Team of the Department of Traumatology

Our dedicated and highly qualified team at the Department of Traumatology at the University Hospital Zurich is focused on helping seriously injured patients. The experts specialize in the surgical treatment of all injuries and fractures.

Departments

Management

Hans-Christoph Pape, Prof. Dr. med.

Director of Department, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 27 55
Specialties: Traumatology , Polytrauma, Pelvis, hip joint

Gerrolt Nico Jukema, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Intra-articular fractures of the lower extremity (joint fractures), Treatment of chronic bone and (soft tissue) infections: Osteomyelitis , Pseudarthrosis / application of Ilizarov technique, sterile medical maggot therapy (Lucilia Sericata) for serious (post-traumatic) infections

Senior Attending Physicians

Florin Allemann, Executive MBA HSG, PD Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Upper extremity, Sports injury, Knee

Christian Hierholzer, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Aging Traumatology, Osteosynthesis of the long tubular bones, Pseudarthrosis (healing disorder of the bone)

Gerrolt Nico Jukema, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Intra-articular fractures of the lower extremity (joint fractures), Treatment of chronic bone and (soft tissue) infections: Osteomyelitis , Pseudarthrosis / application of Ilizarov technique, sterile medical maggot therapy (Lucilia Sericata) for serious (post-traumatic) infections

Valentin Neuhaus, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Polytrauma and shock room management, Fracture treatment, Treatment of body cavity injuries

Attending Physicians with extended responsibilities

Kai Oliver Jensen, PD Dr. med.

Attending Physician with extended responsibilites, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11
Specialties: Polytrauma/lower extremity, Aging Traumatology, Register

Roman Pfeifer, Prof. Dr. med.

Attending Physician with extended responsibilites, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Polytrauma, Spinal surgery, Pelvic surgery

Attending Physicians

Christiane Barthel, Dr. med.

Fellow, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 55 11

Sascha Halvachizadeh, Ph.D., Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11

Basil Hatz

Fellow, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11

Sandro-Michael Heining

Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Severe injury care, Telemedicine in trauma rehabilitation, Clinical movement analysis

Thomas Rauer, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11
Specialties: Sports Traumatology, Injury to the knee joint

Frank Peter Schäfer, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 23 99
Specialties: Polytrauma and lower extremity team

Michel Teuben, Ph.D., Dr. med.

Fellow, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 43 253 35 14

Henrik Teuber, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11
Specialties: Polytrauma / Lower extremity, Aging Traumatology

Residents

Jonin Serafin Zumsteg

Resident, Department of Traumatology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11

As an AO Trauma Fellowship Host Center, we maintain a regular international exchange. In our department, three to four fellows supported by the AO Trauma Foundation and/or the Martin Allgöwer AO Trauma Foundation visit our clinic. More…

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We maintain regular contact with SICOT (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology). This may be through presentations of scientific work and/or lectures by Prof. Dr. Hans-Christoph Pape and his staff at the SICOT Orthopaedic World Congresses or through international exchanges in our clinic by fellows supported by SICOT. More…