Photo PD Dr. med. Robert Mechera

Leitender Arzt

PD Dr. med. Robert Mechera

Viszeralchirurgie

Tel. +41 44 922 25 12


Professional titles

  • Specialist in Surgery (FMH)
  • Specialist for general surgery (D)

Language skills

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Hebrew

Career

  • Training

    2023
    Receipt of the "Venia Docendi" at the University of Basel in the subject "Oncological Breast Surgery",

    2023
    Certificate of equivalence German "Specialist in general surgery".

    2021
    Habilitation, University of Basel in the subject "Oncological Breast Surgery",

    2015
    Specialist Surgery

    2009
    PhD: Factors predicting in-breast tumor recurrence after breast-conserving surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Oertli, University of Basel

    2002 - 2008
    Studies of Human Medicine at the University of Basel, Switzerland

  • Continuing education

    2023
    Senior Physician, Visceral Surgery, especially Endocrine Surgery and Transoral Thyroid Surgery, RoMed Klink Bad Aibling, Germany

    2022 - 2023
    International Fellow, Endocrine and Breast Surgery Unit, St. George Hospital, Sydney Australia

    2019 - 2022
    International Fellow, Endocrine Surgery Unity, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    2016 - 2017
    Research Fellow, Experimental Surgery, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel (Prof. Giulio Spagnoli, MD, Prof. Momo Bentires-Alj).

    2013 - 2015
    Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel

    2012 - 2013
    Fellow, General Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust England

    2011 - 2012
    Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel

    2009 - 2011
    Resident, Clinic for Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Bruderholz Cantonal Hospital

  • Leadership activity

    Since 1.9.2023
    Chief Physician, Endocrine Surgery, Clinic for Surgery, Männedorf Hospital

    2023
    Senior Physician, Visceral Surgery, RoMed Klinik Bad Aibling, Germany

    2017 - 2019
    Senior Physician, Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Basel

    2015 - 2016
    Senior Physician, Clinic for Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Bruderholz Cantonal Hospital

  • Teaching

    Since 2009
    Regular teaching at the University of Basel in the field of surgery (student training, examination courses, tutorials, lectures)

    Since 2012
    Examiner for OSCE in the 3rd and 4th year of medical studies and state examination, University of Basel.

    Since 2018
    Lecture "Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract", Master Course in Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel

    2021
    Examiner, Master of Surgery, University of Sydney, Australia

    2017 - 2019
    Director "Basic Course Laparoscopy" for Surgical Residents", University Hospital Basel

    2015 - 2019
    Author of "Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)" examinations, University of Basel

    2015-2019
    Training of simulation patients for medical exams, University of Basel