M. Kolb, MD

Education

• License to practice medicine
• Doctorate: Radiological determination of the position of the patella in the growing skeleton (Prof. A.N. Witt, Prof. W. Gördes)
• Additional title: Sports Medicine
• Orthopaedist

Memberships

• German speaking association of Arthroscopy (AGA)
• German Society of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)

Publications

• Co-author and editor: The Complex Anterior Kneeinstability (Wirth, Jäger, Kolb), Thieme Verlag
• Numerous lectures (national and international) and articles about sports traumatology, diagnosis, therapy, surgical techniques, rehabilitation of knee injuries and arthroscopic surgery

Clinical career

• 1976 - 1978 Scientific assistant at the Institute of Sports Traumatology, Technical University Munich (TUM)
• 1977 First diagnostic knee arthroscopy
• 1978 - 1979 Assistant at the Hospital for Surgery Dr. Schreiber Munich
• 1979 - 1985 Resident at the State Hospital for Orthopaedics Munich
• 1981 First surgical knee arthroscopy
• 1986 - 1988 Senior physician at the State Hospital for Orthopaedics, Munich
• 1985 First surgical arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow and ankle joint
• 1986 First arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction
• Since 1989 Non-resident orthopaedic surgeon: surgery on outpatient and hospital basis

Advanced specialization

• Since 1983 Hospitations at specific specialists in the USA
• James R. Andrews, Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center,Birmingham
• Hospital for Special Surgery New York, Russell F. Warren, J. Insall
• Douglas W. Jackson, Southern California Center of Sports Medicine, Long Beach
• Lanny L. Johnson, East Lansing Michigan
• Lonnie E. Paulos, Salt Lake Knee and Sports Medicine, Salt Lake City
• Thomas D. Rosenberg, Salt Lake Knee and Sports Medicine, Salt Lake City
• Stephen J. Snyder, Southern California Orthopedic Institute, LA
• Richard Steadman, South Lake Tahoe
• Terry L. Whipple and Richard B. Caspari, Richmond Virginia
• Since 1984 Regular participation at meetings AGA, ESSKA, AANA, AAOS
• 1983 - 1990 Sportsmedical care of the German national alpine women and men skiteam
• 1989 Program Chairman and President of the international meeting
• Advances Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Munich

Sporting background
World champion at the Doctors’ Championship in gs (giant slalom) and multiple gs and parallel slalom runner-up at
the German Skiing Doctors’ Competition Alpine