About
More than two decades of experience in knee and hip surgery, shaped by clinical practice, international training and scientific research.
Clinical career
- Since 2013 Orthopaedic surgeon in private practice, Gelenkzentrum Zurich
- Since 2013 Orthopaedic surgeon, Privatklinik Bethanien, Zurich
- 2009–2013 Consultant, later Senior Consultant, Knee and Hip Surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich
- 2008–2009Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship(hip and knee arthroplasty), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
The Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, is the oldest arthroplasty fellowship in the United States and has a long tradition of pioneering developments in hip and knee arthroplasty. The clinically and academically oriented training program covers primary and complex hip and knee arthroplasty, including demanding revision procedures.
- 2006–2008 Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich
- 2002–2005 Resident, Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur (general surgery, intensive and emergency care, trauma surgery and orthopedics)
- 2001–2002 Postdoctoral Orthopedic Research Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
- 2000 Research Elective, Bone & Joint Institute, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston
- 1996–2001 Medical school, Georg August University Göttingen; visiting student at the University of Vienna
Qualifications
- 2011 Registration as an orthopedic surgeon, Bermuda
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2010Habilitation and appointment as Privatdozent, University of Duisburg-Essen
Venia legendi in orthopedic surgery
Habilitation thesis: “The biomaterial–bone interaction and its pharmacological modulation following joint replacement” - 2008–2009 Limited Medical License, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
- 2007 Swiss Board Certification (FMH) in orthopedic surgery
- 2005 ECFMG Certificate for U.S. Graduate Medical Training, USA
- 2002 Doctorate in Medicine (magna cum laude), Georg August University Göttingen (doctoral research at the University of Vienna)
Honors & awards
- 2013ASG (Austria–Switzerland–Germany) Fellow
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ASG Fellowship
The Austrian-Swiss-German (ASG) Fellowship is regarded as one of the highest distinctions awarded by the orthopedic societies of the German-speaking countries. Fellows are selected by the national societies on the basis of their clinical and academic qualifications and represent German-speaking orthopedics in international exchange.
As the Swiss ASG Fellow in 2013, I undertook the six-week Fellowship tour together with three colleagues, visiting 14 leading university orthopedic centers in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. The program focused on clinical and academic exchange, observerships and scientific presentations.
Travel reports
→ Visiting leading orthopedic centers in England, the USA and Canada – OUP 2013
→ The 2013 Austrian-Swiss-German Traveling Fellowship Tour – Orthopedic Reviews, 2014 - 2013 E. Shannon Stauffer Visiting Professor, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- 2013 Honorary Member, Arkansas Orthopaedic Society
- 1998 / 2000 Travel Grants, Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research