Dr Patrick Vienne
Orthopedic surgeon and traumatology specialist
Foot and ankle surgery
Dr. Patrick Vienne obtained his medical degree in 1990 from the University of Bern. He completed his specialization in orthopedic surgery partly in Fribourg, and then at the Balgrist University Orthopedic Clinic in Zurich, where he earned his doctorate in 1998. After a fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, he headed the Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Balgrist Clinic in Zurich from 1999 to 2007. During this period, he focused primarily on introducing a new total ankle prosthesis to Europe and developing a new surgical technique for correcting hallux valgus, which has been the subject of numerous scientific publications in specialized orthopedic surgery journals.
After more than 15 years of experience in foot and ankle surgery, Dr. Patrick Vienne joins the Medicol group with the aim of creating a center of excellence for the foot within the Hirslanden Bois-Cerf clinic.
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2007 – 2015
Accredited physician, Orthopedic Clinic, Klinik St. Anna, Lucerne. Subspecialty: Foot and ankle surgery
1999
Fellow Foot and Ankle Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle (USA), (Prof. ST Hansen)
1999 – 2007
Head of Department, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Balgrist University Orthopedic Clinic, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
1998 – 1999
1998
Assistant Physician, Trauma, University Trauma Clinic, University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. O. Trentz)
Assistant Physician, Orthopedics, Balgrist University Orthopedic Clinic, Zurich (Prof. C. Gerber)
1995
Assistant Physician, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Fribourg Cantonal Hospital (Prof. C. Gerber)
1994 – 1995
Assistant physician, orthopedics and traumatology, Gruyère Hospital, Riaz (Dr JM Scholler)
1992 – 1994
Assistant physician, surgery and traumatology, Gruyère Hospital, Riaz (Dr A. Froidevaux)
1991 – 1992
Sports traumatology, CIRES, Vevey. Physician at the Béjart Ballet Lausanne
1999
FMH specialist title in orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal traumatology
1997
Doctor of Medicine, University of Zurich.
1990
Federal Diploma of Medicine
Swiss Society of Sports Medicine (SSMS)
Swiss Foot and Ankle Society (SFAS)
American Organization for Foot and Ankle Surgery (AOFAS)