Mr Thomas Kossmann

Mr Thomas Kossmann is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 30 years experience. He obtained his medical doctor (MD) degree at the University of Heidelberg and holds fellowships in general surgery, trauma surgery and orthopaedic surgery with training conducted in university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland.

Mr Kossmann has many professional associations and has made a profound contribution to academia. He has taught many medical students and health professionals and published 121 peer-reviewed articles and numerous books/chapters in the field of orthopaedic trauma and neurotrauma.

He previously founded the Department of Trauma Surgery at The Alfred hospital, expanding it to become one of the world-leading centres for trauma victims. Mr Kossmann founded Lex Medicus, a world-class team of health professionals who deliver high-quality medico-legal reports and impairment assessments across Australia and Europe.

Special interests

Accreditations

American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th Ed.
– Dermatology (Skin and Scarring)
– Hand and Upper Extremity
– Lower Extremity
– Nervous System
– SIGMD
American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Ed.
Comcare Guide to the Assessment of Degree of Permanent Impairment
Dispute Resolution Services Decision Maker
NSW SIRA Workers Compensation Permanent Impairment Assessor
– Upper Extremity
– Lower Extremity
– Spine
Return to Work SA Whole Person Impairment Assessor
– Lower Extremities
– Upper Extremities
– Spine
WorkSafe Tasmania Accredited Medical Practitioner
– Lower Extremity
– Upper Extremity
– Spine
– Nervous System
WorkSafe, TAC & Wrongs Act Impairment Assessor
Joint Medical Examiner
WorkCover WA Approved Medical Specialist
– Upper Extremity
– Lower Extremity
– Spine

Qualifications

Master of Health and Medical Law, University of Melbourne, VIC
Fellowship of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medical Chamber of Land Baden- Württemberg, Germany
Trauma Surgeon, Medical Chamber of Land Baden- Württemberg, Germany
General Surgeon, Medical Chamber of Land Baden- Württemberg, Germany
Physician, Medical Chamber of Land Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Medical Doctor (MD), University of Heidelberg, Germany

Experience

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northpark Private Hospital, VIC
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mildura Private Hospital, Mildura, VIC
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Knox Private Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northern Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mildura Base Hospital, Mildura, VIC
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
Professor and Director, Department of Trauma Surgery, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
Associate Professor, Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Homburg, Germany

Professional associations

Member, Academy of Surgical Research
International Affiliate Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Member, Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutschsprachiger Neuroanästhesisten und Neurointensivmediziner
Fellow of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
Member, Australian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Member, Australian Medical Association
Member, Australian Trauma Society
Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie
Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Katastophenmedizin
Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie
Member, Deutscher Sportärztebund
Member, Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Arthroskopie
Member, European Shock Society
Member, Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica
Member, International Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society
Member, Law Institute of Victoria
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Member, Schweizer Gesellschaft für Traumatologie und Versicherungsmedizin
Member, Surgical Infection Society
Founding Member, Swiss Society for Spinal Surgery