Andreas Lipphaus is a physician and engineer and works with the University Clinic for Pediatric Surgery as well as the Biomedical Engineering Lab at Ruhr University Bochum. His research focus is on the mechanobiological modeling of bone growth and fracture healing in children and adolescents. Further research activities include the virtual analysis of osteosynthesis implants using the finite element method and the development of medical devices in pediatric surgery. He is also involved in medicine and biomedical engineering in developing countries and has gained experience abroad in Nepal, Rwanda, Togo, and Ethiopia.