Docteur PD Ulf Kessler

Specialist in
Surgery
specially: Visceral Surgery
Languages
French, German, English

Core competencies

  • General and visceral surgery (advanced training)
  • Digestive surgery
  • Laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery
  • Cancer surgery
  • Reflux surgery
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Paediatric surgery
  • Teaching and research in surgery and paediatric surgery
  • Diseases of the pancreas
  • Specialist in child and adolescent obesity
  • Digestive surgical emergencies

Professional career

2019 - to date
Senior Physician – Berner Viszeral Chirurgie
2019 - to date
Senior Physician – Klinik Beau-Site, Bern (responsible for research and training)
2017 - 2019
Senior Physician – Department of Visceral Surgery, Klinik Beau-Site, Bern
2015 - 2017
Senior Physician – Surgical Department, HFR Fribourg
2013 - 2015
Senior Physician – Surgical Department, Hôpital Cantonal Neuchâtel
2013 - 2015
Senior Physician – Paediatric Department, Hôpital d’Yverdon
2013
Deputy Senior physician – Paediatric Surgery, HFR Fribourg
2010 - 2012
Assistant Physician – Paediatric Surgery Department, Bern University Hospital
2008 - 2010
Assistant Physician – Surgical Department, CHUV, Lausanne
2008 - to date
Head of Research Projects – Paediatric Surgery Department, University Hospital
2003 - 2008
Assistant Physician – Paediatric Surgery Department, Bern University Hospital
2003
Assistant Physician – Paediatric Surgery Department, Heidelberg University Hospital
2001 - 2003
Assistant Physician – Paediatric Department, Heidelberg University Hospital

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

2019
Advanced training in visceral surgery
2019
Overweight child and adolescent therapist
2015
FMH specialist in General Surgery
2015
Venia Docendi (Privat Docent) – University of Bern
2012
Advanced training in paediatric surgery
2003
Doctor’s thesis – University of Heidelberg
1993 - 2001
Medical studies – Berlin, Lausanne and Heidelberg universities

Further information

COMMENTS
  • Highly specialised medicine (MHS):
    Highly specialised complex visceral surgery includes deep oesophageal, pancreatic, hepatic and rectal resections, as well as complex bariatric surgery.
    We offer our patients the full spectrum of highly specialised surgery. Due to national health planning, we currently perform these operations at the Hirslanden Clinique Beau-Site in Bern.
    We guarantee bespoke, ongoing follow-up from our team, also in Bern.
  • Patients in wheelchairs are currently seen in emergency, where there is wheelchair access (to be announced)

Practices at

Memberships and partnerships

  • ASMAC – Association Suisse des Médecins-assistant(e)s et Chef(fe)s de Clinique
  • AKJ – Fachverband Adipositas im Kindes- und Jugendalter
  • DGKMH – Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Mikrozirkulation und Hämorheologie FMH – Federatio Medicorum Helveticorum
  • MVUB – Mittelbauvereinigung der Universität Bern: Kommissionsdelegierter der Archivkommission
  • Hirslanden Klinik Beau-Site Bern – Senior physician responsible for teaching and research, paediatric surgery department Bern University Hospital – Head of research projects
  • NEC Society – https://necsociety.org/nec-society-research-collaborative/
  • University of Bern – Faculty member
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics & Frontiers in Surgery – Journal based in Lausanne: Associate editor

Publications & videos

Events & lectures