Breast surgery

Education and further training

2016: Post-doctoral degree in Surgery, Medicine at the University of Innsbruck
1989–1994: Training as Specialist in Surgery at Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital in Linz
1988–1989: PRHO-level physician, Reutte/Tirol Hospital
1987: Doctorate in Medicine at the University of Innsbruck

Other activities

Activities as Senior Physician
2006–2008: Surgery, Linz General Hospital
1994–2003: Surgery at Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital in Linz

Practice
Since 2017: Radiologist, Breast Centre Zurich
Since 2012: Chief Physician for Surgery, Breast Centre Zurich
Since 2008: Practice at Breast Centre Zurich
2003–2008 Practice in Linz

Study trips
2004: North western Center Chicago, USA (Prof. M. Morrow)
1998: Department of Senology at Gerresheim Hospital in Dusseldorf (Prof. W. Audretsch)
1997: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA (Dr P. Borgen)
1993: Instituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano(Prof. U. Veronesi)

Specialisation
General surgery with a focus on breast surgery

Professional memberships

• Chairman Breast Cancer Centre Hirslanden Klinik Zurich
• Director of the Senology Diploma of the Swiss Society of Senology
• Board member of the Swiss Society of Senology
• Board member of the Austrian Society of Senology
• Advisory Board of the Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group (ABCSG)
• International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG)
• Swiss Surgical Society
• Physician’s Association of the Canton of Zurich
• Swiss Association for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)
• European Society of Mastology
• Association for Surgical Oncology (ACO)
• Oncoplastic Breast Consortium (OPBC)
• World Society of Surgery

Publications