPD)
Elected as one of the best Orthopaedic Surgeons in Germany by medical newspaper

MEDICAL LICENSES

German & European Board Certified Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon
Licensed by the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCC), UAE
Licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), UAE

CREDENTIALS

Published over 130 papers, 6 books and scripts in the scientific field of Orthopaedics and Trauma.
Presented 560 oral lectures nationally and internationally
Chairman, moderator, and lecturer of workshops in more than 350 national and international symposia and congresses

MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

Former President of ASAMI Germany (Society for Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction)
Former President of the German-Arabic¬Medical-Society
Faculty Member of the Pan Arabic Orthopaedic Society
International Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SICOT)
European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DGOT)

Society of Paediatric Orthopaedics of Germany, Austria, Switzerland (VKO)
Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction Society of Germany (ASAMI)
International Limb Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction Society (ASAMI-international)
German Society of Foot Surgery (DAF)
German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (DGPW)
German Society of Chiropractic (DGMM)