Work Experience

since 2018

Independent practice and attending physician, spinal surgery and interventional pain therapy, IN MOTION, Centre for Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Wallisellen

2017 - 2018

Senior Consultant Spinal and Neurosurgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich (PD. Dr med. F Porchet / Dr med. D. Jeszenszky)

2016

Specialist title for neurosurgery

2012 - 2016

Senior Consultant Spinal Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich

2011

Deputy Senior Consultant Spinal Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich

2009 - 2010

Resident in spinal surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich (PD Dr med. F. Porchet, Dr med. D. Jeszenszky)

2006 - 2009

Neurosurgery resident, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (Prof. Dr med. N. de Tribolet, Prof. Dr med. K. Schaller)

2005

Resident in neurosurgery, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital (PD Dr med. J Oberle)

2004

Resident in neurosurgery, Hôptal regional de Sion (Dr M. Morard)

2003

Resident in orthopaedics, group practice, Munich (Dr Zirngibl, Dr Konvalin, Dr Zenta)

2002 - 2003

Resident in general surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Munich (Prof. Dr M. Schönberg)

Memberships

  • Swiss Medical Association, FMH
  • Eurospine Society
  • Society of Neuromodulation
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich, AGZ

Education

2017

PhD "A novel use the Spine Tango registry to evaluate selection bias in patient recruitment into clinical studies: an analysis of patients participating in the Lumbar Stenosis Outcome Study(LSOS)", University of Zurich

2013

Certificate of Proficiency in Interventional Pain Therapy (SSIPM)

1995 - 2001

Degree in Human Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

Competences

  • Degenerative spinal diseases
  • Trauma and tumours of the spine
  • Interventional pain therapy (FA SSIPM)

Doctors with this specialisation

Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr med (SRB) Aleksandar Ristovic

Specialisation
Neurosurgery
Clinique Générale Ste-Anne

Dr. med. Philippe Otten

Specialisation
Neurosurgery, Spinal surgery, Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation, Hallux valgus, Herniated disc in the lumbar spine, Herniated disc in the thoracic spine, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine, Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc, Scoliosis and kyphosis (curvature of the spine), Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal, Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column View more
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Julia Vavken

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Spinal surgery, Pain therapy
Privatklinik Bethanien

Prof. Dr. med. Guido Wanner

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Spinal surgery, Scoliosis and kyphosis (curvature of the spine), Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine, Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column, Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation, Herniated disc in the thoracic spine, Herniated disc in the lumbar spine, Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc, General surgery View more
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Jean Pierre J. Elsig

Specialisation
Spinal surgery, Neurosurgery
Schmerzklinik Basel

Dr. med. Maria Avramidou

Specialisation
Rheumatology, Pain therapy, Ultrasound