Andreas Weber
Dr. med.

Andreas Weber

Oberarzt Handchirurgie
Languages
Deutsch, Englisch

Specialisation

Handchirurgie
Kinderhandchirurgie
Allgemeine Kinderchirurgie

Honors and awards

  • Garison Fellowship in Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, 2016
  • Gong Show Award der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie, 2013

Studies

  • 2001–2007 Medizinstudium Universität Zürich

Continuing professional development

  • 2021 Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Balgrist
  • 2018–2020 Handchirurgie, Kantonsspital Aarau
  • 2017–2018 Kinderchirurgie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
  • 2016–2017 Fellowship in Congenital Hand Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, UK
  • 2016 Fellowship in Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, USA
  • 2015 Fellowship in Pediatric Trauma Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
  • 2014–2015 Fellowship in General, Thoracic, & Fetal Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
  • 2010–2013 Kinderchirurgie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
  • 2008–2010 Allgemeine Chirurgie, Spital Bülach

Professional career

  • 2022 Oberarzt Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Balgrist
  • 2019–2020 Oberarzt Handchirurgie, Kantonsspital Aarau
  • 2017–2018 Oberarzt Kinderchirurgie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
  • 2016–2017 Clinical Fellow, Congenital Hand Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, UK
  • 2016 Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, USA
  • 2014–2015 Clinical Fellow, General, Thoracic, & Fetal Surgery, Pediatric Trauma Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
  • 2012–2013 Oberarzt Kinderchirurgie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich

Postgraduate

  • 2018 FMH Kinderchirurgie
  • 2021 FMH Handchirurgie

Teaching posts

  • Studentenkurse Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich

Degrees / Diplomas

  • 2014 Pennsylvania Board of Medical Examiners – License to Practice Medicine and Surgery
  • 2008 USMLE/ECFMG Certificate
  • 2007 Schweizerisches Ärzte Diplom

Fellowships

  • 2016–2017 Fellowship in Congenital Hand Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, UK
  • 2016 Fellowship in Pediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, USA
  • 2015 Fellowship in Pediatric Trauma Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
  • 2014–2015 Fellowship in General, Thoracic, & Fetal Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Memberships

  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie (SGH)
  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie (SGKC)
  • Swiss College of Surgeons (SCS)
  • Verbindung der Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte (FMH)
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • Alumni Mitglied Schweizerische Studienstiftung

Scientific projects

  • Kinematik der Pronations-Supinationsbewegung
  • Angeborene Fehlbildungen der oberen Extremitäten

Reviewer and editorial board activities

  • Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation

Books and chapters

  • Weber AD, Oishi SN. The Unfavorable Result in Congenital Hand Differences. The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery. Thieme Verlag, 2018

Appointments

We are happy to arrange appointments on site or online for Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

+41 44 386 30 11
+41 44 386 30 99
Email

You can reach us as follows:
Monday to Friday
8.00 a.m. to 12 noon
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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