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Boris Sowa, M.D., Ph.D

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Specialist in shoulder endoprosthetics, replacement of shoulder endoprostheses, minimally invasive / arthroscopic shoulder surgery, shoulder instabilities

Lecturer at the University of Heidelberg, Germany

Certified Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon (DVSE)

*Source: FOCUS 2026

Surgical Therapy

Joint Replacement

  • Arthroplasty of the shoulder
  • Shoulder revision arthroplasty (replacement of shoulder prostheses)
  • Patient-specific, customised arthroplasty

Joint repair

  • Minimally invasive shoulder surgery
  • Surgical treatment of all acute and degenerative shoulder disorders
  • Surgical treatment of rotator cuff tears
  • Surgical treatment of shoulder instabilities
  • Surgical treatment of injuries to the shoulder joint
  • Minimally invasive treatment of the elbow

Nonsurgical therapy

  • Conservative shoulder care
  • Conservative elbow care
  • Autologous plasma therapy (ACP) for acute sports injuries

2006 – 2012

  • Study of Medicine at the University Heidelberg, the University of Leipzig and the Technical University Dresden
  • 2013 – 2015 Assistent doctor at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2016 Assistent doctorat the BG Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen, Clinic for Trauma Surgery and Orthopaedics
  • 2017 – 2019 Assistent doctor at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2019 – 2020 Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2020 – 2021 Fellowship in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2021 – 2022 Fellowship in Tumour Orthopaedics, Revision and Tumour Arthroplasty at the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2023 Senior physician at the Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Heidelberg
  • 2024 Fellowship Shoulder Arthroplasty and Reconstructive Shoulder Surgery, European Teaching Centre SECEC/ESSE, OCM Clinic Munich
  • 2024 Head physician for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the International Center for Orthopedics, ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
  • 2019 Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery
  • 2022 Additional title Special Orthopedic Surgery
  • 2022 Additional title Skeletal radiology
  • 2022 Main surgeon at the Endoprosthesis Centre for Maximum Care (EPZ Max)
  • 2023 Certified Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon (DVSE)
  • -2013 Doctorate „Magna cum laude“, Laboratory for Biomechanics and Implant Research, Heidelberg University Hospital
  • 2017 Perthes Research Award, German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)
  • 2018 Travelling scholarship from the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)
  • 2021 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg
  • 2015 – 2023 Head of the working group „Long-term results and patient-specific factors in shoulder arthroplasty“, Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital
  • Member of the AGA – Association for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery
  • Member of the DVSE – German-speaking Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
  • Member of the Training and Certification Commission of the German-speaking Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE) 2011-2021
  • Reviewer for medical journals

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Publications

  • Sowa, B. et al. (2020) Does the degree of osteoarthritis influence the clinical outcome after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty? in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 140, 1594 (2020).
  • Sowa, B. et al. (2018) The Subchondral Bone Layer and Glenoid Implant Design Are Relevant for Primary Stability in Glenoid Arthroplasty, in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 138, 1487-1494 (2018).
  • Sowa, B. et al. (2018) Replacement Options for the B2 Glenoid in Osteoarthitis of the Shoulder. A Biomechanical Study, in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 138, 891-899 (2018).

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