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Alexandra Pfitzmann
Alexandra Pfitzmann – medical author: expert knowledge, professional articles and medical insights in the Leading Medicine Guide.
Published articles
- Expert Interviews
Expert Interview with Dr. Emanuel Stutz, M.D.
Sep 9, 2026
Hyperthermia Treatment for Cancer
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Expert Interview with Dr. Moustafa Elshafei, FACS
Sep 7, 2026
Focus on Colorectal Cancer: Early Detection, Better Treatment—On Opportunities and Modern Medicine
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Expert Interview with Professor Savas Soysal, M.D.
Sep 3, 2026
The Gallbladder: The Underappreciated Organ.
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Expert Interview with Dr. (H) Karol Stiebler
Sep 1, 2026
Precision in Knee Surgery: Robotics Sets New Standards
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Expert Interview with Dr. Daniel Krapf, M.D.
Aug 28, 2026
Hallux valgus: When the big toe goes off track
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Expert Interview with Dr. med. univ. Franklin Kuehhas
Aug 26, 2026
Hydraulic vs. Semirigid Penile Prosthesis
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Expert Interview with Dr. Gassmann
Aug 24, 2026
Insulin-Potentiated Chemotherapy (IPT) — A Promising Treatment Approach Using Low-Dose Chemotherapy
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Expert Interview with OA Mag. Dr. Jurij Gorjanc, Dr. med., FRCS, FEBS AWS
Aug 20, 2026
What Patients Should Know Before Hernia Surgery
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Expert Interview with Jörg Schmidt
Aug 18, 2026
A New Approach to Ocular Prosthetics: The Profession of the Ocularist—At the Intersection of Precision Craftsmanship, Medicine, and Aesthetic Reconstruction
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Expert Interview with Priv. Doz. Dr. Friedrich Kutscha Lissberg
Aug 14, 2026
Reconstructive Trauma Surgery
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Expert Interview with Emily Hickmann
Aug 13, 2026
ActiveTEP: A Smarter Way to a New Joint
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Thomas Kälicke
Aug 12, 2026
Lifestyle and Health: Preventing Inflammation, Osteoarthritis, and Sarcopenia Through Diet and Fitness
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Expert Interview with Professor Markus Knupp, M.D.
Aug 10, 2026
Ankle Replacement and Osteoarthritis: Suitability, Procedure, Sports, and Therapy
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Expert Interview with Professor Michael Hoffmann, M.D., MBA
Aug 6, 2026
Complex Shoulder Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. Enrico Pöschmann, M.D.
Aug 4, 2026
Outpatient Advanced Surgery in Transition: Modern Treatment Approaches for Large Abdominal Wall Hernias and Rectus Diastases in the Swiss Healthcare System
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Expert Interview with Dr. Philipp Kaiser
Jul 31, 2026
Cosmetic Dentures and Digital Smile Design: Precision for a Natural Smile
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Expert Interview with Dr. Gilbert Rahe, M.D.
Jul 28, 2026
Endoscopy and Ultrasound
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Leading Medicine Guide - Expert Interview with Mohamed Issam Zabad
Jul 24, 2026
Incontinence: Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Modern Treatment Approaches
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Expert Interview with Dr. Beatrice Kern, M.D.
Jul 22, 2026
Thyroid Surgery: When to Operate, How Much to Remove—and What Are the Risks?
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Expert Interview with Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Christopher Brenke
Jul 20, 2026
Spinal Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. Ludwig Kohn
Jul 17, 2026
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
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Expert Interview with Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Lars Eden
Jul 14, 2026
Inverse Prosthesis for Shoulder Conditions
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Expert Interview with Professor Marcus Bahra, M.D.
Jul 10, 2026
Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas. When to Operate, and When Not to?
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Expert Interview with Alfred Tylla, M.D
Jul 7, 2026
ACL Reconstruction vs. ACL Preservation – Does It Always Have to Be a Graft Reconstruction?
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Expert Interview with Dr. Volker Fackeldey, M.D.
Jul 5, 2026
Reform with Risks: Are the Planned Hospital Structures Medically Viable?
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Expert Interview with Professor Karsten Krakow, M.D.
Jul 3, 2026
Robotics, Innovative Therapies, and Early Rehabilitation
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Expert Interview with Dr. med. dent. Stephan Delschen
Jul 1, 2026
CEREC (CEramic REConstruction): Precise Dental Restorations in Just One Visit
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Expert Interview with Sascha Zink
Jun 29, 2026
Aneurysm – When a Blood Vessel Wall Weakens
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Expert Interview with Professor Martin Wachowski, M.D.
Jun 25, 2026
Knee Surgery 2.0: Preserve or Replace?
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Expert Interview with Stylianos Toumasis
Jun 23, 2026
Strategic revision surgery for prosthetic loosening: Minimally invasive whenever possible; early mobilization is crucial. Bilateral total hip replacement via AMIS approach in a single session
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. med., Dr. h.c. mult. Konrad W. Karcz
Jun 19, 2026
Modern Body Contouring in Transition: From Aesthetics to Functional, Holistic Medicine
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Expert Interview with Professor Robert Krämer, M.D.
Jun 17, 2026
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. Maik Brandes
Jun 15, 2026
Focus on the Respiratory Tract: Pulmonology at Clemenshospital Münster
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Michael Hirschmann
Jun 11, 2026
Phenotyping in Knee Replacement Surgery
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Expert Interview with Naumche Matoski
Jun 9, 2026
The Geriatric Cascade: Why Older Adults Fall—Targeted Diagnostics to Identify the True Causes.
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Jörn Schattenberg
Jun 3, 2026
Focus on Early Detection: Liver Health and Gastrointestinal Tumors
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Expert Interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Pascher
Jun 1, 2026
Excellence in Oncology: Center for Esophageal, Gastric, Pancreatic, and Liver Diseases with Certified ERAS Programs and Specialized Centers for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, NETs, and Sarcomas
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Expert Interview with Dr. Ferdinand Krappel, M.D.
May 28, 2026
Regenerative Procedures for the Spine
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Expert Interview with PD Dr. med. habil. Paul Gaß
May 26, 2026
Gynecologic Oncology and Family History of Breast, Ovarian, and Endometrial Cancer
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. habil. Carolin Tonus
May 21, 2026
Sarcomas – Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
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Expert Interview with Professor Holger Sudhoff, M.D., Ph.D., FRCS, FRCPath
May 19, 2026
Focus on Chronic Rhinosinusitis: When Are Medications Enough—and When Are Biologics or Modern Sinus Surgery the Right Approach?
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Expert Interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Maximilian Bockhorn, FEBS
May 13, 2026
Esophagus and Pancreas
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Expert Interview with Professor Bernhard Planz, M.D.
May 11, 2026
Modern Robot-Assisted Therapy for Benign and Malignant Prostate Diseases
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Dr. Ludwig M. Heindl
May 7, 2026
New Infusion Therapy for Endocrine Orbitopathy: TEPEZZA
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Expert Interview with Professor Fritz Thorey, M.D.
May 4, 2026
Developments in Modern Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
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Expert Interview with Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Philipp A. Michel, M.Sc.,
Apr 30, 2026
Joint Preservation Using Robot-Assisted Sliding Prostheses - Modern Endoprosthetics at ETHIANUM in Heidelberg
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Expert Interview with Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Laurenz Schmitt
Apr 27, 2026
Focus on Superficial Skin Cancer
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Expert Interview with Professor Birgit Terjung, M.D.
Apr 23, 2026
Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis)
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Expert Interview with Dr. Jan Volmerig, FEBTS
Apr 20, 2026
Thoracic surgeons as “generalists”
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Expert Interview with Dr. med., Dipl.-Mus. Zaher Halwani
Apr 16, 2026
Peritoneal and Ovarian Cancer
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Expert Interview with Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Sied Kebir
Apr 13, 2026
Glioblastoma Treatment: State-of-the-Art Medicine for the Highest Standards
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Expert Interview with Dr. Jörg Zehetner, M.D., Professor (USC)
Apr 10, 2026
The Journey of a Visionary: How Dr. Jörg Zehetner Became the World Leader in Innovative Reflux Surgery
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Expert Interview with Professor Alexander Albert, M.D.
Apr 7, 2026
What Patients Really Expect—and What Ultimately Makes Them Satisfied
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Christian Kolberg
Mar 30, 2026
Fibroids – Not Always a Case for Surgery
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Expert Interview with Professor Karl-Heinz Frosch, M.D.
Mar 24, 2026
Complex knee surgery focusing on the posterior cruciate ligament and the collateral ligaments
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Expert Interview with Dr. Konstantinos Verginis, M.D.
Mar 19, 2026
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Aristotelis Kaisidis
Mar 17, 2026
Stem Cell Therapies in Joint Regeneration and Modern Medicine
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Expert Interview with Dr. Regina Becker, M.D.
Mar 13, 2026
Headaches and Migraines – Accurate Diagnosis and Effective Treatment for Long-Lasting Relief
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Peter Schräder
Mar 10, 2026
Prof. Schräder on the Modernization Drive in Endoprosthetics
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Expert Interview with Professor Marco Domenico Caversaccio, M.D.
Mar 2, 2026
Artificial Intelligence in Otolaryngology
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Expert Interview with OA mag.dr. Jurij Gorjanc, dr.med, FRCS, FEBS AWS, Lecturer (University of Ljubljana)
Feb 27, 2026
Large Incisional Hernias
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Expert Interview with Dr. Thorsten Gehrke, M.D.
Feb 25, 2026
Complications in Joint Replacement Surgery (Hip and Knee)
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Expert Interview with Sven Henne
Feb 20, 2026
Structured Treatment Protocol in Visceral Surgery: From Tumor Board Diagnosis to Minimally Invasive Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. Amer Jomha, M.D. (Syria)
Feb 18, 2026
Pelvic Vein Syndrome: When the veins in the pelvis block blood flow
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Expert Interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. habil. Tobias Renkawitz
Feb 16, 2026
High-Tech Surgical Procedures - Innovative Joint Replacement and Revision Joint Replacement
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Expert Interview with Stylianos Toumasis
Feb 13, 2026
Robot-assisted knee replacement—over 500 procedures, including sliding and revision prostheses
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Expert Interview with Professor Robert Ehehalt, M.D.
Feb 11, 2026
Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Nutrition and Modern Care Approaches
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Expert Interview with Dr. Ali Akil, M.D.
Feb 9, 2026
Surgical Lung Volume Reduction in Patients with Advanced Pulmonary Emphysema
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Expert Interview with Dr. Patrick Müller, M.D.
Feb 6, 2026
Revolutionary Treatment for Heart Rhythm Disorders: Focus on Pulsed-Field Ablation and Smartwatch-Based Outpatient Monitoring
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Expert Interview with Dr. Arun Kumarasamy, M.D., MBA
Feb 2, 2026
Minimally Invasive Interventional Radiology: Innovative Solutions for the Treatment of Vascular Diseases and Chronic Circulatory Disorders
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Expert Interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Thomas J. Vogl
Jan 30, 2026
TAPE: Transarterial Embolization for Joint Diseases of the Hip, Knee, Hands, and Feet
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Expert Interview with Dr. Anke Richter, M.D.
Jan 26, 2026
Obesity is a chronic disease! The Obesity Center at the MIC Clinic—Cutting-Edge Medicine—Now Under Female Leadership
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Expert Interview with Dr. Björn Schmitz
Jan 23, 2026
Focus on Hospital Reform: Political Decisions and Their Impact on Surgical Care
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Markus Kröber
Jan 21, 2026
Scoliosis Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. med. univ. Franklin Kuehhas
Jan 19, 2026
Penile Curvature
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Expert Interview with Dr. med. univ. Nicolas Rickert
Jan 15, 2026
Water Vapor Therapy for the Prostate
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Expert Interview with Professor (USC) Dr. Jörg Zehetner, M.D.
Jan 13, 2026
Robotic Surgery in Upper Abdominal Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. Tomislav Kovačević, M.D.
Dec 22, 2025
Spinal Cord Stimulation
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Expert Interview with Professor Martin Wachowski, M.D.
Dec 11, 2025
Innovative Approaches to Cartilage Damage: Modern Cartilage Therapy for Greater Mobility
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Expert Interview with Professor Sebastian Wille, M.D.
Dec 9, 2025
Areas of Focus: Prostate Disorders, Kidney Stones, and Restorative Urology (Reconstruction, Prosthetics)
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Konstantinos Anagnostakos
Dec 3, 2025
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. Tobias Weismüller
Nov 28, 2025
Modern Techniques in Interventional Endoscopy
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. Sepp Braun
Nov 26, 2025
Bursitis and Impingement
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Expert Interview with Professor Markus Scheibel, M.D.
Nov 20, 2025
Modern shoulder surgery using minimally invasive techniques and innovative joint replacement
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Expert Interview with Professor Christian Ewelt, M.D.
Nov 17, 2025
Spinal Canal Stenosis
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Bergmann
Nov 10, 2025
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)
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Expert Interview with Dr. Raúl Borgmann, M.D.
Nov 6, 2025
Conservative Regenerative Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
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Expert Interview with Dr. Kirsten Meurer
Nov 4, 2025
Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
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Expert Interview with Dr. (IR) Ali Tabatabaei
Nov 3, 2025
The most effective method for liposuction combined with skin tightening using the VASER® and Renuvion systems
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Expert Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dimitrios Pantelis
Oct 28, 2025
Advances in the Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Carcinomas
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Expert Interview with PD Dr. med. Lutz Büllesfeld, MHBA, FESC, FSCAI
Oct 22, 2025
Interventional Heart Valve Therapy - Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation and Tricuspid Regurgitation
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Expert Interview with Professor Dr. Theodosios Bisdas
Oct 17, 2025
Expert Interview with Prof. Bisdas on Aortic Aneurysms: Early Detection and Modern Treatment Methods Save Lives
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Expert Interview with Dr. Sebastian Lamm, M.D.
Oct 15, 2025
Dr. Sebastian Lamm on da Vinci Surgery and Complex Robotic Abdominal Wall Surgery
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Expert Interview with Asst. Prof. Dr. Resmiye Ermis
Oct 13, 2025
Expert Interview with Asst. Prof. Dr. Resmiye Ermis - Gentle, Minimally Invasive Gynecology – Leading the Way from Woman to Woman: VNotes Technique, Fibroid Removal, and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatments
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Expert Interview with Professor (USC) Jörg Zehetner, MD
Oct 9, 2025
Professor (USC) Jörg Zehetner, MD, on GLP-1 medications and reflux: When is reflux repair indicated?
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Expert Interview with PD Dr. Marcus Mumme
Oct 7, 2025
PD Dr. Marcus Mumme on cartilage therapies in routine clinical practice and innovative studies, and regenerative options for osteoarthritis
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Expert Interview with PD Dr. med. Stefan Rahm
Sep 26, 2025
PD Dr. med. Stefan Rahm on Femoroacetabular Impingement: Coxarthrosis and Reasons for Revision Surgery
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