Head of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Dr. med. Adrian Forster
Position and faculty
Head of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Specialty
Rheumatoid arthritis
Spondyloarthritides
Collagenosis (with capillaroscopy)
Vasculitides
Crystal arthropathies
Osteoporosis
Biologic therapies
Interventional pain therapy
Clinical Quality Management
Languages
German
English
Italian
French
Contact
Medical specialisation
Rheumatology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
General Internal Medicine
Certificates of proficiency
Interventional pain therapy SSIPM
Manual Medicine SAMM
Expertise for dose-intensive X-ray KHM
Practice laboratory KHM
Curriculum
since 01/2018
Head of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Schulthess Klinik
04/2014–10/2017
Head of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Kantonspital Winterthur
From 2016 Head of Spine Center
From 2016 Member of the Board of Management Medicine
10/2005–10/2017
Clinic director and medical director, Klinik St. Katharinental, Diessenhofen
Member of the Management Spital Thurgau AG
04/2005–03/2014
Head of Rehabilitation, Klinik St. Katharinental, Diessenhofen
07/1999–03/2005
Consultant Rheumatology, Rheumatism Clinic and Institute of Physical Medicine, Universitätsspital Zürich
Head of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis consulting hours
Head of consultation hours for collagenoses and vasculitis
Head of Capillary Microscopy
Education and training
01/1999–06/1999
Rheumatism Clinic and Institute for Physical Medicine, Universitätsspital Zürich
07/1996–12/1998
Rheumatism Clinic, Inselspital, Bern
07/1995–06/1996
Neurological Clinic and Polyclinic, Inselspital, Bern
12/1993–06/1995
Medical Polyclinic, Universitätsspital Zürich
1994
Dissertation "Pustulose and Arthritis/Osteitis", University of Zurich
01/1992–11/1993
Medical Department, Spital Zollikerberg
11/1990–10/1991
Surgical Department, Spital Zollikerberg
1990
Federal Examination
1984–1990
Study of Medicine, University of Zurich
Scientific activities
Lecturer ZHAW Winterthur (courses MSc in physiotherapy, MAS in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and MAS in gerontological care)
Expert in rheumatology on the editorial board of:
- Hausarzt Praxis (Springer Medizin Verlag Schweiz AG)
- Ars Medici (Rosenfluh Publikationen AG)
- Der informierte Arzt (Ärzteverlag Medinfo AG)
- Leading Opinions Orthopädie & Rheumatologie (Universimed Cross Media Content GmbH)
Memberships
Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine SGIM
Swiss Society of Rheumatology SGR
Swiss Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation SGPMR
Zurich Society of Specialists in Rheumatology
Swiss Association of Rehabilitation SAR
Swiss Medical Society for Manual Medicine SAMM
Medical Society Thurgau
Association of Senior Hospital Physicians of Switzerland VLSS
Ankylosing Spondylitis Association of Switzerland SVMB
Swiss Polyarthritic Association SPV
European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ESPRM
American College of Rheumatology ACR
Spine Intervention Society SIS
Foundation Swiss Clinical Quality Management SCQM in Rheumatic Diseases (Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Board of Directors Klinik Adelheid AG
Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Medical Society for Manual Medicine SAMM
Member of the working group "Clinical Affairs" of the Swiss Society of Rheumatology SGR
Medical Advisory Board Swiss Polyarthritic Association SPV
Member of the editorial staff of Rheuma Schweiz magazine