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Dr. med. Heather Marie Casparis

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Areas of specialisation (2)
Further accreditations (1)
  • Swiss Visio Bellinzona
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Swiss Visio Bellinzona
Via Carlo Salvioni 2a
6500 Bellinzona

bellinzona@swissvisio.net
+41 58 274 23 90
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Education

2014

Certified FMH Ophthalmic Surgery, Switzerland

2013

Certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology

2013

Certified FMH Ophthalmology, Switzerand

2007

Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

2005 - 2007

Fellowship in Medical and Surgical Retina, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

2002 - 2005

Ophthalmology Residency, University of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Denver, USA

2001 - 2002

Transitional Internship, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Denver, USA

2001

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA

Memberships

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
  • American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS)
  • European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
  • EURETINA
  • FMH (membership number 71162)
  • Ordine dei Medici del Cantone Ticino (OMCT)
  • Swiss Society of Ophthalmology (SSO)
  • Societé suisse des médecins-assistants et chefs de Clinique (VSAO/ASMAC)
  • Associazione oculisti del Canton Ticino (AOCT)
  • Association Professionnelle Suisse d'Ophtalmochirurgie (BSOC/ASOC, no. 91)

Work Experience

since 2026

Accredited doctor, Ophthalmic surgery, Swiss Visio Bellinzona, Switzerland

since 2022

Accredited doctor, Facoltà di scienze biomediche, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)

since 2015

Deputy Doctor, Ophthalmology and vitreoretinal surgery, Ospedale Italiano, Lugano, Switzerland

2014 - 2015

Accredited doctor, Ophthalmic surgery, Centro AVANTI, Lugano, Switzerland

2007 - 2013

Hospital Doctor, Vitreoretinal Surgery Unit, Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland

2005 - 2007

Assistant doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

2004

Co-Chief Resident, University of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, Denver, USA

Awards

  • National Honor Society, 1992
  • Dean’s List, 1993-97
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 1996
  • Speranza Prize for Excellence in Italian, Columbia University, 1996
  • Departmental Distinction for Senior Requirement, 1997
  • Academic Excellence Award, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1998-99
  • Award for Excellent Performance in Pathophysiology, 1998-99
  • Neil Bressler Research Grant Award, 2006
  • Top Ten Poster, Swiss Ophthalmology Society, 2012
  • AAO International Ophthalmologist Education Award, 2017
  • AAO International Scholar Award, 2022

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