Prof. Dr. Med.
Jürgen Harms
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Harms
INTERNATIONAL EXPERT IN SPINAL SURGERY – PIONEERING TOP PHYSICIAN
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Harms is a spinal surgeon at the ETHIANUM in Heidelberg. With his experience and expertise, Prof. Dr. Harms is internationally recognised as one of the most renowned surgeons in the field of spinal surgery. He has developed surgical techniques in scoliosis and tumour surgery that are considered pioneering in the treatment of spinal diseases. In particular, his Harms titanium basket and the polyaxial screw have become benchmarks in spinal surgery. Prof. Dr. Harms was continuously involved in scientific research into new surgical techniques for the spine. New materials and instruments for spinal and hip surgery were also always part of his research areas. His career and professional successes have made him an honorary member of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), the most renowned international spine association.
The international exchange with colleagues and the associated transfer of his knowledge and expertise are particularly important to Prof. Dr. Harms. Prof. Dr. Harms has been operating at the ETHIANUM Heidelberg since 2011.
Career history
- Since 2011 in spinal surgery at the ETHIANUM Heidelberg
- 1980 to 2011 Head physician in orthopaedics and spinal surgery at the Karlsbad-Langensteinbach Clinic
- 1978 Professor of orthopaedics at Saarland University
- 1974 Specialist in orthopaedics
- 1963 to 1968 Medical studies at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Saarbrücken
Specialisms
- Spinal surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Trauma surgery
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Harms
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Harms
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Memberships
- Honorary member of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)
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Extract from publications
With more than 100 trend-setting publications and lectures on spinal surgery, the study group initiated by Prof Dr Harms is one of the most successful in the field. His innovations in the field of surgical techniques, the Harms basket and the polyaxial screw are groundbreaking.
- Idiopathic Scoliosis – The Harms Study Group Treatment Guide Published in 2010 by Thieme-Verlag, 448 pages, 698 illustrations. ISBN: 9781604060249
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen Harms and Robert A. Dickson: Modern Management of Spinal Deformities – A Theoretical, Practical, and Evidence-based Text. The new standard work on deformities, 330 pages, 935 illustrations. Published in 2017 by Thieme-Verlag. ISBN: 9783132016316
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