Work Experience

since 2018

Independent practice and attending physician, spinal surgery and interventional pain therapy, IN MOTION, Centre for Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Wallisellen

2017 - 2018

Senior Consultant Spinal and Neurosurgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich (PD. Dr med. F Porchet / Dr med. D. Jeszenszky)

2016

Specialist title for neurosurgery

2012 - 2016

Senior Consultant Spinal Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich

2011

Deputy Senior Consultant Spinal Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich

2009 - 2010

Resident in spinal surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich (PD Dr med. F. Porchet, Dr med. D. Jeszenszky)

2006 - 2009

Neurosurgery resident, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (Prof. Dr med. N. de Tribolet, Prof. Dr med. K. Schaller)

2005

Resident in neurosurgery, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital (PD Dr med. J Oberle)

2004

Resident in neurosurgery, Hôptal regional de Sion (Dr M. Morard)

2003

Resident in orthopaedics, group practice, Munich (Dr Zirngibl, Dr Konvalin, Dr Zenta)

2002 - 2003

Resident in general surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Munich (Prof. Dr M. Schönberg)

Memberships

  • Swiss Medical Association, FMH
  • Eurospine Society
  • Society of Neuromodulation
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich, AGZ

Education

2017

PhD "A novel use the Spine Tango registry to evaluate selection bias in patient recruitment into clinical studies: an analysis of patients participating in the Lumbar Stenosis Outcome Study(LSOS)", University of Zurich

2013

Certificate of Proficiency in Interventional Pain Therapy (SSIPM)

1995 - 2001

Degree in Human Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich

Competences

  • Degenerative spinal diseases
  • Trauma and tumours of the spine
  • Interventional pain therapy (FA SSIPM)

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Dr. med. Olivier Vernet

Specialisation
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Dr. med. Rosa Martinez

Specialisation
Neurosurgery