PD Dr. med. Dr. sc.
Lazaros Vlachopoulos
Senior Consultant Knee Surgery
Languages
Germand, English, Greek
Academic position
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Graduate
Postgraduate
Grants
Scientific projects
Publications
Academic position
Lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zurich
Specialisation
Computer-assisted, three-dimensional, assessment and treatment of (posttraumatic) deformities with patient-specific instruments
Honors and awards
| 2024 | ASG-Fellowship |
| 2023 | Venel Prize |
| 2021 | Venel Prize |
| 2020–2021 | JEO Best Paper Award |
| 2017 | Maurice E. Müller Prize |
Graduate
| 2018 | Awarded the Venis legendi (highest teaching award) for Orthopaedics, University of Zurich |
| 2017 | Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich |
| 2013–2016 | PhD-studies in Medical Image Analysis Computer Vision Lab, ETH Zurich (Prof. Skézely) |
| 2012 | Swiss Board Certification of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology |
| 2005 | Doctor of Medicine,Institute of Human Genetics (Prof. Zerres), RWTH Aachen, Germany |
| 1997–2004 | Medical school, RWTH Aachen, Germany |
Postgraduate
| Since 2018 | Senior Consultant Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Farshad) |
| 2017–2018 | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Gerber) |
| 2013–2016 | Computer-Assisted Research & Development Group, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Gerber) |
| 2012 | Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital(Prof. Gerber) |
| 2011 | Resident in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, University Children's Hospital (Dr. Dierauer) |
| 2009–2010 | Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital(Prof. Gerber) |
| 2007–2008 | Resident in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Spital Netz Bern-Ziegler (Prof. Nötzli) |
| 2005–2006 | Resident in General-/Visceral- und Trauma Surgery, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus (Prof. Thon), Stuttgart, Germany |
Grants
| 2013 | Balgrist Foundation, Zurich, CHF 235.000 (PhD-studies) |
Scientific projects
- Computer-Assisted Research & Development Group
Publications
Appointments
We are happy to arrange appointments for Tuesday and Thursday.
You can reach us as follows:
Monday to Friday
8 am to 12 noon
1 pm to 5 pm
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.