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Dr. med. Armando Hoch

Armando Hoch
Clinical position
Consultant Hip and Pelvis Surgery
Team
Hip & Pelvis
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish

Honors and awards

  • 2016 – 2017 Balgrist 'Best Paper Award' Farshad M, Sutter R, Hoch A  Severity of foraminal lumbar stenosis and the relation to clinical symptoms and response to periradicular infiltration – introduction of the “melting sign”

Graduate

  • 2020 Specialist FMH in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
  • 2015 Awarded degree of Doctor of Medicine, University of Zurich
  • 2013 State finals examinations, University of Zurich
  • 2009 – 2013 Studied Medicine, University of Zurich
  • 2007 – 2009 Studied Medicine, University of Fribourg

Academic career

  • 2015 Awarded degree of Doctor of Medicine, University of Zurich

University degree

  • 2013 State finals examination, University of Zurich

Studies

  • 2009 – 2013 Studied Medicine, University of Zurich
  • 2007 – 2009 Studied Medicine, University of Fribourg

Professional career

  • Since September 2021 Consultant Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Dr. med. M. Farshad)
  • Since 2020 Junior Consultant / Hip Fellow, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Dr. med. M. Farshad)
  • 2019 – 2020 Research Assistant, Balgrist Campus (Prof. Dr. med. M. Farshad)
  • 2017 – 2019 Resident, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Baden Cantonal Hospital (PD Dr. med. K. Eid)
  • 2015 – 2017 Resident, Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital (Prof. Dr. med. C. Gerber)
  • 2014 – 2015 Resident, Trauma Surgery, Zurich University Hospital (Prof. Dr. med. H.-P. Simmen)

Memberships

  • Swiss Association of Junior and Senior Hospital Physicians (VSAO)

Scientific projects

  • Swiss National Science Foundation: Evaluation und Validation von Augmented Reality basierten Navigationsmethoden in der orthopädischen Chirurgie [Evaluation and validation of augmented reality-based navigation methods in orthopedic surgery]  ­- CHF 19'200

Publications

Appointments

We are happy to arrange appointments on site or virtually for Monday and Wednesday.

+41 44 386 12 89
+41 44 386 12 90
Email

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

Hip and pelvis surgery

Illustration of the structures, muscles and tendons at the hip

The second largest joint in the human body is of key importance for pain-free unrestricted movement in everyday activities and sports. Dr Patrick Zingg and his team are highly experienced orthopedic surgeons, who are there at your side if you need treatment or surgery of the hip and pelvis.

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