Mr. Thomas Boerger

Areas of expertise

Hip and Knee replacements Meniscus and Soft Tissue (Knee Ligament) surgery Other general Orthopaedics conditions which include Upper and Lower Limb Fracture fixation, as well as Paediatric Fracture management.

Education and professional training

Mr Boerger undertook his primary medical degree at Free University Berlin, Germany, where he also completed a Research Doctorate. Mr Boerger then embarked on Basic Surgical Training at Imperial College in London. His published medical research is recognised worldwide (400 citations) and the research findings have contributed to current understanding in the biomechanics of the fracture studied. He then completed the Higher Specialist Trauma / Orthopaedic training at North West Thames / Imperial College London, UK. Mr Boerger is also subspecialty and fellowship-trained in both Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement) and Soft Tissue/Ligament Reconstruction in Florence, Italy, as well as Canberra and Sydney of Australia.

Professional Qualifications, Associations & Accomplishments

MC specialist register for Trauma & Orthopaedics 2005-to date. GMC License to Practice, current. GMC registration, 1992 - to date. CCST / UK Board Certified Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery 2005. FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedic) Intercollegiate Examination 2003. FRCSI, Dublin 1997. Medical Doctorate, Berlin Germany 1992. State Examination Medicine, Berlin Germany 1990. British Orthopaedic Association member since 2000. ISAKOS and ESSKA member since 2006.

Professional experience

Mr Boerger is a Consultant Specialist Knee Surgeon. With a career spanning three decades, Mr. Boerger is fully licenced and registered in the UK & Gibraltar as well as in Spain. Procedures undertaken:

• Total knee replacement

• Partial knee replacement

• Bilateral partial knee replacement

• Robotic assisted total and partial knee replacement. (CORI)

• Arthroscopy of the knee

• Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR)

• ACLR in combination with lateral extra-articular tenodesis or LCLR

• Meniscus surgery including repair

• Cartilage surgery of the knee • Total hip replacement

• Injections: Steroid, Hyaluronic Acid and PRP Mr Boerger is recognised for clinical excellence across Gibraltar, UK, and Europe. Mr Thomas Boerger is convinced of the benefits of accelerated recovery after hip and knee surgery.

Patients are encouraged to mobilise on the day of surgery. Arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction patients usually go home on the day of surgery.

Languages spoken

English, German, reads medical Spanish

Interests

Coffee, Guitars, Gardening