Lea Estermann
Dr. med.

Lea Estermann

Oberärztin Handchirurgie
Languages
Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch
Specialisation Honors and awards Graduate Academic career Studies Continuing professional development Postgraduate Degrees / Diplomas Fellowships Grants and stipends Memberships Publications Books and chapters

Specialisation

Handchirurgie
Sonographie der Hand
Chirurgie der peripheren Nerven
Nerven- und Sehnentransfer bei tetraplegischen Patienten

Honors and awards

  • 2019 Greatest future clinical application award der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie

Graduate

  • 2020 Assistenzärztin Handchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich, Prof. Dr. med. M. Calcagni
  • 2019 Assistenzärztin Handchirurgie, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Nagy
  • 2017–2018 Assistenzärztin Handchirurgie, Schulthess Klink, Zürich, Dr. med. D. Herren
  • 2016–2017 Assistenzärztin Handchirurgie, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Dr. med. M. Bonaccio
  • 2014–2016 Assistenzärztin allg. Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Prof. Dr. med. J. Metzger
  • 2014 Assistenzärztin Handchirurgie, Regionalspital STS AG, Thun, Dr. med. M. Köppel   
  • 2013 Assistenzärztin allg. Chirurgie, Regionalspital STS AG Thun, Prof. Dr. med. H.E. Wagner

Academic career

  • 2021 Dissertation

Studies

  • 2006–2012 Medizinstudium Universität Bern

Continuing professional development

  • 2021 SGUM Fähigkeitsausweis Sonografie: Modul Bewegungsapparat spez. Handchirurgie

Postgraduate

  • 2021 Eidg. Facharzt für Handchirurgie
  • 2020 EBHS Diploma

Degrees / Diplomas

  • 2020 EBHS Diploma
  • 2012 Schweizerisches Ärzte Diplom

Fellowships

  • 2021–2022 Hand and Microsurgery Fellow, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, R. Lawson, MBBS FRACS
  • 2020–2021 Hand Surgery Fellow, Victorian Hand Surgery Associates, Melbourne, Australia, A. Berger, MBBS FRACS

Grants and stipends

  • 2020 Claude Verdan Reisestipendium

Memberships

  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie (SGH)
  • Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie (DAH)

Publications

Google Scholar

Books and chapters

  • Lehrbuch Orthopädie: Was man wissen muss. Kapital Hand S. 59-83

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

Illustration of the structures, muscles and tendons on the hand

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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