
Dr. med.
Lea Estermann
Consultant Hand Surgery
Consultant Reconstructive Orthopedics
Consultant Reconstructive Orthopedics
Languages
German, English, French
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Graduate
Academic career
Studies
Continuing professional development
Postgraduate
Degrees / Diplomas
Fellowships
Grants and stipends
Memberships
Publications
Books and chapters
Specialisation
Hand surgery
Sonography of the hand
Surgery of the peripheral nerves
Nerve and tendon transfer in tetraplegic patients
Honors and awards
- 2019 Greatest future clinical application award of the Swiss Society for Hand Surgery
Graduate
- 2020 Hand Surgery Resident, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. M. Calcagni
- 2019 Hand Surgery Resident, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Nagy
- 2017–2018 Hand Surgery Resident, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, D. med. Herren
- 2016–2017 Hand Surgery Resident, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, M. Bonaccio, MD
- 2014–2016 Resident in general surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Prof. Dr. med. J. Metzger
- 2014 Resident in hand surgery, Regionalspital STS AG, Thun, M. Köppel, MD
- 2013 Resident General Surgery, Regionalspital STS AG Thun, Prof. Dr. med. H.E. Wagner
Academic career
- 2021 Dissertation
Studies
- 2006–2012 Medical studies University of Bern
Continuing professional development
- 2021 SGUM Certificate of Proficiency in Sonography: Module Musculoskeletal System, Spec. Hand Surgery
Postgraduate
- 2021 Federal Specialist in Hand Surgery
- 2020 EBHS Diploma
Degrees / Diplomas
- 2020 EBHS Diploma
- 2012 Swiss Doctors Diploma
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 Travel Scholarship
Memberships
- Swiss Society for Hand Surgery (SGH)
- German-speaking Association for Hand Surgery (DAH)
Publications
Books and chapters
- Textbook orthopedics: what you need to know. Capital Hand p. 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
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.