Professor Dr Kai Megerle

"Our goal is nothing less than the best possible treatment for your individual problem. As specialists, we know all the therapy options and can advise you open-endedly."

Profession

Chief physician - Centre for Hand and Elbow Surgery, Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery

Qualification

Specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery, hand surgeon
Fellow of the European Board of Hand Surgery

CV

since 2020

Chief physiscian of the Department
Schoen Clinic München Harlaching

2011 - 2020

Head of Hand Surgery Section, Senior Physician Plastic Surgery
Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich

2010 - 2011

Research Fellow
Stanford University, Palo Alto

2004 - 2010

Specialist training as a plastic surgeon
BG Trauma Clinic Ludwigshafen

2002 - 2004

Assistant physician
Clinic for Hand Surgery, Bad Neustadt/Saale

Engagement

Membership

German Society for Hand Surgery (DGH)
German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)

German-speaking Working Group for Microsurgery of Peripheral Nerves (DAM)
German Society for Music Physiology and Music Medicine (DGfMM)

Publications

2020

Overuse syndrome of the hand and wrist in musicians: a systematic review

Betzl J, Kraneburg U, Megerle K.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2020 Jul;45(6):636-642.

2016

Flexor Tendon Sheath Engineering Using Decellularized Porcine Pericardium

Megerle K, Woon C, Kraus A, Raghavan S, Pham H, Chang J.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Oct;138(4):630e-41e.

2016

The effect of individual isometric muscle loading on the alignment of the base of the thumb metacarpal: a cadaveric study

Mobargha N, Esplugas M, Garcia-Elias M, Lluch A, Megerle K, Hagert E.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 May;41(4):374-9.

2015

Impact of Timing of Admission and Microvascular Reconstruction on Free Flap Success Rates in Traumatic Upper Extremity Defects

Kolbenschlag J, Klinkenberg M, Hellmich S, Germann G, Megerle K.
J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015 Jul;31(6):414-9.

2012

Long-term results of dorsal intercarpal ligament capsulodesis for the treatment of chronic scapholunate instability.

Megerle K, Bertel D, Germann G, Lehnhardt M, Hellmich S.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Dec;94(12):1660-5.