Hans Joachim Riesner

Biography:

Hans-Joachim Riesner completed his secondary education at Kolleg St. Blasien in Germany, graduating with a German secondary school diploma in 1988. Since 1988, he has served in the German Armed Forces and currently holds the rank of Colonel while practicing as a physician within the German military healthcare system. Between 1990 and 1997, he studied Human Medicine at the University of Ulm, laying the foundation for his distinguished medical and military career. Following graduation, he pursued extensive specialist training in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery. His residency and advanced training included positions at the German Armed Forces Hospital in Ulm (1997–1999 and 2002–2004), the ABC Defense and Self-Protection School in Sonthofen (1999–2002), the Hessing Foundation in Augsburg (2005–2006), and the University of Leipzig (2006–2008), where he served as Deputy in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery.

From 2008 onward, he held several leadership positions within the German Armed Forces medical system, serving as Deputy in the Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery at the German Armed Forces Hospital in Berlin (2008–2009) and later in Ulm (2009). Since 2010, he has been Vice Director of the Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery at the German Armed Forces Hospital and Chief of the Spine Surgery Section. His professional qualifications continued to advance with additional certifications as a Special Trauma Surgeon in 2012 and a Special Orthopedic Surgeon in 2015. In 2022, he earned his State Doctorate in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery and was promoted to the rank of Colonel, further recognizing his significant contributions to military medicine, orthopedic surgery, trauma care, and spine surgery.