Biography

Professor Andrea M. Meurer is a clinician-scientist and heads the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University's Friedrichsheim Hospital in Frankfurt. She has appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Research Department.

A native of the West German Rhineland area, Professor Meurer was born in Mayen and attended High School in Trier before enrolling in medical school at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz in 1985. After receiving her medical degree in 1992 she began her residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University Hospital in Mainz.

In 1997 she completed her orthopaedic residency training and stayed on in Mainz as a Consultant and later in 2005 became assistant medical director. In 2008 Professor Meurer was appointed head of the Vulpius-Hospital in Bad Rappenau and then in 2009 became Chief Surgeon and Head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University's Friedrichsheim Hospital in Frankfurt. 

Throughout her career Professor Meurer has conducted research in a variety of areas including joint replacement, tumor surgery, pediatric orthopaedics, spine surgery, tissue engineering and gait analysis. She has contributed to the scientific and clinical literature in all these fields having authored over 60 journal articles and book chapters. Besides her research activities she has also shown a great commitment to the education of medical students and residents. In the past years she has lectured extensively on a multitude of topics in the field of orthopaedics.

Her surgical interests involve complex pediatric procedures (triple osteotomy, Ganz osteotomy, scoliosis correction a.o.). She also specializes in surgical treatment of joints in patients with arthritis including joint replacement surgery and complex revisions. She has expertise in arthroscopic knee reconstruction (including meniscus transplantation, cartilage resurfacing, microfracturing), treatment of shoulder instability and rotator cuff tendon repair as well as reconstruction following tumor resection and complex deformities.

She is a member of numerous prestigious academic orthopaedic societies such as the German Society for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, the Societe International de Chirurgie Orthopedicque et Traumatologie and the Spine Society. She is part of the executive board of the Society for Pediatric Orthopaedics of the German Speaking Countries.