Site Manager UWZH
Head of Spinal Surgery
Dr. med. David Bauer
Wirbelsäulen- & Neurochirurgie
Tel. +41 44 922 26 50
Subject title
- Specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
Language skills
- German
- English
- French
Career
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Training
10/2012 – 12/2012 Weill Cornell Medical School, USA
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Further training
2024
Eurospine Diploma - Endospine Academy Basic Course2023
Microsurgery diploma, Bern (Rosmarie Frick)NuVasive: Treatment of degenerative diseases at the L5-S1 level in the lateral position (xALIF)
NuVasive: Treatment of degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine with the eXtreme lateral approach (XLIF)
Swiss specialist certification for orthopaedics and traumatology
2020
ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider Course
Spinal surgery: German Society for Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC), Berlin
DePuy Synthes Spine Academy Module 2: Cervical spine and lumbar spine
DePuy Synthes Spine Academy Module 1: lumbar
2018
Doctorate University of Zurich: Conventional versus computer-assisted corrective osteotomy of the forearm: a retrospective analysis of 56 consecutive cases2013
AO Basic Principles of Fracture Management, Davos, SwitzerlandGood Clinical Practice, University of Innsbruck, Austria
05/2019 - 12/2019
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. M. Farshad)08/2017 - 03/2019
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Prof. B. Jost)08/2014 - 05/2017
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. C. Gerber)04/2013 - 07/2014
Resident, Trauma Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland (Prof. R. Babst)
11/2012 - 12/2012
Orthopedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC, USA (Dr. D. Helfet)10/2012 - 11/2012
Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC, USA (Dr. A. Pearle)02/2011 - 07/2011
Nephrology, National Scleroderma Center, The Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK -
Leadership activity
2025
Site Manager, Männedorf Hospital, University Spine Center Zurich
2024
Senior Physician Spine Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. M. Farshad) -
Fellowships
11/2020 - 10/2022
Fellowship Spine Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genéve, Switzerland (Dr. D. Dominguez)01/2020 - 08/2020
Fellowship Spine Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Prof. M. Farshad) -
Scholarships & prizes
2019
Balgrist University Hospital Prize for "Best clinical paper published 2018" "Classification of Perioperative Complications in Spine Surgery" Farshad M, Aichmair A, Gerber C, Bauer DE2017
EFORT Award for the best poster 2017, "Validation of Patellar Height Measurements in Conventional Radiographs and MRI in Patients with Patellar Instability" Philippe M. Tscholl MD, David E. Bauer MD, Sandro F. Fucentese MD2012
The Max Kade Scholarship, Austrian-American Foundation2006-2012
Candidate for the Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Medical University of Vienna -
Memberships
- Eurospine (European Spine Society)
- Swiss Orthopedics
- Publications