PD Dr. med. Hansjörg Leu

Schulische Ausbildung

• 1960 - 1967 Elementary School "Hans Asper", City of Zurich
  1967 - 1973 Gymnasium Freudenberg/Zurich, Swiss Maturity Type greco-latin Literar-A

Hochschule

• 1973 - 1979 Medical School, University of Zurich
• 1977 Anatomical Studies, University of Florence/Italy
• 1977 - 1978 Med.Fac.-Dissertation (Prof.A.L.Blum,Triemlispital, Zurich)
• 1979 Swiss Federal Examination with Medical Degree
• 1980 Degree of Dr. Medicinae, Med. School, University of Zurich
• 1993 Habilitation/Venia Legendi WS 1993/94 as Private Docent for Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Faculty, Zurich
• 1993 FMH Postgraduate Course for Public Health Management Module I,II,III SRK-Zentrum Nottwil/Switzerland

Klinischer Werdegang

• 1980 - 1982 Department for General Surgery and Traumatology, Aargovian Cantonal Hospital, Aarau/Switzerland.
  Chairman: Prof.Dr.F.Deucher
• 1982 - 1984 Section for Orthopaedics, Thurgovian Cantonal Hospital, Frauenfeld/Switzerland. Chief: Dr.U.Romer
• 1984 Department for Anaesthesiology, Thurgovian Cantonal Hospital, Frauenfeld/Switzerland.
  Chairman : Dr. G. Kreienbühl
• 1984 - 1985 Department for General Surgery and Traumatology, Thurgovian Cantonal Hospital, Frauenfeld/Switzerland
  Chairman : Dr. R. Gonzenbach
• 1985 - 1995 Department for Orthopaedic Surgery Balgrist, Medical School, University of Zurich/Switzerland
  Chairman : Prof. Dr. A.Schreiber

Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang

• 1987 Annuall organization of international instructional COURSES FOR PERCUTANEOUS ENDO-SCOPIC SPINAL SURGERY AND COMPLEMENTARY MINIMAL INVASIVE TECHNIQUES since 1987 (following to Prof. A.Schreiber) Next: 24th Course, January 26/27, 2006 , Zurich
• 1988 Speciality Degree in Orthopaedic Surgery FMH (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum)
• 1989 - 1992 Clinical Lecturer and Senior Clinician, Balgrist Clinic
• 1992 - 1995 Senior Surgeon for Spinal Surgery, Balgrist Clinic
• 1993 Habilitation/Private Docent in Orthopaedics, Univiersity of Zurich
• 1994 - 2000 PD-Representative for Orthopaedics, Faculty Group of Surgical Disciplines, University of Zurich/Switzerland
• 1995 -  2004 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Neumunster Hospital Prisma Spine Unit, Zollikerberg/Zurich, Switzerland
• 1999 Instructional exchange activities with eastern european countries, in particular with Ukraine / Charkov
• 2004 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bethania Hospital Bethania Spine Base, Zurich, Switzerland

Preise und Ehrungen

• 1988 Research Grant by the Stipendiary Found of the Swiss Orthopaedic Association (PTFE-Nucleoplasty in sheep)
• 1991 ASG-Fellowship of the Austro/Swiss/German Orthopaedic Societies (ASG Travelling Studies GB/USA 1992)
• 1992 Georg Schmorl Award by the German Society for Spine Research, Frankfurt/Germany for the paper "Percutaneous Disc Surgery with Discoscopy" (Theme of Habilitation)
• 2002 Doctor honoris causa, by proposal of Sytenko Institute, Medical Faculty, University of Charkov/Ukraine

Mitgliedschaften

• International Medical Society of Paraplegia (IMSOP, since 1988)
• Gr.Int. d'étude des approches des disques intervertébraux (GIEDA, since 1989)
• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Orthopädie (SGO, since 1989)
• Société Int. de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT, since 1990)
• International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS, since 1990)
• President Elect in charge 2005/2008
• Dt. Gesellschaft für Endoskopie und bildgebende Verfahren e.V. (DGE, since 1990)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Traumatologie (DGOT, since 1991)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wirbelsäulenforschung (DGWSF, since 1992)
• Grp de Recherche Interdiscipl. sur les Biomat. Osseux Injectables (GRIBOI, since 1995)
• Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Spinale Chirurgie (SGS, since 1994), Secretary 1995-2000
• International Medical Society of Paraplegia (IMSOP, since 1988)
• Gr.Int. d'étude des approches des disques intervertébraux (GIEDA, since 1989)
• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Orthopädie (SGO, since 1989)
• Société Int. de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT, since 1990)
• International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery (ISMISS, since 1990)
• President Elect in charge 2005/2008
• Dt. Gesellschaft für Endoskopie und bildgebende Verfahren e.V. (DGE, since 1990)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Traumatologie (DGOT, since 1991)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wirbelsäulenforschung (DGWSF, since 1992)
• Grp de Recherche Interdiscipl. sur les Biomat. Osseux Injectables (GRIBOI, since 1995)
• Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Spinale Chirurgie (SGS, since 1994), Secretary 1995-2000
• Assoc. Italo-Tedesca per scambio culturale in ortopedia e traumatologia, ASSITOT, since 2008
• Forum Medizin & Energie (FME, since 1984; board member since 2008)