Dr. med.
Michael Wirth
Consultant i.V. Hand surgery
Languages
German, English
Specialisation
Honors and awards
Academic career
Professional career
Memberships
Scientific projects
Specialisation
Hand surgery
Honors and awards
- Assistant Resident of the Year 2024, Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich
- Assistant Resident of the Year 2023, Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich
- Greatest Future Clinical Application Award für den Vortrag “Targeted Muscle Reinnervation into Lumbrical Muscles for Treating Symptomatic Digital Stump Neuroma”, SGH/ SGHR Jahreskongress 2023
- Golden Hand Award am SGH/ SGHR Kongress 2025 im Team mit Dr. L. Bandzaite und N. Schulz
Academic career
| 2025 | European Board of Hand Surgery Diploma |
| 10/2019 | State Examination in Medicine |
| 10/2019 | U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE): Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS |
| 2013–2019 | Studied Medicine at the University of Zurich |
Professional career
| 2025 | Resident Hand Surgey, Schulthess Clinic (Dr. D. Herren) |
| 2023–2024 | Resident, University Hospital Zurich (Prof. M. Calcagni und PD Dr. I. Besmens; Prof. P. Giovanoli) |
| 2022 | Resident Hand Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. A. Schweizer) |
| 04/2021–12/2021 | Resident Hand Surgery, Bülach Hopital (Dr. G. Basilicata, Dr. U. Budde) |
| 11/2019–03/2021 | Resident Surgery, Bülach Hopital (Dr. G. Basilicata) |
Memberships
- FMH - Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum
VSAO - Association of Swiss Resident and Senior Physicians - SGUM - Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
- SGH - Swiss Society for Hand Surgery
- SCS - Swiss College of Surgeons
Scientific projects
- 3D Motion Analysis of the Hand
Publications
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.