Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Funktionsoberarzt (senior surgeon with designated clinical responsibilities) in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, with responsibility for elbow surgery.
Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
PD Dr. med.
Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra
Funktionsoberarzt (senior surgeon with designated clinical responsibilities), Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Current position
PD Dr. med. Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra is a Funktionsoberarzt (senior surgeon with designated clinical responsibilities) at the Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He works in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Campus Virchow-Klinikum.
Official Charité profile ↗Clinical and research focus
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Fractures of the shoulder girdle
Injuries to the clavicle, scapula and surrounding bony structures.
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Rotator cuff repair
Surgical repair of injured rotator cuff tendons.
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Proximal humeral fractures
Fractures near the shoulder at the upper end of the humerus.
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The impact of age on shoulder injuries
Research into how age and individual factors influence injury patterns and treatment decisions.
Training and academic career
Habilitation and venia legendi
Habilitation and award of the venia legendi in Experimental Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Habilitation thesis: “New Insights into Joint-Preserving Surgery for Proximal Humeral Fractures”.
International Research Fellow in Vail, Colorado
AGA Vail Shoulder Research Fellowship at The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute with Dr Peter Millett.
Specialist qualification
Specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery.
Doctorate
Doctoral thesis on the surgical treatment of lateral clavicle fractures.
Orthopaedic rotation
Department of Orthopaedics, Hannover Medical School, at DIAKOVERE Annastift.
DIAKOVERE Friederikenstift, Hannover
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery; latterly as a Specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery. Scientific coordinator at Friederikenstift from 2017 to January 2023.
Core surgical training
Core training in trauma and reconstructive surgery and intensive care medicine at DIAKOVERE Henriettenstift.
Medical studies
German State Examination in Medicine at Hannover Medical School; research fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston from 2010 to 2011.
Selected qualifications
- Specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
- Additional qualification in emergency medicine (Notfall- und Rettungsmedizin)
- Additional German qualification in musculoskeletal radiology (Röntgendiagnostik – Skelett)
- German certification of competence in radiation protection for emergency radiography, skeletal radiology and intraoperative imaging
Research and publications
Research interests include reconstructive and joint-preserving shoulder surgery, proximal humeral fractures, the rotator cuff, shoulder arthroplasty and intraoperative navigation.
Selected publications
Augmented reality-assisted intraoperative navigation increases precision of glenoid inclination in reverse shoulder arthroplasty
Dey Hazra RO, Paksoy A, Imiolczyk JP, et al. · Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Treatment options for massive irreparable rotator cuff tears: a review of arthroscopic surgical options
Dey Hazra ME, Dey Hazra RO, Hanson JA, et al. · EFORT Open Reviews
Minimum 10-Year Outcomes After Arthroscopic Repair of Partial-Thickness Supraspinatus Rotator Cuff Tears
Dey Hazra RO, Dey Hazra ME, Hanson JA, et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine
The Evolution of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Dey Hazra RO, Ernat JJ, Rakowski DR, et al. · Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Academic roles and professional societies
Assistant Editor
Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie / Journal for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
Committee member
AGA Elbow Committee
Commission member
DVSE Commission for Structural Improvement, Transparency and Quality Assurance
Official DVSE page ↗Mentor
AGA Mentors4Students, Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle
Awards and fellowships
International Research Award
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
AGA Vail Shoulder Research Fellowship
The Steadman Clinic, Vail, USA
HBRS Excellence Fellowship, StrucMed
Hannover Biomedical Research School / Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
Hermann-Hesse-Stipendium (scholarship)
Deutsche Arthrose-Hilfe e. V. / Society for Orthopaedic-Traumatological Sports Medicine (GOTS)
Teaching and international engagement
Berlin International Shoulder Course
Member of the Local Organizing Committee for the international course in Berlin.
Official course information ↗Contact and clinical care
Appointments and clinical enquiriesCharité clinic hours and appointments ↗
Information for referring cliniciansOfficial Charité referral information ↗
Research, speaking and media enquiriesRony@Deyhazra.de
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