Spital Männedorf

2024
European Board-Certified Endocrine Surgeon (FEBS)

2023
Awarded the “Venia Docendi” at the University of Basel in the field of “Oncological Breast Surgery,”

2023
Certificate of Equivalency for the German “Specialist in General Surgery”

2021: Habilitation at the University of Basel (
) in the field of “Oncological Breast Surgery,”

2015:
, Board-Certified Surgeon

2009
Dissertation: Factors Predicting In-Breast Tumor Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Surgery, Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Oertli, University of Basel

2002–2008
: Studied medicine at the University of Basel, Switzerland

2023–
, Senior Resident, Visceral Surgery, specializing in endocrine surgery and transoral thyroid surgery, RoMed Clinic Bad Aibling, Germany

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

2019–2022
, International Fellow, Endocrine Surgery Unit, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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

2013–2015
, Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of 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

, Senior Physician, Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Männedorf Hospital, since September 1, 2023

2023–
, Senior Resident, Visceral Surgery, RoMed Clinic Bad Aibling, Germany

2017–2019
, Senior Resident, Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Basel

2015–2016
, Senior Resident, Department of Visceral, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Bruderholz Cantonal Hospital

Since 2009,
Regular teaching at the University of Basel in the Department of Surgery (student training, practical courses, tutorials, lectures)

Since 2012,
, OSCE examiner for third- and fourth-year medical students and for the state examination, University of Basel

Since 2018, “
” lecture on “Anatomy of the Gastrointestinal Tract,” Master’s program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel

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

2017–2019
, Director of the “Basic Course in Laparoscopy for Surgical Residents,” University Hospital Basel

2015–2019
, author of “Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)” exams, University of Basel

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

• Association of Swiss Resident Physicians and Senior Physicians
• Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• Swiss Society for Surgery (SGC)
• Swiss Society for Visceral Surgery (SGVC)
• European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES)
• German Society for Surgery (DGCH)
• Surgical Working Group on Endocrinology (CAEK)

Publications

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