Portrait Daniel Pohl

Daniel Pohl
Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Other functions at USZ

  • Coordinator Gastroenterology Intestinal Tumor Center Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich

Specialties

  • Interventional functional diagnostics (Endo/EsoFLIP)
  • Dysphagia and achalasia (clarification and therapy)
  • Gastroparesis (clarification and therapy)

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 85 48

Other competencies

  • Screening examinations (colonoscopy with endocuff)
  • Esophageal motility disorders, especially achalasia and EGJ outflow obstruction: HRM, HRiM, rumination protocol, Endo/EsoFLIP
  • Gastroparesis: 13C gastric emptying, pyloric interventions (Endo/EsoFLIP)
  • Reflux disease: 24h-MIIpH, Bravo, Belching clarification
  • Diagnosis of pre- and post-operative bariatric and reflux patients: Gastro with biopsies, reflux testing, further motility diagnostics if necessary
  • Complex panintestinal motility disorders: Testing SIBO, Transit, Smartpill
  • Anorectal dysfunction: high-resolution manometry, barostat, proctoscopy, EUS

Career

Since 2018 Senior Attending Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Prof. Dr. Dr. G. Rogler
2016 – 2018 Attending Physician with extended responsibilities, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2014 – 2016 Attending Physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2012 – 2013 Resident, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, USZ, Prof. Dr. M. Fried
2012 Attending Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Uster Hospital, PD Dr. E. Baechli
2009-2011 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, USZ, Prof. Dr. E. Battegay
2009 Research and outpatient activities, Center for Digestive Diseases, Gastroenterology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA, Prof. Dr. D. Castell
2007 – 2009 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Uster Hospital, PD. Dr. E. Baechli
2005 – 2007 Research associate and assistant physician, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, USZ, Prof. Dr. M. Fried

Most important memberships

  • SwissNGM (former President, Treasurer)
  • European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM), Treasurer
  • Swiss Society of Gastroenterology (SGG), member and expert in neurogastroenterology and motility
  • Colorectal Tumor Center USZ (DKG-certified), Cancer Center Zurich (CCZ), Steering Committee
  • Pelvic Floor Center, USZ (DKG-certified), Steering Committee
  • Medical Expert Network, Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos Campus
  • Expert Group, Expert Group, aHa!, Allergy Center, Bern, Switzerland, Member
  • Swiss Medical Foundation (FMH, member)
  • IBDnet (Member)
  • German Continence Society (DKG, member)
  • European Foregut Society (EFS), Executive Board