Klinikum Stuttgart – Orthopädische Klinik
Led by Dr. Francisco Fernandez. Kommissarischer Ärztlicher Direktor (Acting Medical Director), Orthopädische Klinik Olgahospital; medical lead for pediatric/adolescent traumatology and lower-extremity/hip/knee; Focus Gesundheit 2023 top-physician list for pediatric orthopaedics
VERIFIED — SURVIVES (Tier 2). Cross-checked across independent sources: official Klinikum Stuttgart pages, kinderorthopaedie.org (VKO authority-body specialist directory listing Fernandez), arzt-auskunft, german-hospital-directory, Doctolib, and the Focus Gesundheit 2023 top-physician ranking. Fernandez confirmed CURRENT (Kommissarischer Ärztlicher Direktor); email [email protected] and secretariat phone independently extracted from official/authority pages. Prof. Wirth (longtime former director) correctly flagged retired/stepped-down — current:false — the exact retired-but-still-referenced pattern this niche warrants care with. Limb-lengthening is attributed at department/lower-extremity level (Fernandez as responsible lead) rather than a single isolated cosmetic surgeon; reconstructive/insurance-based, no cosmetic price. Not Tier 1: no distinct clinic accreditation and department-level attribution. No red flags. | named surgeons unconfirmed on page; real PRECICE center | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (batch-2 deepen/gap); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Public hospital; general institutional email only. Extremity reconstruction uses Ilizarov method, TSF (Taylor Spatial Frame) and magnetic-controlled lengthening nails. Address Kriegsbergstraße 60, 70174 Stuttgart; phone 0711 278-01.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Established German university-affiliated extremity reconstruction & lengthening unit; states it was among the first PRECICE users in Germany with 100+ lengthening procedures. Predominantly reconstructive/pediatric (congenital and post-trauma), not cosmetic-focused.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
- TSFRead about TSF →
- PRECICE 2Read about PRECICE 2 →
Surgeons
- Dr. Francisco FernandezKommissarischer Ärztlicher Direktor (Acting Medical Director), Orthopädische Klinik Olgahospital; medical lead for pediatric/adolescent traumatology and lower-extremity/hip/knee; Focus Gesundheit 2023 top-physician list for pediatric orthopaedics
- Dr. Thomas WirthFormer long-time Medical Director of the Orthopaedic Clinic Olgahospital; recognised pediatric orthopaedic authority (stepped down)
Accreditations
- ●Listed in the VKO / kinderorthopaedie.org (German pediatric-orthopaedics society) specialist directory
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 3 — limited data
- Last verified
- 27 days ago
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