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Stefan Zimmermann
Dr. med.

Stefan Zimmermann

Consultant Knee Surgery
Deputy Head of Orthopaedic Consultation at GZO Wetzikon
Languages
German, English, French

Honors and awards

  • Venel Prize 2017 awarded by Swiss Orthopaedics for clinical research
  • Swiss Orthopaedics SGOT 2010: Erste freie Mitteilung (young presenter's award)

Graduate

  • June 2017 Swiss board certification in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology FMH
  • June 2016 - November 2016 Successful completion of Swiss board exam in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • September 2011 Receipt of doctorate’s degree, Thesis: “Heterotopic Ossification – New Approaches”
  • October 2009 Receipt of medical degree, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • April 2008 – May 2008 Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA, Clinical Elective, Department of Infectious Diseases
  • 2003 – 2009 Medical School, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Postgraduate

  • Since June 2017 Consultant Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
  • September 2015 - May 2017 Junior Consultant Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
  • September 2014 - March 2015 Resident (20%) Department of Sports Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
  • January 2013 - August 2015 Resident Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
  • January 2010 - December 2012 Resident Department of Traumatology, Zurich University Hospital (Prof. H.P. Simmen)

Memberships

  • Swiss Association of Residents and Consultants (VSAO)
  • Swiss Orthopaedics
  • Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH)

Scientific projects

Knee surgery

  • The Accessory Iliotibal-band-Meniscal Ligament: Frequency and Association with lateral meniscal tears - A Retrospective Analysis
  • Trochleadysplasie auf konventioneller Bildgebung vs. 3D Printout
  • Clinical Trial Osteoconductive Scaffold for ACL
  • Variance of Tibial Tuberosity Trochlear Groove Distance in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Foot surgery

  • Augmented Reality in Forefoot Surgery: Feasibility

Contact

Knee surgery

The knee is the largest joint in the human body. Disease or injury to this joint can severely restrict mobility. PD Dr Sandro Fucentese and his team will find the best form of treatment for you, using the very latest surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgery, computer-assisted navigation, and arthroscopy.

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