Portrait Valentin Neuhaus

Valentin Neuhaus
Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Traumatology

Specialties

  • Polytrauma and shock room management
  • Fracture treatment
  • Treatment of body cavity injuries

Other competencies

  • Acute traumatology and multiple injury care
  • AO Instructor
  • ATLS course and regional director
  • DSTC Instructor
  • Ultrasound course director
  • Crew Resources Management – Simulation Instructor

Career

15.12.2021 Award of the titular professorship of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
Since 2017 Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. H.C. Pape
2016 – 2017 Trauma, Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town, South Africa, Prof. Dr. A. Nicol
2013 – 2016 Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. H.P. Simmen
2011 – 2012 MGH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, Mentor: David Ring, MD PhD
2009 – 2010 Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. H.P. Simmen
2010 UEMS / EBSQ Traumatology
2010 Specialist title “General surgery and traumatology”
2005 – 2009 Surgical Department, Limmattalspital, Schlieren, Prof. Dr. med. O. Schöb
2007 Certificate of competence (FA) Sonography
2006 Specialist FMH for surgery
2002 – 2004 Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. O. Trentz
2000 – 2002 Surgical Department, Samedan District Hospital, Prof. Dr. med. H.P. Simmen

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Medical Association FMH
  • Swiss Society for Surgery SGC
  • General Surgery and Traumatology SGACT
  • Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
  • Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians VSAO
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich AGZ
  • Society of Surgeons of the Canton of Zurich
  • AO Alumni Association
  • Alumni organization of the Faculty of Medicine Zurich
  • Alumni Harvard

Research focus

  • Clinical retrospective studies on polytrauma management, fracture treatment and injuries to the body cavities
  • Register studies (AQC)

Further

  • Head of the Working Group for Quality Assurance in the Surgical Disciplines (AQC)

Publications

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