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 a clinical training program focused on hip and knee replacement, including complex primary and 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 Fellowship is a joint international exchange program of the orthopedic societies of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Every two years, four orthopedic surgeons are selected for a six-week study tour.
As an ASG Fellow in 2013, I visited university hospitals and orthopedic centers in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. The program centered on clinical and scientific exchange, observerships and scientific presentations.
Tour 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