Dr. med. Daniel Christen
Surgeon, member of FMH,
specialising in abdominal surgery
- Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
Contact me
Privatklinik Bethanien
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich
Work Experience
Clinical lead, Privatklinik Bethanien
Head of surgery, Privatklinik Bethanien
Senior physician, Abdominal surgery and laparoscopic surgery, Stadtspital Waid, Zürich (Prof. Dr. med. P. Buchmann)
Senior physician, Surgical department, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, under Prof. Dr. U. Metzger
Surgical assistant, Universitätsspital Zürich, under Prof. Dr. F. Largiadèr
Senior surgeon, Kantonsspital Obwalden, Sarnen, under Dr. med. C. Müller
Surgical department, Universitätsspital Zürich, under Prof. Dr. F. Largiadèr
Surgical department, Spital Zollikerberg, under Dr. med. A. Widmer
Surgical department, Mendrisio Regional Hospital - Beata Vergine, under Dr. med. S. Arma
Neurosurgical department, Universitätsspital Zürich, under Prof. Dr. M. G. Yasargil
Memberships
- Swiss Medical Association, FMH
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie
- Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für laparoskopische und thorakoskopische Chirurgie (member of the board), SALTC
- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, EAES
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Viszeralchirurgie
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie
- Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arthroskopie, AGA
- Swiss Society for Research in Surgery, SSRS
- German Society of Surgery
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endoskopie und bildgebende Verfahren e.V.
- ÄrzteGesellschaft des Kantons Zürich AGZ
- Chefärzte-Gesellschaft des Kantons Zürich
- Gesellschaft der Chirurgen des Kantons Zürich
- Gesellschaft der Chirurgen des Kantons Zürich, member of the board
Education
Consultant for abdominal surgery, Department of abdominal and transplant surgery, Universitätsspital Zürich
Lecturer, University of Geneva
Focus on abdominal surgery
Lecturer, University of Zürich
FHM for surgery
Dissertation, Pathology institute, University of Zürich, under Prof. Dr. med. J. Rüttner
State examinations
Competences
- High-end laparoscopic surgery
- Colorectal surgery (over 1000 laparoscopic colon resections performed): Tumour/cancer, inflammatory disease (diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis)
- Tumour/cancer, inflammatory disease (diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease)
- Proctology, in particular outlet problems
- Adhesions (in the abdominal region)
- Bile duct and gallbladder surgery
- Stomach surgery (tumours, reflux diseases)
- Pancreas surgery
- Abdominal wall surgery
- Hernias
- Incisional hernias (minimally invasive)
