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Plenary Sessions: Meet the Honorary Lecturers
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The Erwin Morscher Honorary Lecture
Professor Morlock will give the Erwin Morscher Honorary Lecture during the upcoming 16th EFORT Congress on Thursday 28 May in the Prague auditorium. His presentation entitled Are the implant and the bearing articulation still important? will give the audience a state-of-the-art update on implants and biomaterials in orthopaedics. Michael Morlock received his University degrees in Mathematics and Sport Sciences from the University of Stuttgart (Germany) in 1985. In 1990, he completed his PhD degree in Medical Science at the University of Calgary (Canada). After 3 years as the head of the Biomechanics Laboratory of novel GmbH and a post-doc in Trauma surgery at the LMU-University in Munich (Germany), he accepted a position as a Senior Research Associate at the Biomechanics Institute of the TUHH.
He was awarded a professorship at the Technical University of Vienna (Austria) in 2000 and a full professorship at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) in 2003. Since 2004, he holds a position as Professor of Biomechanics and Director of the Institute of Biomechanics at the TUHH Hamburg University of Technology. In 2007, he initiated the research area Regeneration, Implants and Medical Technology at TUHH. Since 2012 he is a member of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks of the European Commission (Working group on Metal-on-Metal implants). In 2013, he co-founded the Hamburg Research Center for Medical Technology (FMTHH) in conjunction with the University Hospital.
His major scientific interests are in preclinical testing, failure analysis, surgeon education, materials in orthopaedics, as well as the interaction between implants and the human body.
He is the author of 180 publications with a Sum of the Times Cited equal to 2305, 12.81 Average Citations per Item and a h-index of 25 (search: Morlock M* or Morlock MM).
Director, Institute for Biomechanics; Director Research Center Medical Technology Hamburg; Founding Member FSP Regeneration, Implants and Medical Technology; TUHH Hamburg University of Technology; Hamburg, Germany
The Michael Freeman Honorary Lecture
Doctor Malchau will give the Michael Freeman Honorary Lecture during the upcoming 16th EFORT Congress on Friday 29 May, at 12:30 in the Prague auditorium. His presentation is entitled The next critical role of orthopaedic registries, from working in isolation to international networking.
Henrik Malchau received his MD degree in 1977 at the University of Aarhus (Denmark) followed by a post-doctoral training at the Uddevalla Hospital (Sweden). After being named Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital of Goteborg (Sweden) in 1983, he completed a PhD at the University of Goteborg (Sweden) in 1995.
The Alan Gerry Professor at Harvard Medical School; Co-Director of The Harris Orthopaedic Laboratory; Vice Chief of Orthopedics (Research); Attending Physician Adult Reconstructive Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston, United States
From 1983 to 2004, Doctor Malchau held, in order, the academic positions of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor at the Department of Orthopaedics of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Goteborg (Sweden), where, besides of his Academic appointments, he held the position of Head of Clinic in the Department of Orthopaedics.
In 2004, Doctor Malchau was named Visiting Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital of the Harvard Medical School in Boston (United States) where he became Associate Professor one year later and The Alan Gerry Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2010. During this period, he was Vice Chief of Orthopaedics (Research), member of the Ad Hoc Search Committee and member of the Standing Committee on Promotions, Reappointments and Appointments of the Harvard Medical School.
Many major administrative leadership positions complete his career during these years: He co-directs the Harris Orthopaedic Laboratory at the Mass General Hospital in Boston, as well as the course in Advances in Arthroplasty of the Boston HMS. From 2010 he focused his commitments around Hip Implants (Steering Committee Member, Stryker International) and Registries (International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries).
His major research interests are focused on advancing the technique of and impact of outcome studies, primarily by using the concept of national registries and the critical evaluation of innovative ideas by radiostereometric analysis (RSA). His field of endeavor is total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a special emphasis on two key areas: the complex process of the introduction of innovations into medicine and improving the quality of THA care nationwide.
He has more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, including several book chapters (search Malchau H).
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