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I. Education: Physical Therapy School (University of Mainz, Germany 1977 – 1979); Physical Therapy examination 1979; Studies of Medical Sciences 1979 – 1985 in Regensburg, Mainz and Frankfurt; Examination 1985; M.D. 1986; Residency in Traumatology 1986; Residency in Orthopedic Surgery 1987 – 1992. Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1992, Specialist for Chirotherapy and Physical Therapy 1992; Specialist for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1996, trained in Psychosomatic Medicine 1996; Specialisation for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 2000. II. Professional Appointment: Medical Director, Asklepios Katharina-Schroth-Klinik (Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre) 1992 - 2008. From 2009 on in private practice III. Editorial Board of: a. Résonances Européennes du Rachis (Official Organ of the Société Internationale de Recherche et d `Etude sur le Rachis – SIRER) b. Pediatric Rehabilitation (Taylor & Francis) c. Scoliosis IV. Board of: a. IRSSD (International Research Society for Spinal Deformities) b. SOSORT (Society on Spinal Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment) V. Founding editor of “Scoliosis” (www.scoliosisjournal.com) Award: Best Clinical Paper at the 6th biannual meeting of the International Research Society for Spinal Deformities (IRSSD), Vancouver, June 2004: H.R. WEISS, G. WEISS: Is natural history changed by SpineCor treatment during pubertal growth spurt in girls with IS? Guest editor of the special issue on scoliosis: Pediatric Rehabilitation 6, number 3-4, July – December 2003 More than 400 publications and more than 60 listed in Pub Med (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez} http://www.scoliosisjournal.comhttp://www.media.euro.apple.com/de/livepage/shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
    Founding editor: Scoliosis www.scoliosisjournal.com Personal homepage www.scoliosisxpert.com Board of SOSORT www.sosort.org     Grita Weiss Managing Director Koob-Scolitech Distributor of the Chêneau light physio-logic kyphologic and spondylogic brace www.koob-scolitech.com     Developer of the off the shelf bracing system ScoliOlogiC for the adjustment of the Chêneau light brace distributed via: www.koob-scolitech.com. Pub Med: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi insert: weiss hr, scoliosis or brace or kyphosis     Weiss HR, Werkmann M, Stephan C. The ScoliOlogiC "Cheneau light" brace--does the reduction of material affect the desired correction? Stud Health Technol Inform. 2006;123:250-4. Weiss HR, Werkmann M, Stephan C. Correction effects of the ScoliOlogiC(R) "Cheneau light" brace in patients with scoliosis. Scoliosis. 2007 Jan 26;2(1):2http://www.scoliosisjournal.comhttp://www.scoliosisxpert.comhttp://www.sosort.orghttp://www.koob-scolitech.comhttp://www.koob-scolitech.comhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgishapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5
Hans-Rudolf WEISS, MD