Dr. med. Gerrit Behrens 

DR. MED. GERRIT BEHRENS

Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System FMH

Interdisciplinary Focus on Sports Medicine SGSM

Certified Medical Examiner and

Work Ability Assessor SIM

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Arthroscopic and open reconstructive procedures on the knee and ankle joints
• Joint replacement for knee and hip joints
• Tendon and muscle injuries
• Surgical and conservative treatment of forefoot deformities (e.g., hallux correction)
• Sports orthopedics
• Insurance medicine

CAREER PATH

• Born in 1980, raised in Bremen, studied medicine at the Georg-August University of Göttingen (Germany)
• Training as an orthopedic surgeon from 2009 to 2016
• St. Claraspital, Basel (Surgery, Prof. von Flüe)
• Kantonsspital Baselland, Bruderholz (Orthopedics, Prof. Friederich)
• UKBB, Basel (Pediatric Orthopedics, Prof. Hasler)
• Kantonsspital St. Gallen (Orthopedics, Prof. Jost)
• Fellowship at Orthosport Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (Sports Orthopedics, focus on the knee, Prof. Feller) in 2016
• Senior physician at Rennbahnklinik, Muttenz, Lower Extremity Team, 2017–2020
• Joined the Center for Orthopedic Surgery, Brunnmatt Clinic on November 16, 2020

MEMBERSHIPS

• Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
• European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• European Knee Associates (EKA) - A section of ESSKA
• Swiss Insurance Medicine (SIM)
• Affiliated Doctors of Basel (BbB)
• Basler Orthopaedic Association (VBO)