Spital Linth
Gasterstrasse 25
CH-8730 Uznach
Switzerland
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Short Biography
1986-1991 Medical SchoolUniversity of Zurich, Switzerland
1991 Medical Approbation
1993 Medical Doctor
2000 Swiss Board of Surgery
2005 European Board of Surgical Qualification (EBSQ): “Colo-Proctology”
2006 Venia legendi of the University Zurich, Switzerland
2008 Swiss Board of Viszeralsurgery
Present Appointments
Consultant Spital Linth
Previous Appointments
6/92 – 9/93 Resident, Pathology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, (Winthertur, Switzerland), Prof. H. Egloff, MD and Prof. H. Sulser, MD
10/93 – 9/95 Resident, Department of General Surgery, Regionalspital Oberengadin, (Samedan, Switzerland), A. Fenner, MD
10/95 – 6/98 Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. F. Largiadèr, MD
7/98 – 11/99 Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. R. Grüssner MD
12/99 - 3/00 Resident, Department of General Surgery, Regionalspital Oberengadin, (Samedan, Switzerland), PD H.P. Simmen MD
4/00 – 12/00 Senior Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. A.P. Clavien, MD
1/01 – 12/01 Chef Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. A.P. Clavien, MD
1/03 – 3/06 Attending Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. P. A. Clavien, MD
4/06 - 9/10 Consultant, Department of surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, (St. Gallen, Switzerland), Prof. J. Lange
Fellowship
1/02 - 12/02Postgraduate Fellowship, Academic Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital (London, UK), Prof NS Williams, MD
10/2010 - 8/2015 Head of Department of Surgery Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Special Appointments
Member of the European Expert Panel for SNS since 2005
Member of the European Expert Panel for STARR since 2006
Examiner at the EBSQ Colo-Proctology-Exam since 2007
1986-1991 Medical SchoolUniversity of Zurich, Switzerland
1991 Medical Approbation
1993 Medical Doctor
2000 Swiss Board of Surgery
2005 European Board of Surgical Qualification (EBSQ): “Colo-Proctology”
2006 Venia legendi of the University Zurich, Switzerland
2008 Swiss Board of Viszeralsurgery
Present Appointments
Consultant Spital Linth
Previous Appointments
6/92 – 9/93 Resident, Pathology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, (Winthertur, Switzerland), Prof. H. Egloff, MD and Prof. H. Sulser, MD
10/93 – 9/95 Resident, Department of General Surgery, Regionalspital Oberengadin, (Samedan, Switzerland), A. Fenner, MD
10/95 – 6/98 Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. F. Largiadèr, MD
7/98 – 11/99 Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. R. Grüssner MD
12/99 - 3/00 Resident, Department of General Surgery, Regionalspital Oberengadin, (Samedan, Switzerland), PD H.P. Simmen MD
4/00 – 12/00 Senior Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. A.P. Clavien, MD
1/01 – 12/01 Chef Resident, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. A.P. Clavien, MD
1/03 – 3/06 Attending Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. P. A. Clavien, MD
4/06 - 9/10 Consultant, Department of surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, (St. Gallen, Switzerland), Prof. J. Lange
Fellowship
1/02 - 12/02Postgraduate Fellowship, Academic Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital (London, UK), Prof NS Williams, MD
10/2010 - 8/2015 Head of Department of Surgery Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Special Appointments
Member of the European Expert Panel for SNS since 2005
Member of the European Expert Panel for STARR since 2006
Examiner at the EBSQ Colo-Proctology-Exam since 2007
