Dr. Manfred Thomas En - Fusschirurgie Augsburg

ABOUT US

Dr med. Dr h.c. Manfred Thomas

As a renowned specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery, Dr med Dr h.c. Manfred Thomas is your expert for foot and ankle complaints. After completing his medical degree in Germany in 1989 and further specialisations, he was Head of the Department of Foot and Ankle Diseases at the Hessingpark Clinic in Augsburg from 2002 to 2023. Internationally renowned, with an honorary doctorate from the Ukrainian University in Dnjepro, Dr Thomas is not only active in Europe, but also regularly visits Kuwait and neighbouring countries as a visiting doctor. As Vice President of the German Association for Foot and Ankle e.V., Dr Thomas is largely responsible for training foot and ankle surgeons in Germany and was elected President of the European Foot and Ankle Society in 2022. The presidency begins in 2024 . Since 2024, he has also been appointed to the board of the World Foot and Ankle Society.

With well over 400 lectures at national and international events, book contributions and publications in international journals, he is continuously active in education and training in the field of foot and ankle surgery. Since 2012, he has been the editor of a leading textbook in e-book format. In 2005 and 2013 he was Congress President of the German Foot and Ankle Annual Congress.

He has been listed in the Focus list of foot and ankle specialists since 2016 and in the Stern list of the best since 2022.

Dr Thomas has specialised exclusively in the treatment of foot and ankle disorders since 2002. This includes conventional and minimally invasive treatment for example from Arthroses of the ankle or metatarsus and forefoot, flatfoot deformities in children and adults, cartilage surgery as well as the implantation of artificial joints in the foot and ankle. Sports injuries including ligament, tendon or bone injuries are also part of his spectrum.

Specialist in orthopaedics
Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery
Foot certificate ( D.A.F. )
Certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon ( E.F.A.S. )
Sports medicine
Chirotherapy

Lectures

Exemplary excerpt of lecture activities 2024:

1/2024: Invited speaker at the annual congress of the American Podiatry Association (Tampa, USA)
2/2024: Invited instructor and speaker : Munich: Sports and Arthroscopy Course of the EFAS ( Munich)
3/2024: Invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Belgian Society for Foot Surgery ( Brussels, Belgium)
3/2024: Invited speaker and instructor at the course ‘ Complications in Foot Surgery’ , EFAS and International Bone Research Institute ( Basel, Switzerland)
4/2024: Invited speaker and instructor at the course Endoprosthetics of the Ankle Joint , EFAS (Aarhus, Denmark)
5/2024: Invited speaker at the international annual meeting of the Danish Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery (Copenhagen, Denmark)
5/2024: Invited speaker and instructor at the Summer Meeting of Foot Surgeons of the Nordic Countries (Vilnius, Lithuania)
5/2024: Invited speaker at the joint annual meeting of the German and Austrian Societies for Foot Surgery ( Vienna, Austria)
6/2024: Invited speaker at the 2nd Annual World Congress of Foot Surgery Societies (Seoul, South Korea)
6/2024: Course organiser and speaker at the tendon course of the German Foot Society (Augsburg )
7/ 2024: Invited guest lecturer and guest surgeon (Kuwait)
9/2024: Invited speaker MIS- Course- Interalpes (Augsburg)
9/2024: Invited speaker AOFAS annual congress – American Foot and Ankle Society-(Vancouver, Canada)
9/2024: Invited speaker at the annual congress of the Italian Foot and Ankle Society (Milano, Italy)
10/2024: Invited lecturer and guest surgeon ( Doha, Qatar)
10/2024: Invited speaker and member of the examination committee- Annual Congress of the European Foot and Ankle Surgery Society (Brussels, Belgium)
10/2024: Invited speaker at the annual meeting of the German Orthopaedic Society (Berlin)
11/2024: Invited speaker and instructor at the annual meeting and surgical course of the Egyptian Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery (Cairo, Egypt)
11/2024: Invited visiting surgeon in Kuwait City
12/2024: Organiser and instructor at the hindfoot surgery course of the European Foot Society (Augsburg, Germany)
1/2025: Invited guest of honour at the annual meeting of the Canadian Foot and Ankle Society (Banff, Canada)

Scientific management

For over 25 years, Dr Thomas has regularly led and organised courses and congresses in cooperation with foot societies in the respective countries.
In 2008, he was a founding member of the Czech Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery.
From 2014 to 2017, he was instrumental in founding the Ukrainian Society for Foot and Ankle Surgery.
In 2005 and 2013, he was congress president and local organiser of the annual congress of the German Foot and Ankle Association.
He has already been appointed organiser and congress president of the annual congress of the European Foot and Ankle Society (EFAS) for 2026.

Professional memberships

DGOOC: German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
BVOU: Professional Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
BDC: German Association of Surgeons
VKO: Association of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons
DAF: German Association for Foot and Ankle
GFFC: Society for Foot Surgery
EFAS: European Foot and Ankle Society
EFORT: European Federation of Orthopaedics Research and Therapy
IFFAS: International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies
AOFAS: American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society
Honorary member of the Czech Foot and Ankle Society
Member of the German-Ukrainian Orthopaedic Society

Special positions

President of EFAS
Board member of IFFAS (world organisation)

President elect der EFAS

Secretary General of EFAS

Member of the Board of EFAS

Member of the Board of IFFAS

Board member and Vice President of the German Foot and Ankle Association

Publications

https://www.my-medibook.de/

M.Marcarelli, C.Errichiello, M. Germano, S.Risitano, D. Deledda , M. Thomas (2022) Longitudinal Epiphyseal Bracket of the First Metatarsal: A Case Series on Treatment of Deformities Associated, Journal of American Podiatric Medical Association (im Druck)
J. K. Johanson, M. Jordan, M. Thomas, M. Walther, A-M. Simatra, H. Waizy (2021) Surgical treatment of tibialis anterior tendon rupture, Foot Ankle Surg 27 (5): 515- 520
J.K. Johansen, M. Jordan, M. Thomas (2019) Clinical and radiological outcomes after Weil osteotomy compared to distal metatarsal metaphyseal osteotomy in the treatment of metatarsalgia- A prospective study, Foot Ankle Surg 25 (4): 488-494
M. Thomas, M. Jordan (2017), Proximale Umstellungsosteotomie: Korrektur des Hallux valgus chirurgisch, Orthopäde 46 (5): 414-423
M. Thomas, M. Jordan (2018), Minimalinvasive Korrektur von Kleinzehendeformitäten und Behandlung von Metatarsalgien, Oper Orthop Traumatol , 30 (3): 171-183
M. Thomas, M. Jordan (2010), OSG-TEP-Wechsel nach 34 Jahren Standzeit- ein Fallbericht. Fuss Sprunggelenk 08 (06):259-263
M. Thomas, M. Jordan (2014), Rheumatische Sehnenpathologien. ZRheumatol 73 (09):806-813
P. Thomas, M. Thomas, et al (2011), Beeinträchtigte Frakturheilung und lokales Ekzem nach Titanosteosynthese: Könnte es an einer Titanallergie liegen? J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011, 93(11):e.61
M. Thomas (2012)Osteochondrale Läsionen des Sprunggelenks, arthroskopische Behandlung mit matrix-assoziierter Chondrozytenimplantation. Unfallchirurg 115(10): 860
M. Thomas (2012) Update Unfallchirurgie. Unfallchirurg115(3):192-193
M. Thomas, M. Jordan, E. Hamborg-Petersen (2016)Arthroskopische Behandlung von Knorpelverletzungen am Sprunggelenk- Evidenzbasierte Therapie. Unfallchirurg 119(2): 100-108
M. Thomas (2013) Hallux valgus- conservative treatment-surgical treatment. MMW Progress Med 155(3):37-39
M. Jordan, M. Thomas, W. Fischer (2017) Nonoperative Treatment of a Lesser Toe Plantar Plate tear with Serial MRI -Follow up: A Case Report. J Foot Ankle Surg 56(4):857-861
A. Schroth, M. Thomas (2008) Foreign body injury of the foot – an unusual course. Foot Ankle 6 (1):26-29
M. Thomas(2017) The acquired hallux varus deformity. Fuss Sprungg 15(3):181-189
H. Rychlowsky, M. Thomas (2013) Case presentation of an atypically localised enchondroma of the foot. Foot Sprungg 11(3):143-147
M. Thomas (2009) Proximal displacement osteotomy with fixed-angle plate osteosynthesis for the correction of advanced hallux valgus deformity. Foot Ankle 7(1): 14-21
M. Thomas , E. Delmastro (2023): Ankle Instability and peroneal disorders in Cavovarus Feet: Do I need a calcaneal osteotomy? Foot Ankle Clin, 2023 Dec;28(4):759-773