University Hospital Heidelberg
Internship and residency, Department of Orthopaedics I
Profile & experience
Prof. Dr. Philipp Niemeyer
Knee surgery, joint preservation and cartilage repair, supported by many years of clinical experience and scientific work.
Knee surgeon at OCM Munich
Specialization based on scientific evidence
Prof. Dr. Philipp Niemeyer specializes in knee surgery, cartilage repair and joint-preserving procedures. Clinical experience, scientific work and clear communication form the basis of his approach.
Academic career
Medical studies at Saarland University and Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
Research stay at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Doctoral thesis on the identification of antigens in leukemia
Habilitation on stem-cell-based bone regeneration in 2008
Author of more than 250 scientific articles and approximately 50 book chapters, focusing on joint preservation and cartilage regeneration
Professional experience
Clinical milestones
University Medical Center Freiburg
Resident, senior physician and head of the Knee and Cartilage Surgery Section
Orthopaedic Surgery Munich (OCM)
Lead physician and partner
Professional societies and service
Connected to advance knee medicine
Memberships
German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU), German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC), Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA), International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS), German Knee Society (DKG), German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopaedic-Traumatological Sports Medicine (GOTS).
Leadership
Founding board member of the German Knee Society (DKG). Board member of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) from 2016 to 2026; vice president from 2019 to 2022, president from 2022 to 2024 and past president from 2024 to 2026. Since 2026, board representative for cooperation with the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU). Editor of the AGA Journal since 2024.
Congress leadership
Initiator and scientific director of the Freiburg Cartilage Days since 2010. Congress president of the German Knee Society annual congress in 2018, the AGA annual congress in 2019 and the Association of Southern German Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeons (VSOU) in 2023.