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Privatklinik Bethanien
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich

Work Experience

since 2016

Neurosurgery physician at Privatklinik Bethanien

2013 - 2016

Senior physician, Head of spinal surgery, Neurosurgery clinic, Universitätsspital Zürich

2012 - 2013

Senior physician, Spine Centre, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich

2009 - 2012

Senior physician, Neurosurgery clinic, Universitätsspital Zürich

2008 - 2009

Resident physician, Neurosurgery clinic, Universitätsspital Zürich

2007

Resident physician, Spine Centre, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich

2006 - 2007

Resident physician, Neurosurgery clinic, Universitätsspital Zürich

2005 - 2006

Resident physician, Neurointensive care, Universitätsspital Zürich

2001 - 2004

Resident physician, Neurosurgery Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen

Memberships

  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie, SGNC
  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Spinale Chirurgie, SGS
  • Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management, SSIPM
  • Spine Society of Europe, EUROSPINE
  • Aerztegesellschaft des Kantons Zürich, AGZ
  • Gesellschaft Belegärzte Zürich, GBZ
  • Schweizerische Belegärzte-Vereinigung, SBV

Education

2022

Interdisciplinary focus on spinal surgery

2014

Certificate of qualification in interventional pain management, SSIPM

2013

Specialism in neurosurgery

2013

Doctorate, University of Zürich

2010

European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Training Course

2009

Certificate of qualification in dose-intensive X-rays and expert in radiation protection, SafPro Basel

2008

Part 1 of the European Board Examination in Neurological Surgery of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)

2001

State examinations in Human Medicine, Heidelberg University, D

Competences

  • Degenerative diseases and fractures of the spine
  • Tumours of the spine and spinal cord
  • Microsurgical and endoscopic spinal surgery
  • Navigated spinal surgery
  • Revision surgery on the spine
  • Conservative treatment of spinal disorders

Doctors with this specialisation

Privatklinik Bethanien

Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Weckbach

Specialisation
Spinal surgery
Privatklinik Bethanien

Prof. Dr. med. Guido Wanner

Specialisation
Orthopaedic surgery, Spinal surgery, Scoliosis and kyphosis – curvature of the spine, Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine, Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column, Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation, Herniated disc in the thoracic spine, Herniated disc in the lumbar spine, Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc, General surgery View more
Privatklinik Bethanien

Cav. Dr. med. (I) Alessandro Rustia

Specialisation
Neurosurgery, Spinal surgery, Pain therapy, Scoliosis and kyphosis – curvature of the spine, Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine, Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column, Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy, Herniated disc in the thoracic spine, Herniated disc in the lumbar spine, Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation, Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc View more