Privatklinik Bethanien

Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Weckbach

Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system,   
member of FMH  
specialised in spinal surgery 

Languages
DE EN
Areas of specialisation (1)
Further accreditations (1)
  • Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide

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Hospital (1)

NeuroSpineZürich 
Seestrasse 315 
8038 Zürich 

Work Experience

since 2020

Practice activity, NeuroSpineZürich, Zurich

2017 - 2020

Team leader, spine, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm am RKU, DE

2015

Senior physician, specialty area spine, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm am RKU, DE (Prof. Dr. H. Reichel)   

2014

Habilitation on the topic «Cellular and molecular hazard response after severe tissue trauma» 

2012 - 2014

Resident, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm at the RKU, DE (Prof Dr H. Reiche

2011 - 2012

Resident, department of trauma, hand, plastic and reconstructive surgery, Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm am RKU, DE (Prof Dr F. Gebhard)

2010 - 2011

Post-Doc fellowship, University of Denver, Colorado, USA (Prof Dr P. Stahel) 

2008 - 2010

Resident, department of trauma, hand, plastic and reconstructive surgery, Universitätsklinik Ulm, Ulm am RKU, DE (Prof Dr Gebhard)

Memberships

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, DKOU  
  • AO Spine  
  • Deutsche Wirbelsäulengesellschaft, DWG  
  • Ärztegesellschaft des Kantons Zürich, AGZ  

Education

2021

Interdisciplinary focus on spinal surgery, SWIF/ISFM 

2019

Appointment as APL Professor at the Universität Ulm, DE  

2018

Master's certificate from the German Spine Society, DWG 

2018

X-ray diagnostics skeleton

2018

Eurospine Diploma 

2016

DWG basic certificate 

2014

Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery 

2006 - 2008

Health economics, Repetitorium Köln, DE   

2007

Doctorate, "Efficacy testing and release of octenidine from polymethyl methacrylate bone cement and adhesion testing of test germs on polymethyl methacrylate bone cement" (Prof. Dr. H. von Baum)

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