Our doctors
Dr. med.
Joachim Baron
Dr. Joachim Baron studied medicine at the University of Vienna, Columbia University in New York and the University of Heidelberg.
After obtaining his license to practice medicine, he worked for 1 1/2 years in the cardiology intensive care department at the University of Heidelberg. He then completed further training as an orthopaedic surgeon at the Oststadt Clinic in Mannheim (Clinic for Severe Injuries, Procedures and Orthopaedics). He also held two clinical fellowships at Columbia University in New York (Presbyterien Medical Center) and at the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
After qualifying as a specialist in orthopaedics with additional qualifications in hand surgery, sports medicine and emergency medicine, Dr. Joachim Baron became head physician of the hand surgery department at the Oststadtklinik in Mannheim in 1988. In 1989, he opened a private practice in Frankfurt in Goethestrasse with associated physiotherapy practices.
Since 2000, Dr. Joachim Baron has worked on behalf of the US State Department as an expert and consultant for patients from Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia. Among other things, Dr. Joachim Baron has prepared over 5,000 expert reports for the government as part of this work.
Since 2008, Dr. Joachim Baron has been a consultant for several Asian governments and the United Arab Emirates in relation to the optimization of medical care as well as the construction and supply of hospitals and telemedicine.
Prof. Dr. med.
Andreas Kurth
Prof. Dr. Kurth studied human medicine and sports science at the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main and the University of Zurich. After completing his studies, he started as an intern at the Orthopaedic University Clinic Friedrichsheim Foundation in Frankfurt. He moved to the Clinic for Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital Frankfurt (Prof. Dr. Pannike) as a doctor in advanced training. His research then took him to Havard Medical School, Boston, for 3 years, where he completed a Post Doc Fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology and the Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory (OBL) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
Prof. Dr. Zichner brought him back to the Orthopaedic University Clinic Friedrichheim Foundation, where he rotated through the clinic’s three major departments over the next few years. Rheumatism Orthopaedics (Prof. Dr. Kerschbaumer), Spine Department (Prof. Dr. Schmitt) and General Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (Prof. Dr. Zichner).
After his specialist examination in orthopaedics, he was appointed senior physician and took over responsibility for the field of orthopaedic oncology and devoted himself intensively to endoprosthetics and replacement arthroplasty. Over the following years, he became a specialist in “Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery”, acquired additional qualifications in “Pediatric Orthopaedics” and “Orthopaedic Rheumatology”.
Prof. Dr. Kurth studied human medicine and sports science at the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main and the University of Zurich. After completing his studies, he began as an intern at the Orthopaedic University Clinic Friedrichsheim Foundation in Frankfurt. He moved to the Clinic for Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital Frankfurt (Prof. Dr. Pannike) as a doctor in advanced training. His research then took him to Havard Medical School, Boston, for 3 years, where he completed a Post Doc Fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology and the Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory (OBL) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
Prof. Dr. Zichner brought him back to the Orthopaedic University Clinic Friedrichheim Foundation, where he rotated through the clinic’s three major departments over the next few years. Rheumatism Orthopaedics (Prof. Dr. Kerschbaumer), Spine Department (Prof. Dr. Schmitt) and General Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (Prof. Dr. Zichner).
After his specialist examination in orthopaedics, he was appointed senior physician and took over responsibility for the field of orthopaedic oncology and devoted himself intensively to endoprosthetics and replacement arthroplasty. Over the following years, he became a specialist in “Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery”, acquired additional qualifications in “Pediatric Orthopaedics” and “Orthopaedic Rheumatology”.
He was appointed senior consultant and deputy clinic director and, following the retirement of Prof. Dr. Zichner, he was appointed acting head of the Clinic for General Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Friedrichsheim Orthopaedic University Hospital. He was appointed to the Chair of Orthopaedics at the University of Bochum and Mainz and went on to head orthopaedic trauma surgery clinics as Chief Physician. He has extensive surgical expertise in the field of endoprosthetics and revision endoprosthetics as well as in orthopaedic oncology and geriatric traumatology. In the end, he was head of a maximum care arthroplasty center (EPZ) and senior main surgeon.
Prof. Dr. Kurth’s clinical specialties included the restoration of joints and bones destroyed by tumours and osteoarthritis with, for example, custom-made prostheses and biological reconstructions, rheumatology, special orthopaedic surgery (with many thousands of operations), paediatric orthopaedics and the treatment of bone diseases (osteology). He has also studied conservative treatment of osteoarthritis and spinal diseases intensively at the Orthopaedic University Hospital Friedrichsheim Foundation, deepening his knowledge and skills over the years and optimizing them for the daily practice of these diseases.
Scientifically, he is still working on the interaction between implants and the biology of bone as well as regenerative medicine, i.e. the restoration of dysfunctional cells, tissue and organs, e.g. osteoporosis of the bone, or stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis.
He is currently working on new diagnostic options for assessing bone and muscle diseases.
As part of his doctoral thesis at the University of Frankfurt and the Technical University of Darmstadt (now TU Darmstadt), he was able to refute the then common functional principle of the kinematics of the upper ankle joint and establish a new functional principle (“four-joint chain”). For his Vinea Legendi habilitation, he developed and established an animal model for bone metastasis and used it for the preclinical testing of various osteoprotective therapies.
Member of the development team:
“Osteobridge“, Merete Medical, Berlin, for the reconstruction of diaphyseal bone defects after tumor resections
“Hyperion ” – socket revision system, Biomet, Berlin, for the simple and cost-effective cementless revision of loosened socket endoprostheses.
“Frankfurter Inlay” in collaboration with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and Orthopedic Services, Mainhausen, for the treatment of cartilage defects using individual metal inlays.
“Individual partial pelvic replacement” (CT-based, laser sintering process) from Orthopedic Services, Mainhausen, for prompt reconstruction after tumor resections and revisions of the pelvis.
“STAR Ablation ” – navigated radiofrequency ablation for minimally invasive therapy of bone metastases of the spine and subsequent osteoplastic augmentation, from Dfine Inc, San Jose, USA
As part of his intensive bone research, he holds an international patent: Use of ibandronic acid or its salts to improve the osseointegration of endoprostheses. German Patent and Trademark Office (publication 6/2000)
Until the end of July 2024, he was author and co-author of 170 publications in national and international scientific journals, editor of 4 textbooks (including the standard work of osteology), 35 book contributions and approx. 290 published scientific abstracts.
As a result of his intensive scientific commitment, he has been invited to give countless keynote lectures at national and international congresses.
Invited Keynote Lectures international:
2000 Praque; 2009 Beirut;
2008 and 2009 Davos Switzerland, Hong Kong;
2010 Saratov Russia, Cairo Egypt;
2011 Cairo, Egypt;
2011-2024 St. Wolfgang, Austria;
2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beirut, Lebanon; Merida, Mexico; Moscow, Russia;
2014 Dubai, UAE, Cairo, Egypt,
2015 Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2016 Dubai City, UAE;
2017 Moscow, Russia;
2018 Moscow , Russia, Bern, Switzerland; Hong Kong; 2x Taiwan;
2020 Moscow, Russia (virtual); Shanghai, China (virtual)
Prizes and honors:
Prof. Kurth and his research groups have received numerous scientific awards at national and international congresses (Zurich, Munich, Davos, Berlin, Athens, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden).
He has also received grants from the Association for Orthopaedic Research (AFOR) and training grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
He received outstanding scientific honors for his work in 1998 from the AFOR
– Scientific Award of the Association for Orthopaedic Research.
– 2004 Themistokles Gluck Prize for innovations in arthroplasty from the German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC)
– 2004 1st Willert Prize winner of the Orthopaedic Society for Osteology (OGO) for outstanding scientific work on bone diseases
– In 2023 the Hubert Waldmann Medal BVOU as the highest award for outstanding services to the field of orthopaedics.
Current extracurricular activities: Guidelines Commission Osteoporosis and Paget’s disease of the DVO, Guidelines Commission “Osteoporotic vertebral fractures of the DGOU, Guidelines Commission Vitamin D of the German Society for Implantology, board member and past chairman of the Dachverband Osteologie e.V., Working group DMP of the “Joint Federal Committee (GBA), Head of the “Osteology” department of the Professional Association of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, International Scientific Steering Committee LOEP “Restore Study”, AgNovos, New York, Scientific Board “Imaging Biopsy Lab, IBL” Vienna. Member of the Academy of the Working Group for Arthroplasty AE (Deutsche Endoprothesengesellschaft e,V,)
Scientific publications 2024 and 2025:
Andreas Kurth SOP Diagnostics for suspected osteoporosis. Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery up2date 2024 213-218 10.1055/a-2258-3612
Nicholas R Fuggle Jean-Yves Reginster, Nasser Al-Daghri-Olivier Bruyere Nansa Burlet Claudia Campusano Cyrus Cooper, Adolfo Diez Perez Philippe Halbout, Tullio Ghi Jean-Marc Kaufman, Andreas Kurth, Radmila Matijevic, Regis P Radermecker, Sansin Tuzun, Nicola Veronese, Rene Rizzoli, Nicholas C Harvey, Maria-Luisa Brandi. Radiofrequency echographic multi spectrometry (REMS) in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis: state of the art. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2024 36:135 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02784-wFuggle NR, Beaudart C, Bruyère O, Abrahamsen B, Al-Daghri N, Burlet N, Chandran M, Rosa MM, Cortet B, Demonceau C, Dere W, Halbout P, Hiligsmann M, Kanis JA, Kaufman JM, Kurth A, Lamy O, Laslop A, Maggi S, Matijevic R, McCloskey E, Mobasheri A, Prieto Yerro MC, Radermecker RP, Sabico S, Al-Saleh Y, Silverman S, Veronese N, Rizzoli R, Cooper C, Reginster JY, Harvey NC. Evidence-Based Guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 Apr;20(4):241-251. doi: 10.1038/s41584-024-01094-9. Epub 2024 Mar 14.
Lane J, Langdahl B, Stone M, Kurth A, Oates M, Timoshanko J, Wang Z, Libanati C, Cosman F. Romosozumab in patients who experienced an on-study fracture: post hoc analyses of the FRAME and ARCH phase 3 trials. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Jul;35(7):1195-1204. doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07049-w. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38573517
Hadji P, Kamali L, Thomasius F, Horas K, Kurth A, Bock N. Real-world efficacy of a teriparatide biosimilar (RGB-10) compared with reference teriparatide on bone mineral density, trabecular bone score, and bone parameters assessed using quantitative ultrasound, 3D-SHAPER® and high-resolution peripheral computed tomography in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and very high fracture risk. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Aug 2.
Dr. med.
Julius Baron
Dr. Julius Baron studied human medicine at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, at the Technische Universität (TU) Munich and at the Witwatersrand University (WITS) Johannesburg in South Africa.
His passion for innovation prompted him to co-found a company for smart wheelchair technology during this time as a scholarship holder of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. The Munich-based company Munevo sells customized wheelchair controls internationally and develops smart solutions for people with disabilities.
After deciding to pursue a medical career, Dr. Baron went to Switzerland, to the Zug Cantonal Hospital, where he began his specialist training in orthopaedics and trauma surgery. In 2022, he continued his training at Bad Soden Hospital in the Clinic for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Surgery under the direction of Prof. Dr. U. Horas. During this time, Dr. Julius Baron began further training in chirotherapy at the DGMSM e.V. As a certified doctor of the FIFA World Football Association (“FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine”), he uses the latest sports science findings in his daily work.
His focus is on conservative orthopaedics and trauma surgery, with the treatment of diseases of the spine, joints and musculoskeletal system. Dr. Baron is qualified in radiation protection for emergency diagnostics in adults and children, skeletal X-ray diagnostics and DVT. In 2024, Dr. Julius Baron began working in the private practice Dr. Baron under the direction of his father Dr. Joachim Baron.
