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Univ.Prof. Dr.med.univ. PhD. FRCS. MHA Radek Hart
Radek Hart was born in 1967 in the Czech Republic (in Znojmo), in 1982-1986 he graduated from the local grammar school and then from the medical faculty of Masaryk University in Brno (1986-1992). He worked in orthopedic clinics in Prague and Brno and in the Trauma Hospital in Brno, where he completed his PhD in 2002. He completed study visits to orthopedic clinics in Austria (Vienna) and Germany (Hamburg). In 2004 he habilitated (Doz.) and in 2008 he was appointed professor by the President of the Czech Republic as the youngest orthopedist in history. Since 2010, he has been a member of the oldest and most prestigious medical society – the English Royal Academy of Surgeons (FRCS). In 2018, he completed management training in healthcare (MHA) in Prague.
In 2003-2022 he headed the orthopedic department in Znojmo, which he raised to the level of a university hospital and which was visited by patients from all over the country and abroad. He was the first in the Czech Republic to perform many surgical procedures and the first to introduce a number of treatment procedures. He was awarded the prize of the city of Znojmo for the most outstanding personalities of the region.
Since August 2024, he has worked as a senior physician at the Ottakring Clinic (Orthopaedics and Traumatology) in Vienna.
He is one of the few orthopedic surgeons dedicated to the entire spectrum of orthopedics
He deals with operations of the spine, all major joints (arthroscopy, cartilage reconstruction, conversion osteotomy, endoprosthesis, etc.), traumatology and sports traumatology, general reconstructive orthopedics, hand and foot surgery. His greatest specialization is elbow joint surgery.
Throughout his career, he has been involved in scientific research and the education of young physicians and graduate students. He has given hundreds of lectures in four world languages on all continents. He has authored or co-authored 115 technical articles, many of which have been published in prestigious international journals. He was awarded the prize for the article with the greatest contribution to clinical practice. He is the author of seven specialized books, and the eighth monograph is nearing completion. He wrote a number of chapters in domestic and foreign reference books. He has been president of several international conferences and courses, is an international lecturer (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), reviewer (USA) and principal investigator of research projects (Germany).
Vocational training
Study
- 1986 - 1992 Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno
Advanced training
- I. Orthopedic University Hospital Brno - endoprostheses, mentor: Prof. Kovanda, 1996 - 1998
- Vienna Private Clinic - Arthroscopy, Sports Traumatology, Mentor: Prof. Schabus, 1998
- Orthopaedic University Clinic, Vienna General Hospital - general orthopaedics, mentor: Prof. Kotz, 1998
- Orthopedic Clinic, Gersthof Vienna - Endoprostheses, Mentor: Prof. Zweymüller, 1999
- Orthopedic Clinic Speising Vienna - General and Pediatric Orthopedics, Mentor: Prof. Grill, 1999
- Orthopedic University Hospital, Bulovka Prague - general and pediatric orthopedics, arthroscopy, traumatology, mentor: Prof. Dungl, 1999 - 2000
- ENDO - Klinik Hamburg - Endoprothesis, Mentor: Prof. Baars, 2000
- Trauma Hospital Brno - spine surgery, traumatology, arthroscopy, endoprostheses, mentor: Prof. Wendsche, Prof. Janeček, 2000 - 2003
Academic training
- Licensure in orthopedics I 1995
- Licensing in orthopedics II (specialist) 2000
- Doctoral thesis (Dissertation, PhD) 2002
- Habilitation (lectureship) 2004
- Professorship (appointed by the President of the Czech Republic, Prof.) 2008
- Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) 2010
- Healthcare Management Education (MHA) 2018
Courses
- AO Trauma Masters Course (Davos)
- Advanced Arthroscopy Course (Arosa)
- Cervical Spine Course (Barcelona)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Orthopaedic Course (New York)
- Masters Spine Course (Dubai)
- Shoulder, Hip, and Knee Courses (Val d'Isere)
- Sports Medicine Courses (St. Moritz)
- Sports Orthopaedics Course (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
Work performance
Primarius (head physician)
2003-2022 – Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Znojmo
In the position of Chief Physician, I merged orthopaedics and traumatology and expanded the department from 5 to 20 medical positions. We have performed more than 2,000 surgeries per year. In Znojmo, I built up a modern department. I have been involved in science, international research projects, research projects for the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, publishing and lecturing activities and last but not least I have trained many PhD students. In the department, I covered the entire spectrum of the specialty with my expertise, introduced spine surgery, introduced more than 50 new procedures, and was the first to perform many methods and operations in the Czech Republic.
Professor
2000 – today
University Clinic for Traumatology (Accident Hospital Brno), Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno
Senior physician
2022 – 2024
Floridsdorf Clinic (Orthopaedics and Traumatology), Vienna
2024 – Today
Ottakring Clinic (Orthopaedics and Traumatology), Vienna
Membership in companies
- ÖGO - Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
- ÖGU - Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery
- ÖGOuT - Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Member of the specialist section "Hand and Elbow" of the ÖGOuT
Scientific activity
Author
(8 reference books)
- Elbow joint, Orthopedics and Traumatology, 2002
- Kinematic navigation of knee endoprostheses, 2003.
- Knee cartilage, 2006
- Anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint, 2010
- Elbow joint, 2012
- Degenerative diseases of the spine, 2014
- Orthopedic surgery of the pelvis and lower extremity, 2022
- Orthopaedic surgery of the upper extremity, 2024
115 articles in trade journals
(Prize for the best scientific article)
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Upper Extremity
Lecture activity:
Hundreds of presentations at conferences, mostly abroad:
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
- World Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT)
- World Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
- World Federation for Foot and Ankle Surgery (IFFAS)
- Francophone World Orthopaedic Association (AOLF)
- French International Orthopedic Days (JOO)
- French International Sports Medicine Days (JIMS)
- American Foot and Ankle Surgery Society (AOFAS).
- North American Association for Arthroscopy (AANA).
- South American Orthopedic Association (SOA)
- Mid-American Orthopaedic Association USA (MOA)
- European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
- European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
- European Spine Surgery Society (EuroSpine)
- European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS)
- French Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SOFCOT)
- German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOT)
- Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (ÖGOOC)
- English Physicians Update Days
- Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
Other
- President of international conferences
- Principal investigator of research projects of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
- Head of international research projects (Germany)
- International Lector (Germany, Austria)
- Editor-in-chief of a trade journal
- Reviewer of foreign journals (USA)
- Member of international professional societies.
