Dr. med. Urs Munzinger
Consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, member of FMH
Field of activity: hip and knee surgery
- Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
Contact me
Gelenkzentrum Zürich, Privatklinik Bethanien
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich
Work Experience
Second practice at Medical Center Bad Ragaz
Organizer of annual Knee Update Davos
Development of a patient-specific knee joint (manufacturer: Symbios)
Joint Centre Zurich in Privatklinik Bethanien, Zurich
Development of Innex knee replacement system (manufacturer: Zimmer, 20,000 units/year) and co-operation with the Biomechanics and Gait Analysis Laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Lecturing assignment at Federal Institute of Technology on sports injuries
Member of Professor Müller’s research group (MEM) developing the CLS hip system (Prof Spotorno)
Senior Physician and Director, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich
Development of International Learning Center and Center of Excellence for Knee and Hip Surgery
Medical Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich
Assistant surgeon and Assistant Medical Director, orthopaedic surgery, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich
Patella project (compression measurement), AO Research Institute Davos
Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne (Prof Vogt)
Memberships
- Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, AGA
- European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, ESSKA
- International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, ISAKOS
- International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, SICOT
- European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, EFORT
- European Hip Society, EHS
- Knee Orthopaedic Working Group, OAK
- Swiss Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SGO
Education
Visiting Professor at Charles University Prague
Title of consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon
Degree in medicine
