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.
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Previous DACH Fellowship winners
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: Read the winners' reports
- 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)
Research
Add new understanding of musculoskeletal issues and improve patients lifes by basic and clinic research. We want to support and celebrate your work.
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Previous Science Award winners
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"
- Andrea Gross, Winterthur
Swiss surgeons in humanitarian projects
Swiss AO Trauma surgeons are engaged in humanitarian projects, explore their activities and become part of it.
