Senior Consultant Prof. Dr. med. Claudio Dora
Position and faculty
Senior Consultant Hip Surgery
Specialty
Joint conserving surgery of the hip by means of hip arthroscopy, surgical hip luxation and conversion operations such as periacetabular pelvic osteotomy according to Ganz
Artificial hip joint replacement with prostheses in minimally invasive technique
Hip joint replacement operations incl. treatment of bone and muscle defects
Contact
Medical specialisation
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System
Curriculum
since July 2017
Senior Consultant Hip Surgery, Schulthess Klinik
2007–2017
Deputy medical director and Co-Head Orthopaedics, Uniklinik Balgrist
2003–2007
Head of Hip and Pelvis Surgery, Uniklinik Balgrist
2002–2003
Consultant Hip and Pelvis Surgery, Uniklinik Balgrist
2000–2002
In rotation: Consultant Spine, Shoulder, Knee and Foot Surgery, Uniklinik Balgrist
2000–2008
Consultant Spine Surgery, Uniklinik Balgrist
1996–1997
Resident Orthopaedics, Uniklinik Balgrist, Zürich
(Prof. C. Gerber)
1995
Resident Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hôpital Cantonal, Fribourg
(Prof. C. Gerber)
1994
General Surgery, Bezirkspital Wattenwil
(Dr. B. Roth)
1992–1993
Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Regionalspital Langenthal
(Dr. W. Hackenbruch)
Education and training
seit 2013
Titular professorship, University of Zurich
2006
Venia Legendi, University of Zurich «Retroversion of the acetabulum: radiological assessment, prevalence and relevance»
2000
Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System FMH
1999
Fellowship Service D'orthopedie Pediatrique, Höpital Armand Trousseau, Paris
(Prof. Filipe)
Service D'Orthopedie Pediatrique, Höpital Saint-Vincent-DePaul, Paris
(Prof. R. Seringe, Prof. J. Dubousset)
1998
Hip/Pelvic Surgery and Trauma Surgery, lnselspital, University of Bern
(Prof. R. Ganz)
1991
Doctorate, University of Bern: "Damage to the intestinal barrier by hypo- and reperfusion and its consequences" (Prof. Dr. med. Lundsgaard-Hansen, Department for Experimental Surgery, University of Bern)
1984–1991
Study of Medicine, Federal Examination in Human Medicine and dissertation at the University of Bern
Scientific activities
Klinische Forschung auf dem Gebiet der Hüftchirurgie
Scientific reviewer for various orthopaedic journals
Memberships
swiss orthopaedics (President and member of expert group Hip)
Swiss Implant Registry, SIRIS (foundation council)
FMCH
Swiss Medical Association FMH
Association for Orthopaedic Research AFOr (foundation council)
European Hip Society
Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich AGZ
INSEAD Alumni
Awards and honours
2013 Venel Prize, Swiss Orthopedic Association for «lnfluence of resection geometry on fracture risk in the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: a finite element study» (Rothenfluh E, Zingg P, Dora C et al)
2004 Marathon Prize, Swiss Orthopedic Association for «Ciosed suction wound drainage versus non drainage in primary total hip replacement (THR). Short term difference» (Von Campe A, Mengiardi B, Dora C)
2003 Marathon Prize, Swiss Orthopedic Association for «Recurrent lumbar disc herniation: risk factors on MRI» (Dora C, Schmid M et al)
2002 Poster Prize, Swiss Radiology Association for «Grading of lumbar Nerve Root Compromise with MRI: A ReHability Study with Surgical Correlation» (Pfirrmann CW, Dora C et al)
2000 Prix de these du Gongres de Ia Societe Françaisede Chirurgie Pediatrique for «La couverture cotyloidienne du fragment necrose epiphysaire dans l'osteochondrite primitive de Ia hanche: sa signification dans l'evaluation du traitement chirurgical et du prognostic en finde croissance»