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Below you will find the contacts of Balgrist Professors, Research Group Leaders and Senior Physicians. All personal details provided regarding titles, affiliations, scientific focus areas, and contact details are up-to-date at the time of publication.
Bolliger, Marc PD Dr.
Research Group Leader and Head of Research, Spinal Cord Injury Center
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Neuro-rehabilitation
º Movement science
º Paraplegiology
↘ marc.bolliger@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Changing Neurological Gait Rehabilitation with Sensor Technology
Brunner, Florian Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rheumatology
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Manual medicine
º Spine conditions
º Complex regional pain syndrome (Sudeck‘s atrophy)
↘ florian.brunner@balgrist.ch
Caprara, Sebastiano Dr.
Head of Digital Medicine Unit (DMU)
º Health Data Repository Project
º Research data management
º Data sharing initiatives
º Open science data projects
↘ sebastiano.caprara@balgrist.ch
Insights
Carrillo, Fabio Dr.
Head of OR-X Research Unit
º Computer-aided surgical interventions
º Surgical robotics
º Translational surgical science
↘ fabio.carrillo@balgrist.ch
Curt, Armin Prof. em. Dr. med.
Senior Consultant, Spinal Cord Injury Center
º Paraplegiology
º Neurology
º Clinical neurophysiology
↘ armin.curt@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Nogo-A Antibody: the first Effective Treatment in Spinal Cord Injury
↘ Changing Neurological Gait Rehabilitation with Sensor Technology
Dreher, Thomas Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Pedriatic Orthopedic Surgery Unit
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Pediatric hip surgery
º Deformities
º Neuro-orthopedics
º Foot deformities
º Limb extension
↘ thomas.dreher@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Electromagnetic Field Guided Osteotomies in Pediatric Rotational Deformities
Dudli, Stefan PD Dr.
Research Group Leader, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rheumatology
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Low back pain
º Modic changes
º Rheumatology
º CRPS
↘ stefan.dudli@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ The Role of Intervertebral Disc Cartilage Fragments in Modic Changes
Eichenberger, Urs Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Anesthesia
º Pain therapy
↘ urs.eichenberger@balgrist.ch
Farshad, Mazda Prof. Dr. med., MPH
Medical Hospital Director
Surgeon-in-Chief, Dept. of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery Unit
Director of the University Spine Center
Chair of Orthopedic Research
Full Professor and Chair of Orthopedic and Spine Surgery, University of Zurich
Initiator and Founder Operating Room X (OR-X)
Initiator and Chairman of EndoSpine Academy
º Entire spectrum of spine surgery, complex spinal surgical procedures
º Clinical and applied musculosceletal research
º Randomized controlled clinical trials
º Biomechanics simulations for functional surgical planning
º Novel disruptive technologies changing surgical care
º Computer-aided surgical interventions augmented reality based surgical navigation
º Surgical robotics
º Spine endoscopy methods
↘ mazda.farshad@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Advancing Surgical Training and Education Through Technology
↘ Rethinking Preoperative Planning for Spinal Fusion Surgery
↘ Exploration of Fluid Dynamics During Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery
↘ Vertebropexy—Spinal Stabilization with a Tendon Allograft
Freund, Patrick Prof. Dr. med.
Chair and Head Physician, Spinal Cord Injury Center and Research
Professor for Paraplegiology, University of Zurich
º High-resolution MRI sequences for spinal cord and brain
º Non-invasive imaging of structural and functional changes in neurological disorders
↘ patrick.freund@balgrist.ch
Insights
Fucentese, Sandro Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Knee Surgery Unit
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Knee surgery
º Patellofemoral problems
º Knee joint replacement
º 3D computer aided OP planning
↘ sandro.fucentese@balgrist.ch
Insights
Fürnstahl, Philipp Prof. Dr.
Professor for Research in Orthopedic Computer Science (ROCS)
Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
Co-Founder and Executive Board
Member Operating Room X (OR-X)
º Computer-aided surgical interventions
º Augmented reality based surgical navigation
º Surgical robotics
º Surgical data science and AI
º Surgical navigation of spinal implants with information processing in computer-assisted interventions
↘ philipp.fuernstahl@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Advancing Surgical Training and Education Through Technology
↘ FAROS - Intuitive Multisensory Robotics for Spine Surgery
Herrmann, Inge Prof. Dr.
Professor for Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Research (Ingenuity Lab)
Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
Research Group Leader, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials, Science and Technology
º Novel solutions for precision medicine
º Materials engineering
º Cutting- edge analytics
↘ inge.herrmann@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Transforming Healthcare through Innovative Medical Materials & Technology
↘ Robotic Laser Tissue Soldering for Seamless Soft Tissue Fusion
Hincapié, Cesar A. PD Dr.
Research Group Leader, Musculoskeletal Epidemiology Research
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Quality and certainty of modelled epidemiologic estimates of musculoskeletal conditions
º Spinal manual therapy versus nerve root injection for patients with back-related leg pain
↘ cesar.hincapie@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Lumbar Radicular Pain: Manual Therapy versus Nerve Root Injection
↘ Predicting Patient Outcomes after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties
Hubli, Michèle PD Dr.
Research Group Leader and Deputy Head of Research, Spinal Cord Injury Center
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Sensory assessments
º Neuromodulatory approaches
↘ michele.hubli@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Pain-Autonomic Interaction in Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury
Kessler, Thomas Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Dept. of Neuro-Urology
Full Professor, Ordinarius ad personam for Neuro-Urology, University of Zurich
º Urology
º Neuro-urology
º Functional urology
º Microbiome-based therapeutic options for recurrent urinary symptoms
↘ thomas.kessler@balgrist.ch
Insights
Müller, Daniel A. PD Dr. med.
Head Physician, Tumor Surgery Unit
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Surgical treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors
↘ daniel.mueller@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Improving Risk Prediction in Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Scherr, Johannes C. Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, University Center for Prevention and Sports Medicine
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Sports medicine
º Musculoskeletal system and sport
º Internal medicine and sport
º Women and sport
º Children and sport
↘ johannes.scherr@balgrist.ch
Insights
Schöni, Madlaina Dr. med.
Head of Technical and Neuro-Orthopedics Unit
º Technical orthopedics
º Neuro-orthopedics
º Amputations
º Diabetic foot surgery
º Rare diseases
↘ madlaina.schoeni@balgrist.ch
Schweinhardt, Petra Prof. Dr. med.
Chair and Head Physician, Chiropractic Medicine and Research
Professor of Chiropractic Medicine, University of Zurich
º Chiropractics
º Back pain phenotypes
º Pain processing systems
↘ petra.schweinhardt@balgrist.ch
Schweizer, Andreas Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Hand Surgery Unit
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Wrist surgery
º Surgery on peripheral nerves
º Surgical treatment of hand fractures
º Sport climbing-related injuries to the hand
º Ultrasound at the hand
º 3D computer-aided analysis of malunions and OP planning
↘ andreas.schweizer@balgrist.ch
Schubert, Martin PD Dr. med.
Senior Consultant Neurology, Spinal Cord Injury Center
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Diseases of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves
º Movement disorders and spasticity
º Treatment with botulinum toxin
↘ martin.schubert@balgrist.ch
Snedeker, Jess Prof. Dr.
Professor for Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Deputy Chair of Orthopedic Research
Full Professor and Joint Chair, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (Dept. Health Sciences and Technology)
º Biological materials
º Constructive biomedical engineering
º Cell and molecular biology
º Clinical biomechanics
º Biology of the collagen matrix
º Image and signalling processing
↘ jess.snedeker@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Optimizing Biomaterial Designs for Better and Faster Healing
↘ Scientific Discoveries to Improve Tendon Health
Spörri, Jörg Prof. Dr.
Professor for Sports Medical Research
Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
º Musculoskeletal system and sport
º Internal medicine and sport
º Women and sport
º Children and sport
↘ joerg.spoerri@balgrist.ch
Surdez, Didier Prof. Dr.
Professor for Tumor Research
Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
º Bone sarcoma
º Pediatric oncology
º Preclinical models
º Epigenetics
º 3D chromatin organization
↘ didier.surdez@balgrist.ch
Insights
Sutter, Reto Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Dept. of Radiology
Quality Officer
Professor, Extraordinarius ad personam for Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Zurich
º Orthopedic and rheumatological imaging
º Sports injuries of the musculoskeletal system
º Minimally invasive pain therapy for the spine and musculoskeletal system
↘ reto.sutter@balgrist.ch
Insights
Uçkay, Ilker Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Dept. of Infectiology
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Infectiology
º Clinical and applied research
↘ ilker.uckay@balgrist.ch
↘ Multiple Randomized-Controlled Trials in Orthopedic Infections
Wieser, Karl Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Unit
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Shoulder and elbow surgery
º Rotator cuff repair
º Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (RTSA)
↘ karl.wieser@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ A New Benchmark in Shoulder Surgery with Innovative Fiberlock Technology
↘ Natural History of Quantitative Fatty Infiltration in Rotator Cuff Tears
Widmer, Jonas PD Dr.
Research Group Leader, Spine Biomechanics
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Translational research
º Fundamental biomechanical research
º Cutting-edge technology
º Analysis of spinal implants and surgical interventions
↘ jonas.widmer@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Rethinking Preoperative Planning for Spinal Fusion Surgery
Wirth, Stephan PD Dr. med.
Head Physician, Foot and Ankle Surgery Unit
Privatdozent, University of Zurich
º Foot and ankle surgery
º 3D computer-supported analysis of bone malpositions
↘ stephan.wirth@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ New Diagnostic Tool for Detection of Subtle, Chronic Syndesmotic Insufficiency
Zingg, Patrick Prof. Dr. med.
Head Physician, Hip Surgery Unit
Titular Professor, University of Zurich
º Hip and pelvis surgery
º Prosthetics (artificial joint replacement)
º Revision prosthetics
↘ patrick.zingg@balgrist.ch
Insights
↘ Advancing Surgical Training and Education Through Technology