Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Federica Chiesa

Specialist in surgery, member of the FMH

Languages
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Areas of specialisation (2)
Further accreditations (2)
  • Klinik Pyramide am See
  • Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide

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Hospital (1)

Swiss Breast Care, Privatklinik Bethanien
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich

Work Experience

since 2019

Head of the Breast Surgery Department, St. Gallen Breast Centre, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital

since 2019

Practice Swiss Breast Care c/o Privatklinik Bethanien, Zurich

since 2018

Consultant senologist, Breast Unit Senologia Ticino, Lugano

since 2011

Research work, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research

2017 - 2019

Deputy Head of Surgery, Breast Centre Zurich

2016 - 2017

Senior physician, Breast Centre Zurich

2013 - 2016

Senior physician with management function, St. Gallen Breast Centre, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital

2012 - 2016

Consultant senologist, Heiden Hospital

2011 - 2013

Senior physician, St. Gallen Breast Centre, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital

2005 - 2010

Consultant senologist, GEPOS Telese Terme Clinic (Benevento - Italy)

2004 - 2009

Assistant doctor in general surgery, Catholic University Hospital Rome

Memberships

  • Society of Women in Senology (founding member), SWiS
  • Swiss Society for Senology, SGS
  • Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, SAKK

Education

2018

Senior breast surgeon (DKG)
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery, Breast Surgery
Advanced training in ultrasound-guided thoracic and brachial port-a-cath implantation, University Hospital of Rome

2017

Company seminar for doctors (HSG)

2016

Breast surgeon (DKG)

2013

Donna screening programme clarifier

2011

Core Team Member Breast Surgery (Q-Label)

2010

Master's course in breast sonography, Italian Senology School

2009

Specialist in Surgery (I)
Advanced training in lymphoedema
Advanced training in ultrasound-guided invasive breast diagnostics

2006

Advanced training in breast surgery, Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons (ACOI)

1996 - 2003

Medical studies, Universities of Rome and Berlin

Competences

  • Senology consultation for the entire spectrum of malignant and benign breast diseases
  • Senological investigations (punch biopsy, vacuum biopsy, ultrasound examination)
  • Breast surgery (modified radical mastectomy, skin-sparing mastectomy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, oncoplastic surgery, segmental resection, quadranctectomy, sentinel lymphadenectomy, selective ductoectomy, benign tumour resection, trial excision of the breast, axillary dissection)
  • Research activities within the framework of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)

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