Prof. Krödel attended Hannover Medical School and passed his state examination in 1983. He then trained in Orthopaedic Surgery in Hannover and Munich. He is currently
the Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus in Essen, Germany. His clinical and research interests include treatment of spondylitis, degenerative spinal disease and arthroplasty.