Surfmedizin e.V. trains water sports enthusiasts and doctors to improve injury prevention and optimize safety concepts in surf camps and schools.
Associations or athletes can obtain medical advice via our website and find a specialized doctor or physiotherapist in their area.

The board

Dr. Thomas Gangl
1. Chairman / Founding Member
Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery / Specialist in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery / Specialist in general medicine / Sports medicine
Clinic for Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Traumatology FEK Neumünster

Dr. Ulf Schlierenkämper
2. Chairman / founding member
Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery/sports medicine
Clinic for Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Traumatology, St. Franziskus Hospital Cologne

Dr. Michael Poehlmann
Treasurer/founding member
Assistant doctor for orthopedics and trauma surgery
Clinic for Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Traumatology FEK Neumünster
Contact us
You are welcome to contact us with any questions, concerns, comments, etc. at any time. If you are interested in taking on additional tasks in our club, we would also be happy to hear from you.

Dr. Kirsten Thünemann
Presse / Kommunikation
Assistenzärztin für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
Klinik für Unfall- und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Sporttraumatologie FEK Neumünster
Other founding members

Prof. Dr. med. Maurice Balke
Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery / sports medicine Sportsclinic Cologne, Cologne

Karl Burr
Physiotherapist practice
Karl Burr, Cologne

Björn Eschholz
Lead Physiotherapist
Reha Neumünster, Neumünster

Simon J. Kramer
Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery / sports medicine Sporthomedic, Cologne

Dr. med. Christina Wende
Specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery,
Center Hospitalier Universitaire, Guadeloupe / France

Dr. med. Martin Wiewiorski
Specialist in orthopedic surgery and traumatology
WinOrtho, Winterthur / Switzerland