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
  • 2008–2009:
    Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

    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.

    → Further information about the fellowship

    (hip and knee arthroplasty), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
  • 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
  • 2010:
    Habilitation 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

  • 2013:
    ASG (Austria–Switzerland–Germany) Fellow

    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