AO Trauma Switzerland: Fellowships and Research

Fellowships

Expand your knowledge and skills and learn from international trauma experts all over the world.

Furthermore we offer every year a two-week fellowship together with our German-speaking neighbours (DACH) in Switzerland, Austria or Germany.

2019:

Gregoire Thürig, Fribourg—Prof. Karl-Heinz Frosch, UKE (Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf) und BG Klinikum Hamburg
Caroline Heinen-Vees, Montreux—Prof. Stefan Rammelt, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav
Carus Dresden

2022: Read the winners' reports

Aline Suter, Winterthur—Prof. Franz Josef Seibert, LKH Universitätsklinikum Graz
Marco Burkhard, Chur—Prof. Karl-Heinz Frosch, UKE (Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf) und BG Klinikum Hamburg

2023:

Method Kabelitz, Zürich—Prof. Ulrich Stöckle, Charité Berlin
Julian Zimmermann, Zürich—Prof. Wolfgang Böcker, Universitätsklinikum Grosshadern München

2024:

Christoph Zindel, Chur—Prof. Karl-Heinz Frosch, UKE (Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf)

2025: Read the winner's report

Elin Winkler, Winterthur—PD Dr. Dietmar Krappinger, Universitätsklinik Innsbruck

Add new understanding of musculoskeletal issues and improve patients lifes by basic and clinic research. We want to support and celebrate your work.

Deadline for Science Award 2026 application: January 31, 2027, 17:00 CET.

2022:

Andrea Gross, Winterthur
"The surgical management of highly unstable fragility fractures of the sacrum with spinopelvic dissociation: A case series and proposal of a surgical treatment algorithm"

2023:

Kerstin Bütler, Chur
“Clavicular hook plate versus dog‑bone technique for acute high‑grade acromioclavicular joint dislocation: a retrospective cohort study comparing clinical outcome scores, complications, and costs"

2024:

Matthijs Jacxsens, St. Gallen
“Predicting functional outcome after nonoperative treatment of proximal humeral fractures involving the surgical neck"

2025:

Matthias Wittauer, Universitätsspital Basel
"Risk Factors for Perioperative Myocardial, Infarction/Injury and Mortality Following Surgical Treatment of Proximal Femur Fractures"