PD Dr. med. univ.
Christoph Laux
Consultant Spine Surgery
Responsible for EuroSpine Center of Excellence
Responsible for EuroSpine Center of Excellence
Languages
German, English, French
Graduate
| 2024 | Eurospine Advanced Diploma |
| 2022 | Eurospine Basic Diploma |
| 2021 | Interdisciplinary Specialty Title Spine Surgery (SIWF) |
| 2019 | Written and oral examinations for the specialist qualification in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the musculoskeletal system (FMH) |
| 2012 | Awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine by the Medical University of Vienna, Austria |
| 2011 | Medical elective, Surgical Arthritis Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA |
| 2006–2012 | Studied medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria |
Postgraduate
Consultant
| Since 2020 | Consultant Spine Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. M. Farshad) |
| 2019 | Spine Fellow / Locum Consultant, Spine Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. M. Farshad) |
| 2018–2019 | Consultant, Spine Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals (Prof. D. Hannouche) |
Resident
| 2015–2018 | Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital |
| 2015 | Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Zurich University Hospital (Dr. P. Steiger) |
| 2012–2014 | Department of Traumatology, Zurich University Hospital (Prof. H.-P. Simmen) |
Grants and stipends
| 2021 | Swiss Orthopaedics Research Fellowship (CHF 20 000) |
| 2019 | Scholarship from Swiss Orthopaedics for "FORTE Summer School" in Milan, Italy |
Memberships
- Swiss Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SGOT)
- Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)
- Eurospine (European Spine Society)
- AOSpine (AO Foundation)
Publications
The go-to place for back problems
Spine surgery
The spine is a key component of the human body and spine surgery is correspondingly important at Balgrist University Hospital. The experienced surgical team led by Prof. Mazda Farshad specialise in the entire spectrum of treatment for diseases and injuries of the spinal column, providing patients with optimal support.