healthPi is becoming RECURIO – Dr. Gruther & Team Dear patients, the former practice of Dr. Gruther / healthPi is now RECURIO – Dr. Gruther & Team. Your location and contact persons remain the same – the medical focus is becoming even clearer: We specialize in precise medical diagnostics and physician-led, structured therapy programs. RECURIO stands for "return to strength" – through medicine that understands the causes and implements therapy in a structured manner.
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Priv.-Doz. DDr. Leo Pauzenberger, MSc, FFSEM

Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, IOC Diploma Sports Physician, Private Practitioner

Specialist in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, elbow and knee. First Austrian elected to the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) of the Royal College of Surgeons.

Key Focus Areas

  • Arthroscopic (minimally invasive) and reconstructive joint surgery
  • Conservative and surgical treatment of sports injuries
  • Artificial joint replacement of shoulder, elbow and knee

Specialist Services

  • Shoulder instability (shoulder dislocation)
  • Rotator cuff tears
  • Osteoarthritis of the shoulder
  • Distal biceps tendon tears
  • Pectoralis (chest muscle) tears
  • AC joint injuries and clavicle injuries
  • Scapula disorders (winged scapula, painful scapular crepitus)
  • Complex surgery and revision procedures of the shoulder
  • Elbow instability
  • Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow (epicondylitis)
  • Elbow stiffness
  • Osteoarthritis of the elbow
  • Anterior cruciate ligament tears
  • Meniscus injuries
  • Kneecap instability (patellar dislocation)
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee
  • Cartilage damage of shoulder, elbow and knee

Credentials & Memberships

  • >70 scientific publications and book chapters
  • >100 national and international scientific presentations
  • >10 national and international scientific awards
  • Organiser and instructor of numerous surgical courses
  • Reviewer for several renowned scientific journals
  • Longstanding university teaching activity
  • Fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FFSEM) of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
  • IOC Diploma in Sports Medicine
  • Chair of the Shoulder Osteoarthritis Committee of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)
  • Member of the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (DVSE)
  • Member of the European Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC)
  • Corresponding Member of the American Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ASES)

My Approach

Dr. Pauzenberger completed his medical degree at the Medical University of Vienna with international placements at the University of Lund (Sweden) and the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). He completed his orthopaedic training at the Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital Vienna (Prim. Dr. Anderl). During his training, he spent six months as a Research Fellow at the University of Connecticut (USA, Prof. Mazzocca), dedicating himself to research in shoulder surgery and sports orthopaedics.

Following his training, Dr. Pauzenberger spent two years on fellowship at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin (Ireland), specialising in the treatment of shoulder, elbow and knee problems. During this time, he treated athletes of all levels from recreational to professional, managed several hundred patients with shoulder osteoarthritis, and implanted the highest number of shoulder prostheses in Ireland.

Due to his scientific and clinical achievements in sports orthopaedics, Dr. Pauzenberger was elected as the first Austrian into the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) of the Royal College of Surgeons. His specialisation, scientific work and clinical experience enable him to treat even complex and rare pathologies of the shoulder, elbow and knee with the most modern treatment methods.

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