Lea Estermann
Dr. med.

Lea Estermann

Consultant Hand Surgery
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

2020Hand Surgery Resident, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. M. Calcagni
2019Hand Surgery Resident, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Nagy
2017-2018Hand Surgery Resident, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, D. med. Herren
2016-2017Hand Surgery Resident, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, M. Bonaccio, MD
2014-2016Resident in general surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Prof. Dr. med. J. Metzger
2014Resident in hand surgery, Regionalspital STS AG, Thun, M. Köppel, MD
2013Resident General Surgery, Regionalspital STS AG Thun, Prof. Dr. med. H.E. Wagner

Academic career

2021Dissertation

Studies

2006–2012Medical studies University of Bern

Continuing professional development

2021SGUM Certificate of Proficiency in Sonography: Module Musculoskeletal System, Spec. Hand Surgery

Postgraduate

2021Federal Specialist in Hand Surgery
2020EBHS 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

Google Scholar

Books and chapters

  • Textbook orthopedics: what you need to know. Capital Hand p. 59-83

Appointments

We are happy to arrange appointments on site 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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