Prof. Dr. med.
Andreas Schweizer
Head Physician Hand Surgery
Languages
German, English, French, Italian, Greek
Academic position
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Graduate
Postgraduate
Memberships
Vested interests
Scientific projects
Publications
Academic position
Professor, Venia Legendi post-doctorate university teaching qualification awarded by the University of Zurich
Specialisation
- Wrist surgery
- Surgery on peripheral nerves
- Surgical treatment of hand fractures
- Sport climbing-related injuries to the hand
- Ultrasound at the hand
- Expert in 3d computer aided analysis of malunions
- Op planning and production of individualised and intraoperative usable drilling and sawing guides
Honors and awards
| 2021 | 1st Prize, best case ever, SGH congress |
| 2001 | 2nd Marathon Prize SGO |
Graduate
| 2005 | FMH Hand Surgery |
| 2003 | FMH Orthopaedic Surgery |
| 1994 | State examinations, University of Zurich |
Postgraduate
| Since April 2020 | Chief of Hand Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. M. Farshad) |
| 2010–2020 | Senior Consultant, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich |
| 2007 | Consultant, Department of Hand Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof C. Gerber) |
| 2005–2007 | Consultant, Department of Hand Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau (Prof C. Meuli-Simmen) |
| 2004–2005 | Resident, Department of Hand Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Aarau (Prof C. Meuli-Simmen) |
| 2003–2004 | Resident, Department of Hand Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Liestal (Dr R. Steiger) |
| 2002 | Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Children’s Hospital, Basel (Prof F. Hefti) |
| 1999–2001 | Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Liestal (Prof P.E. Ochsner) |
| 1998–1999 | Resident, Department of General Surgery, Klinik Permanence, Bern (Dr U. Vogel) |
| 1998 | Redident, Department of General Surgery, Bauma Hospital (Dr Ch. Kaiser) |
| 1995–1996 | Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rennbahn, Muttenz (Dr U. Lüthi) |
Memberships
- SGOT, the Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- SGH, the Swiss Society for Hand Surgery
- SGUM, the Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
Vested interests
- Medacta, Developer, Consultant myosteotomy
- Intercus Schweiz, Consultant
- Synthes, Development Partner
- DISRAD, Developer, financial investment
- Eisberg Dental Zahntechnik, Developer
- Argomedical, Developer
- Bonebridge, Developer
Scientific projects
- Kinematics of the pro-supination movement
- Biomechanics of the hand in climbing for sport
Publications
Contact
Secretariat Hand Surgery
+41 44 386 30 11
+41 44 386 30 99
Email
Hand surgery
Prof. Andreas Schweizer and team cover the whole spectrum of hand and peripheral nerve surgery – whatever the problem, its cause, or the complexity of treatment. Highly specialized know-how and ability fuse with techniques and materials to provide the best possible treatment.