Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe

Professor Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe studied human medicine and business administration. He has held the Chair of Orthopedics at TUM since 2012 and is Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics at the specialist clinic – Klinikum rechts der Isar. As a "certified knee- and tumor surgeon" and president of the renowned German medical association for knee physiology – Deutschen Kniegesellschaft e. V. (DKG) – as well as a certified master endoprosthetics specialist for knees and hips according to the German medical association for endoprosthetics – Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endoprothetik e. V. (AE) – he is one of the country's top physicians in his field. In addition to his clinical work, he is involved in various specialist associations: He is the founding president of the German medical association for hip physiology – Deutschen Hüftgesellschaft – a member of the executive committee of the German medical association for endoprosthetics – Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endoprothetik e. V. (AE) – and was president and organizer of national and international congresses such as the Working Group on Arthroplasty, VSOU 2020 and the DKG. He has received numerous awards for his expertise and is editor of the journal "Der Orthopäde". For years, he has been named as a top doctor for knee and hip surgery, as well as tumor orthopedics in the "Focus-Gesundheit" magazine's list of doctors. With over 300 publications, Prof. von Eisenhart-Rothe is in demand and recognized both nationally and internationally as a clinician, speaker and scientist.

First address for endoprosthetic and tumor orthopedic procedures

Prof. von Eisenhart-Rothe's clinic performs around 1200 prosthesis operations every year, from minimally invasive primary arthroplasty to revision operations. Under his leadership, the orthopedics department at Klinikum rechts der Isar has become a top address for patients in the field of arthroplasty in southern Germany, as well as throughout Germany. In addition, Prof. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe is a renowned specialist in the treatment of sarcomas. As a certified sarcoma center, his clinic is also one of the leading European centers for the treatment of soft tissue and bone tumors.

EndoTUM and Tumor Center: Highest quality standards

The Center for Joint Replacement (Zentrum für Gelenkersatz, EndoTUM), at the Department of Orthopedics, has been certified as a maximum care endoprosthetics center (EPZmax) since 2013 – the highest certification level achievable in the field of endoprosthetics. Especially when it comes to complex diagnostics and difficult therapies, patients can rely on Prof. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe for the best possible treatment from a single source. He and his team pay particular attention to gentle surgical procedures and innovative robot-assisted procedures (Mako system), with which the prosthesis can be perfectly adapted to the patient's anatomy. Patients benefit from improved function of the artificial joint and faster rehabilitation. In the field of hip endoprosthetics, the use of minimally invasive surgical procedures such as the AMIS® technique significantly reduces the risk of injury or severing of muscles, tendons, vessels and nerves.

In addition, Prof. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe is a renowned specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. At his clinic's interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, patients receive highly qualified treatment at the cutting edge of science across the entire spectrum of orthopedic tumor diseases. Since 2019, the clinic has been a certified sarcoma center of the German medical association for cancer – Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft – and a recognized sarcoma center of the Working Group on Bone Tumors.

The medical team around Prof. von Eisenhart-Rothe:
Specialists in the entire orthopedic treatment spectrum

Under the direction of Prof. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, other experienced and nationally renowned specialists cover the entire orthopedic spectrum with their expertise: Foot and ankle orthopedics, joint-preserving hip surgery, pediatric orthopedics and sports orthopedics (for more information, please visit the clinic website: https://ortho.mri.tum.de/klinik.html).