Name of department: Spine Center of Eastern Switzerland (Ostschweizer Wirbelsäulenzentrum)
Head of department: Martin Stienen
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Martin Stienen
Head of department: Martin Stienen
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? We have to check on an individual case basis, depending on the medical license and whether HR approves (usually easier if fellow comes from EU/FTA-country).
More information
Number of beds in department: 30
Total surgical cases per year: 1400
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 (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
We have interdisciplinary boards, educational activities with other Swiss spine departments, simulator training for spinal injections, microsurgical discectomy and endoscopic discectomy (virtual reality).
