Work Experience

since 2025

Attending physician, Privatklinik Bethanien, Zürich

since 2022

Independent practice; attending physician, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich; partner physician, Wirbelsäulen- und Schmerzklinik Zürich

2019 - 2022

Senior Physician, Spinal Surgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Ostschweizer Wirbelsäulenzentrum (OSWZ), Grabs Hospital

2018 - 2019

Senior Physician, Spine & Pelvis Team, Universitätsklinik Zürich, Traumatology, Spine Centre, Prof. H.-C. Pape & PD Dr. K. Sprengel

2016 - 2018

Spine Fellow, Senior Physician, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zurich, Prof. C. Gerber & Prof. Dr. M. Farshad

2014 - 2016

Assistant Physician, Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich

2014

Deputy Senior Physician, Orthopaedic, Spitalzentrum Biel, PD Dr. L. Büchler

2012 - 2014

Assistant doctor, orthopaedics Orthopaedics, Spitalzentrum Biel

2010 - 2012

Assistant doctor, surgery including IPS rotation«Common Trunk» Surgery and Traumatology, Spitalzentrum Biel, Prof. U. Laffer

Memberships

  • Swiss Orthopaedics
  • European Spine Society, EUROSPINE
  • AO Spine
  • AO Trauma
  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für spinale Chirurgie, SGSS
  • Swiss Insurance Medicine, SIM

Education

2022

Focus title: Interventional pain therapy (SSIPM)

2021

Focus title: Spinal surgery (SGNC and SO)

2018

Awarded specialist title in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system

2017 - 2018

EUROSPINE Diploma

2017

Training as a medical assessor (SIM)

2017

Doctorate in Medicine, Universität Zürich

2015

Specialist examination in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system

2002 - 2009

Medical degree, Universität Bern

Doctors with this specialisation

Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Bruno Waespe

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Knee pain and knee surgery, Hip surgery
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Berend-Tüge Berendsen

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Foot/ankle surgery, Hip surgery, Knee pain and knee surgery, Sports medicine View more
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Gerardo Juan Maquieira

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Foot/ankle surgery
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Jürg Knessl

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Stephan Czaja

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery
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Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Jürgen Schmitt

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Knee pain and knee surgery, Hip surgery