Dr. med. Barbara Wirth
Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system, member FMH
Specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery
- Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
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Gelenkzentrum Zürich
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich
Work Experience
Practice at the Zurich Joint Centre, Privatklinik Bethanien Private Clinic
Senior Consultant Shoulder/Elbow Surgery, Schulthess Klinik (Head Physician: Dr HK Schwyzer, since 07.2018 Prof. Dr M. Scheibel)
Deputy Senior Physician Shoulder/Elbow Surgery, Schulthess Klinik (Chief Physicians: Prof. Dr med. M. Leunig, Dr med. S. Preiss, Dr med. HK. Schwyzer)
Deputy Senior Physician Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Baden Cantonal Hospital (Head Physician: PD Dr med. K. Eid)
Resident in traumatology and orthopaedics, Baden Cantonal Hospital (Head Physician: PD Dr med. K. Eid)
Resident in knee/hip and shoulder/elbow surgery (chief physicians: Prof. Dr med. M. Leunig, Dr med. S. Preiss, Dr med. HK. Schwyzer)
Assistant doctor in surgery/orthopaedics, Davos Hospital (chief physicians: Dr C. Ryf and Dr T. Perren)
Memberships
- German-speaking working group for arthroscopy, AGA
- European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow, SECEC/ESSSE
- German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, DVSE
- Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians, VSAO
- Swiss orthopaedics
Education
AGA Elbow Fellowship Germany (Regensburg, Munich, Pforzheim)
Specialist title for orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
Inaugural dissertation at the University of Zurich
Degree in Human Medicine, University of Zurich
Competences
- Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow
- Rotator cuff reconstruction
- Instability operations
- Shoulder arthroplasty