Dr. Bernhard Hoehl | Bio Mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Charite University Medicine Berlin | Germany

Bernhard Ulrich Hoehl formerly Michalski Attending Surgeon in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is a highly accomplished clinician-scientist whose career reflects a seamless integration of elite academic formation advanced surgical training and translational spine-focused research distinguished by his medical education and doctoral work at the University of Heidelberg under the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 125 “Cognition-Guided Surgery” where he cultivated a foundation in evidence-driven surgical innovation he further refined his expertise in the management of complex trauma at the Supraregional Trauma Center of RKH Klinikum Ludwigsburg acquiring profound experience in treating severely injured patients and later joined the renowned Charité musculoskeletal and spine surgery programs contributing clinical acumen to patient care and scholarly insight to multidisciplinary research as a physician-researcher within the Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie and the Julius Wolff Institut he has played a pivotal role in the DFG-funded Berlin Back Study (FOR 5177) focusing on fundamental biomechanical and biological mechanisms underlying low-back pain while leading efforts to develop a longitudinal scoliosis database and pioneering investigations into bone quality and spondylolisthesis aimed at improving diagnostics and surgical decision-making his scholarly output includes numerous peer-reviewed publications as first-author senior-author and collaborator across interdisciplinary teams demonstrating impactful early-career citation metrics and a commitment to advancing global standards in spine surgery scoliosis care and back-pain research his work emphasizes cognition-guided surgical planning robust clinical data infrastructures.

Profile: Scopus | Orcid

Featured Publications:

Hoehl, B. U., Taheri, N., Becker, L. A., Mödl, L., Schönnagel, L., Stein, C., Pumberger, M., & Schmidt, H. (2025). Detailed analysis of back pain: A cross‐sectional study of epidemiology and previous therapies in a German population. Pain Practice. Advance online publication.

Hoehl, B. U., Taheri, N., Schönnagel, L., Becker, L. A., Mödl, L., Reitmaier, S., Pumberger, M., & Schmidt, H. (2025). Comprehensive analysis of chronic low back pain: Morphological and functional im

Schönnagel, L., Hoehl, B. U., Taheri, N., Becker, L., Suwalski, P., Schömig, F., Köhli, P., Schmidt, H., & Pumberger, M. (2025). The impact of smoking on low back pain and disability. European Journal of Pain. Advance online publication. h

Taheri, N., Becker, L., Fleig, L., Kolodziejczak-Krupp, K., Cordes, L., Hoehl, B. U., Grittner, U., Mödl, L., Schmidt, H., & Pumberger, M. (2025). Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with changes of back shape and function: Erratum. PAIN Reports.

Taheri, N., Becker, L., Fleig, L., Schömig, F., Hoehl, B. U., Cordes, L. M. S., Grittner, U., Mödl, L., Schmidt, H., & Pumberger, M. (2025, June 20). Objective and subjective assessment of back shape and function in persons with and without low back pain. Scientific Reports, 15, Article 3901.

Yang, D., Hoehl, B. U., Schönnagel, L., Mödl, L., Zhang, T., Liu, S., Reitmaier, S., & F., L. (2025, June 5). Modic changes are associated with increased pain intensity, greater disability, and reduced quality of life in low back pain: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. Advance online publication.

Mrs. wanda ottes | Bio-Mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Independent Scientific Movement, Danstec, Netherlands

Wanda Ottes is a retired Independent Scientific Movement/Dance Research Professional specializing in Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies (LBMS). As the owner of Danstec, she continues to work in dance research, co-authoring publications on LMA’s connection to the golf swing. Wanda’s expertise extends to scientific research applying LMA’s Effort Graph to text and music analysis. Her linguistic skills include translation and writing in Danish, Dutch, and English.

Education 🎓

– *Academy of Arts, Groningen*, Fashion/Design- *Wesleyan University*, MALS/Movement Exploration and Dance, LMA, LBMS- *University of Surrey*, LMA, Labanotation, Motif Writing, Effort Graph- *Goldsmiths University of London*, Dance/Laban Studies, Modern Dance, Choreography- *University of Groningen*, Scandinavian languages, literature/cultures- *Aarhus University*, Danish language/literature

Publication Top Notes

A Symmetry-Based Computational Framework for Motor Skill Optimization: Integrating Screw Theory and Ecological Perception

An Exploratory Study of a Choreographic Approach to Golf Swing Dynamics: Bridging Biomechanics and Laban Movement Analysis

Conclusion

Wanda Ottes’ unique blend of dance, movement analysis, and language expertise, combined with her research experience and practical background, make her a strong candidate for the Best Researcher Award. Her innovative applications of LMA and interdisciplinary approach demonstrate significant potential for continued impactful research [1].