Institut du Poignet
Dr Chihab Taleb
Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hand, wrist and peripheral nerve surgery, with a clinical and academic focus on wrist arthroscopy and reconstructive carpal surgery.
Trained at the University of Strasbourg, he completed his academic training as Chef de Clinique in Professor Liverneaux's department before further fellowships in France, the United States, Brazil and Japan.
He is an examiner for the European Board of Hand Surgery, directs the IWAS–IRCAD advanced wrist arthroscopy course in Strasbourg, and has been a registered expert witness with the Colmar Court of Appeal since 2025.
Qualifications
Hand surgery
European Diploma in Hand Surgery.
Inter-University Diploma in Hand Surgery — ranked first in year.
Orthopaedics and trauma
Specialist qualification in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery — ranked first in year.
Residency in General Surgery.
Specialised techniques
Inter-University Diploma in Microsurgical Techniques.
French National Diploma in Arthroscopy.
Diploma in Minimally Invasive Surgery — European Institute of TeleSurgery.
Research
Doctor of Medicine.
MSc in Medical and Surgical Imaging and Robotics.
Registered expert witness, Colmar Court of Appeal.
Appointments
Since 2021
Consultant surgeon
Clinique du Diaconat Roosevelt, Mulhouse.
2019–2021
Consultant surgeon
Institut de la Main, Clinique Bizet, Paris.
2015–2021
Head of Department — Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
GHR Mulhouse Sud Alsace.
Academic training
Chef de Clinique — Assistant Hospitalier
Professor Liverneaux's department, Strasbourg.
International fellowships
- Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, United States
- São Paulo — Brazil
- Tokyo — Japan
- Hiroshima — Japan
Academic roles
- Head of the International Wrist Center Grand Est, France.
- Director of the IWAS–IRCAD advanced wrist arthroscopy course, Strasbourg.
- Expert faculty, European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS).
- Member of the French College of Professors in Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
- Examiner, European Board of Hand Surgery.
Selected publications
Research interests centre on wrist ligament injuries, arthroscopy, scaphoid nonunion and minimally invasive carpal reconstruction.
- Scapholunate injuries: challenging existing dogmas in anatomy and surgical techniques. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 2021.
- Arthroscopic treatment of scaphoid nonunion with humpback deformity and DISI with corticocancellous bone grafting. Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 2019.
- Rotational stability test for the diagnosis of radial collateral ligament rupture in the fingers. Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 2017.
- Inside-out method to develop volar arthroscopic portals of the wrist in cadaver specimens. Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 2016.
Languages
French
Native.
English
Fluent — C1.
German
B2.
Other
Arabic, Portuguese, basic Japanese.
Professional enquiries
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