Prof. Dr. med. Achim Benditz – Key Points
German board-certified Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon, General Surgeon, with additional qualifications in Manual Medicine/Chirotherapy and Special Orthopedic Surgery, holding the military rank of Colonel (Medical Corps), NATO OF-5 in the German Armed Forces Reserve.
Personal: Married, one child.
Education & Academic Career: Medical degree (2007), habilitation in Orthopedics & Trauma Surgery (2017), Master of Health Business Administration (2019), appointed Professor at University of Regensburg (2021).
Professional Roles: Senior physician and head of spine section at Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach (2013–2022); since 2022 Head of Orthopedics & Spine Therapy, Klinikum Fichtelgebirge. Longstanding reserve officer with advisory role at the German Armed Forces Medical Academy.
Special Expertise: Spine surgery, multimodal pain therapy, manual medicine, conservative and surgical spine care, teaching, and clinical management.
Research & Teaching: Numerous national/international lectures, extensive publication record, reviewer for leading journals, editorial board member of “OUP” and “Die Orthopädie.”
Leadership in Societies: Secretary General of the German-Latin American Society of Orthopedics & Trauma (DLGOU), Managing Director of IGOST (Interdisciplinary Society for Orthopedic, Trauma and General Pain Therapy).
Awards, Funding & Fellowships: Multiple teaching awards, research prizes, and over €3.6M in third-party research funding from the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA). Recipient of prestigious national and international fellowships, including travel grants to London and Chile.
Military Medical Service: Extensive experience in senior-level military medical administration and operational medical leadership.