As an experienced doctor with over 30 years’ professional experience, lifelong professional development and extensive experience working abroad, I run a private practice and look forward to improving your mobility through careful diagnosis, the use of state-of-the-art surgical techniques and, where necessary, prosthetics.
Contact
Dr Robert Siorpaes’ Practice
Specialist in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
Schmalenbergham 4
5760 Saalfelden
Austria
T: +43 6582/794-530
M: sandra.weiskopf@privatklinik-ritzensee.at
H: www.prothesen-siorpaes.at
Appointments by telephone arrangement
(Monday to Thursday 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, Friday 8.00 am to 12.00 pm)
Surgery hours
| Monday and Wednesday mornings |
Dr. med. Robert Siorpaes
Specialist in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery
Treatments
In addition to joint replacement surgery (knee, hip, ankle), foot surgery is my second area of specialisation. Numerous publications and lectures on this subject attest to my expertise in this subspeciality.
Areas of expertise:
- Artificial joint replacement (hip, knee, ankle)
- Foot surgery
Key areas of expertise / Procedures performed / Treatments:
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic and degenerative musculoskeletal conditions, using both conservative and surgical methods
- Surgical treatment of degenerative joint conditions (joint replacement surgery on the knee, hip and ankle)
- Diagnosis and treatment of foot conditions, both conservative and surgical (Achilles tendon rupture, Achilles tendinopathy, osteoarthritis of the upper and lower ankle joints, Charcot arthropathy, diabetic ulcers, acquired flat feet, hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, painful hammer toes, Morton’s neuroma, plantar fasciitis)
- Hand surgery (carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, Dupuytren’s contracture, rhizarthrosis)
- Hyaluronic acid injections
- Shockwave therapy
- ACP therapy
Biography
Occupation:
Academic background:
1972–1979: Studied medicine at the University of Innsbruck
7 April 1979: Awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree
10 December 1985: Specialist in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery
24 March 1990: Court-appointed expert in orthopaedics
13 June 1996: Specialist in rheumatology
28 November 2000: Specialist in sports orthopaedics
Medical background:
1979–1981: General medical training at Zell am See Hospital
1981–1985: Specialisation in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery at
the University Orthopaedic Clinic, Innsbruck, under the supervision of Prof. Dr R. Bauer
1985 – 1987: Senior Registrar in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery at the
University Orthopaedic Clinic, Innsbruck
1987 – 1993: Consultant at St. Johann General Hospital, Tyrol
1987 – 1991: Consultant at the Saalfelden Rehabilitation Centre
1989 – 1991: Consultant at the Ritzensee Sanatorium
1987 – 2020: Specialist orthopaedic practice in St. Johann/Tyrol
1993 – 2020: Head of the orthopaedic department at the BKH St. Johann/Tyrol (50 beds)
1993–2020: Head of Physical Therapy at the BKH St. Johann/Tyrol
2003 to present: Patron of the Orthopaedics Department at the BKH Lienz
2020 to present: Specialist orthopaedic practice and orthopaedic surgery at the
Ritzensee Private Clinic, Saalfelden
Additional qualifications:
- Specialist in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery
- Specialist in sports orthopaedics
- Training in manual medicine (in Säter, Sweden; Isny/Neutrauchburg, Germany; and Graz)
- Neural Therapy Training
- Diploma in Medical Hypnosis
