Name of department: University Spine Center Zurich
Head of department: Mazda Farshad
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Mazda Farshad
Head of department: Mazda Farshad
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Scrubbing in is possible at any time. Active participation in surgery is only possible with a valid work permit.
More information
Number of beds in department: 150
Total surgical cases per year: 1450
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: German
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Interested fellows have access to a state-of-the-art research campus where they can work on spine-related projects from clinical, radiological, biomechanical and orthopaedic computer research as coordinated with the Institute Director.
