Harry H. Gebhard MD

Harry H Gebhard, MD is an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who specializes in spine care. He grew up in southern Germany and graduated from Medical School in Munich. He underwent residency training at the Universities of Munich and Tuebingen, accompanied by a two-year Neurosurgery Fellowship at Cornell University in New York.

Dr Gebhard`s research interests include, amongst others, tissue-engineering, clinical studies and patient registries. During his Fellowship in the U.S., a tissue-engineered composite disc was developed and successfully tested in vivo. Radiological studies to determine disc-ageing are underway, with very interesting preliminary results. Outcome data from broad registries will hopefully lead to a sufficient quality Insurance of therapeutic procedures and a better understanding of conventional and interventional modalities. He was therefore acknowledged with numerous distinguished awards in his field and has published significant science in top-ranked peer-reviewed journals over the years.

Dr Gebhard is heavily involved in educational programs ever since he was a student. This lead to online learning tools early on, e.g. in radiology, and surgical training courses on the specimen as well as latest patient simulators in trauma and spine care. Dr Gebhard is currently working in Switzerland helping to develop an interdisciplinary spine clinic in three Hospitals. He also was involved in the inauguration of the first AOSpine Past Fellow Alumni Association and is currently chairing the referring steering committee. Its intention is to enhance mentoring and to encourage young motivated spine therapists to actively advance their field.