Faculty Details

2024 Meeting Faculty Details

Sebastian Kopf, MD, PhD

University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg Medical School
Brandenburg An Der Havel, Brandenburg GERMANY

Dr. Sebastian Kopf completed a three year residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany in December 2007. During that time Dr. Kopf completed his doctoral thesis on the local treatment of meniscal lesions with VEGF in sheep. After completing his residency, Dr. Kopf went on to do a post-doctoral research fellowship under Dr. Freddie Fu at the Biodynamic Research Lab and Stem Cell Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focused mainly on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) under the supervision of Dr. Scott Tashman (in vivo Knee kinematics), Dr. James Irrgang (clinical outcomes studies), Dr. Johnny Huard (stem cell and platelet-rich plasma research), Dr. Christopher Harner (meniscus), and Dr. Volker Musahl (biomechanical and clinical studies). In August, 2014, Dr. Kopf completed his fellowship training in Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy at the Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – University Medicine in Berlin, Germany. In the affiliated research institute, the Julius Wolff Institute, he completed several research projects including a trial in evaluating the effects of mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-rich plasma and the combination of both in meniscal healing in sheep and several biomechanical projects on ACL fixation. In 2017, Dr. Kopf moved to the Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Brandenburg and got rewarded 2019 as Professor of Sports Traumatology and Sports Orthopaedics. He was actively involved in the two meniscus consensi of the ESSKA. Dr. Kopf is a member of many international societies including ESSKA, ISAKOS, the German Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA), German Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (DGOU), Magellan Society and honorary member of American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM), as well as of the Romanian Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma (SRATS). Sebastian and his wife; Nadine are the parents of three children; Benedict, Luise and Laurin. In his free time, Sebastian enjoys participating sports in all types.

1/28/2024 17:00 - 18:00	Komakusa Board Room (3rd Floor)	Executive Committee Meeting Program Chair
1/29/2024 06:30 - 06:45	Hokkaido Ballroom (3rd Floor)	Welcome and Introductions Program Chair
1/30/2024 09:00 - 09:05	Hokkaido Ballroom (3rd Floor)	International Registries Presentation DART - Registry of German-Speaking Countries Presenter
2/1/2024 18:25 - 18:30	Annupri Ballroom (3rd Floor)	Closing Comments and Adjourn Program Chair