PD Dr. med. Alberto Schneeberger

Specialist in
Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology
Languages
German, Italian, English, French

Core competencies

  • Full spectrum of shoulder and elbow surgery
  • Shoulder prosthesis and prosthesis revisions
  • Elbow prosthesis and prosthesis revisions
  • Reconstruction of rotator cuff, tendon transfers
  • Reconstruction of sinew and tendon
  • Arthroscopic treatment of shoulder and elbows
  • Operations for stabilization
  • Treatment of fractures

Professional career

2010 - to date
Endoclinic Zurich
2004 - 2009
Practice at "Praxis am Seefeld", Zurich
1998 - 2004
Senior physician and Deputy Chief shoulder and elbow Team, Orthopedics University Hospital, Zurich, Balgrist
1997 - 1998
Senior physician, Orthopedics University Hospital, Zurich, Balgrist
1994 - 1995
Resident, Hand surgery, Inselspital, University of Berne
1993 - 1994
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital, University of Berne
1992
Resident, General Surgery, Ospedale Civico, Lugano
1990 - 1991
Resident, Laboratory for experimental surgery, Davos, Switzerland

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

Nov 1998
FMH specialist in Orthopedic Surgery
Oct 1996 - Dec 1996
Special training course in Reconstruction Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Jul 1996 - Sep 1996
Special Training course in Orthopedic Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong University
Feb 1996 - Jun 1996
Special Training course in Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hôpital Avicenne, University of Paris, France
Jul 1995 - Jan 1996
Special Training course in Elbow Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
1995
American Medical License Examinations
Dec 1989
Medical Degree, University of Bern
1983 - 1989
Medical studies in Fribourg and Bern

Practices at

Memberships and partnerships

  • American Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (ASES)
  • European Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC)
  • Swiss Association of Attending Physicians (SBV)
  • Swiss Orthopaedics (SGO)
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Doctors Society of Zurich (AGZ)
  • Zurich Society of Orthopedic Surgeons (ZGO)

Events & lectures