Philipp Berdel received his medical degree at the University of Bonn in Germany, and then started his residency as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in 1997 in the Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery of the University Hospital Aachen, Germany.
After finishing his training as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in 2005 and fellowships in Orthopaedic Rheumatology (2006) and in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery (2008), he received the training authorisation in both fields in 2008 and 2010, respectively.
In 2011 he reached the highest level of orthopaedic training in Germany, Advanced Orthopaedic Procedures, by the Medical Board Nordrhein, Germany.
Since 2013 he lives and works in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
In 2017 he became one of only 45 certified Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeons of the German Medical Board (out of 13.400 Orthopaedic Surgeons).
Since 2017 he is an Adjunct Professor Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU); since 02/2021 as a (Full) Professor
He is a member of the German Orthopaedic Society (DGOOC) and of it’s scientific working group for Orthopaedic Oncology. On the 01.05.2015 he joined the Emirates Medical Association/Emirates Orthopaedic Society, as well.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds the German-, GMC- (UK)-, DOH- (Abu Dhabi) and MOH- (Oman) License