Photo PD Dr. med. Dominic Kaiser

Head of Orthopaedics/Traumatology
Head of Hip Surgery

PD Dr. med. Dominic Kaiser

Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie


Specialist title

  • Specialization: Hip and pelvic surgery
  • Orthopaedics and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system (2018)
  • Specialized traumatology SO/SGC (2024)

Language skills

  • German
  • English
  • Italian
  • French

Career

  • Education

    5/2015-12/2017 Resident in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Prof. K. Eid

    4/2013-4/2015 Resident in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Prof. C. Gerber

    1/2012- 3/2013 Assistant Surgeon, Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen, Prof. F. Hetzer

    2011 State examination in human medicine (University of Zurich)

  • Further training

    2024 Venia Legendi (Privatdozent), Orthopaedics, University of Zurich
    2024
    Focus on Specialized Traumatology SO-SGC

    2018 Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system FMH

    2015 Certificate Medical Expert SIM

    2014 Certificate as an expert in radiation protection

    2013 Basic surgery exam

    2013 Doctorate (Dr. med.) (University of Zurich)

  • Management activity

    Since 10/2024 Head of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Balgrist - Männedorf Hospital

    Since 5/2023 Senior physician for hip and reconstructive orthopedics/tumor orthopedics at Balgrist University Hospital

    5/2022-5/2023 Clinical Fellowship Orthoplastics and Limb Salvage, L Scott Levin, MD, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia USA

    7/2018-5/2022 Senior Physician Orthopaedics Knee and Hip Team

    1/2018-6/2018 Clinical Fellowship Orthoplastics, Prof. AC Masquelet, Hopital St. Antoine, Paris, France

  • Teaching activity

    • Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine UZH
  • Memberships
    • Swiss orthopaedics
    • VSAO
    • Zurich Society of Orthopaedics