Prof. Dr. med.
Andreas Schweizer
Head Physician Hand Surgery
Languages
German, English, French, Italian, Greek
Academic position
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Graduate
Postgraduate
Memberships
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
| Seit 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
Disclosure of outside professional activities and interests
- Medacta / CARD Planning: Supervisor
- DISRAD: Consultant/Shareholder
- Bonebridge AG: Consultant
- J Handsurg. Rehab.: Editor Adjoint
- Technical Commission SAC: Consultant
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.