Dr. med. Karl Zweifel
Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system, member of FMH,
specialising in spinal surgery
- Spinal surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Scoliosis and kyphosis (curvature of the spine)
- Osteoporosis – fractures in the spine
- Spinal tumours and metastases on the spinal column
- Spinal stenosis – narrowing of the spinal canal
- Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
- Herniated disc in the thoracic spine
- Slipped disc in the cervical spine – cervical disc herniation
- Herniated disc in the lumbar spine
- Intervertebral disc prosthesis | Artificial intervertebral disc
- Medizinisches Zentrum Haus zur Pyramide
Contact me
Rückenklinik, Privatklinik Bethanien
Toblerstrasse 51
8044 Zürich
Work Experience
“Back clinic” indoor practice at Privatklinik Bethanien
Collaboration with Dr. H.J. Holdener, Surgery, Centre for spinal disorders, See-Spital, Kilchberg
Research work with Nuclear medicine at USZ (Prof. Dr. med. G. von Schulthess) in order to evaluate spinal applications of PET and SPECT technology
Job shadowing with Dr. med. P. Metz-Stavenhagen, Werner Wicker Klinik, Bad Wildungen
Foundation of Centre for spinal disorders, Spital Sanitas Multicentre, international participation in the development of the Xia implant with Stryker Howmedica
Periods spent abroad in the USA, Italy, Austria and Germany, under Prof. Dr. med. A. Steffee, Cleveland, Ohio, and others
Chief physician and deputy head of spinal surgery, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich, under Prof. Dr.med. D. Grob and Prof. Dr. med. A. Benini
Chief physician and deputy head of spinal surgery, Orthopaedics, Uniklinik Balgrist, Zürich (CA Prof. Dr.med. Ch. Gerber)
Chief physician, deputy head of spinal surgery, head of the laser laboratory, Orthopaedics, Universitätsspital Zürich (acting chief physician Prof. Dr. med. H. Zollinger)
First introduction of the PLIF and TLIF procedures in Switzerland
Orthopaedic surgery, Orthopaedics, Universitätsklinik Balgrist (Prof. Dr. med. A. Schreiber)
General surgery, Stadtspital Triemli (Dr. med. M. Landolt)
Internal medicine, Spital Uster (Dr. med. M. Spiegel)
General surgery, Stadtspital Triemli (Dr. med. M. Landolt)
Memberships
- Swiss Medical Association, FMH
- Swiss Orthopaedics, SGO
- AerzteGesellschaft des Kantons Zürich, AGZ
- Foederatio Medicorum Scrutantium, FMS
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Laserchirurgie
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Spinale Chirurgie, SGS
- Belegarztgesellschaft Linkes Zürichseeufer
- Zürcher Gesellschaft für Orthopädie, ZOO
- Schweizer Belegärzte Vereinigung, SBV
Media
VIDEO CHANNELS
Dr. med. Karl Zweifel runs two video channels where he uploads regular new content – take a look here:
Education
Certificate of qualification in interventional pain management, (SSIPM)
Specialism in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
Doctor of Medicine (supervised by Prof. Dr. med. G.Yasargil, neurosurgery)
State examinations, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zürich
Competences
- Spinal surgery since 1992: investigations/diagnostics, conservative and operative
- Degenerative diseases: Spinal stenosis, spondylosis and spondylarthrosis
- Instabilities: Slipped vertebra (spondylosis), structural problems (scoliosis and kyphosis)
- Spinal disc surgery: all techniques – open, microsurgery, percutaneous
- Revision surgery, failed back surgery, infections
- Osteoperosis, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, cement-augmented stabilisation procedures
- Laser surgery: open and percutaneous
- Second opinions; (insurance) expert reports
- Sports surgery
