Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. med. univ. Armin Runer

Dr. Armin Runer is an orthopedic surgeon from South Tirol, Italy, currently working as a senior resident at the Department of Sports Orthopaedics in Klinikum Rechts der Isar in Munich, Germany. His clinical and scientific interests include knee-related sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and osteotomies. He completed medical school at the University of Innsbruck and started his residency at the University clinic. After completing his trauma rotation in Innsbruck, he moved to Munich, following Prof.Dr. Andreas Imhoff at the Department of Sports Medicine. Dr. Runer completed clinical fellowships at the Schulthess Clinic in Zürich, Switzerland, and the Hospital of Special Surgery in New York City,USA. Additionally, he recently  worked as a research fellow under the supervision of Prof. Volker Musahl at the University of Pittsburgh. In this role, he acquired extensive scientific knowledge in biomechanics and clinical research.

Dr. Runer has contributed to over 50 scientific articles focusing mainly on knee instability and cartilage repair. He participated actively in numerous conferences and won several national and international awards, including the ISAKOS John J. Joyce Award for the best arthroscopy paper. Dr. Runer serves as a reviewer for AJSM, KSSTA, and JISAKOS and is an active member of AGA (German-speaking Arthroscopy and Joint surgery Society), DKG (German Knee Society), ESSKA and ISAKOS.