Course Details
Intermediate course

Intermediate course

From Saturday April 11 2026 - Thursday April 16 2026

Suited for surgical residents in years 3–5, ideal preparation for surgical board examination.

Theoretical parts are combined with practical parts. Training in open surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery used in different GI-tract conditions. Additionally, topics like decision making, how to deal with or avoid complications. etc. are addressed in panel discussions and joint sessions.

Information about the course

Facts

Duration/Date:
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Thursday 16 April 2026

Combinations:
Robotic surgery & Virtual reality training

Price:
Regular: 2000.–
Early bird: 1750.– (valid for registrations received before 31 December 2025)

Important dates

  • 1 August 2025
    Start of registration
  • December 2025
    Release of the preliminary program
  • 31 December 2025
    End of the early bird price
  • End of February 2026
    Release of the full scientific program
  • 28 March 2026
    End of registration
  • 11 April 2026
    Start of the course

Program

Module directors

  • PD Dr. Christian T. Hamel
    Dept. of Surgery, District Hospital Lörrach, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Daniel Frey
    Kantonsspital Baden, Switzerland

Scientific program

To the preliminary program «

Please have a look at the scientific program of the DavosCourse 2025, while we are preparing exciting new lectures and practical exercises for you.

Faculty

  • Prof. Dr. Katharina Beyer
    Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin Institute Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. Stephan Bischofberger
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Bolli
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Stefan Bouwense
    MUMC, Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Prof. Dr. Stefan Breitenstein
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Dimitri Christoforidis
    Chirurgia viscerale, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Svizzera
  • Dr. Lana Fourie
    Dept. of Visceral Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Dr. Floris Ferenschild
    Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Dr. Olav Flemmen
    Skien, Norway
  • Prof. Dr. Elmar Haiden
    Universitätklinikum Tulln, Tulln, Austria
  • PD Dr. Christian T. Hamel
    Dept. of Surgery, District Hospital Lörrach, Germany
  • PD Dr. Karoline Horisberger
    Visceral and transplant surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Germany
  • Dr. Daniel Kjaer
    Dept. of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
  • Dr. Marie Klein
    Kantonsspital St.Gallen KSSG
  • Dr. Marko Krajlevic
    Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Clarunis, Basel, Switzerland
  • Dr. Rebecca Kraus
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Chur, Switzerland
  • Prof. PD Dr. Christian Krieglstein
    Dept. of Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Köln-Hohenlind, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Beat Müller
    Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Clarunis, Basel, Switzerland
  • PD Dr. Christian Nebiker
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Switzerland
  • Dr. Felix Nickel
    University Heidelberg, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Ralph Peterli
    University Hospital Clarunis, Basel, Switzerland
  • Dr. Urs Pfefferkorn
    Cantonal Hospital, Olten, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Reissfelder
    Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Tom Mikael Scheinin
    Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Helsinki, Finland
  • Dr. Romano Schneider
    University Hospital Clarunis, Basel, Switzerland
  • PD Dr. Gabriel Seifert
    University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  • PD Dr. Andreas Shamiyeh
    Dept. of Surgery, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
  • Prof. Dr. Gerd Silberhumer
    Dept. of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Austria
  • Dr. med. habil. Sebastian Staubli
    HPB and Liver Transplant, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Prof. Dr. Harry van Goor
    Dept. of Surgery, University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • PD Dr. Benjamin Weixler
    Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland

Registration

Registration for the course is only possible online. The course fee needs to be paid immediately after completing the registration. Supported payment options are Credit Card (VISA, Mastercard) and TWINT (for swiss residents only).

If you do not pay the fee, your registration will be hold as a reservation for 3 days. You may finalize the payment at any time. After 3 days, your registration will be cancelled and you need to restart the registration.

For more information, please visit our General Terms & Conditions

Cancellation

Withdrawal from an event must be made in writing and is free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the event. Cancellation after eight weeks prior to the event will incur a cancellation fee of CHF 200. In the event of a later cancellation (up to four weeks) or a non-appearance, the full participation fees shall be due. A substitute participant can be proposed. 

For more information, please visit our General Terms & Conditions

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