Board and Faculty Members

President

PD Dr. med. Peter Vogelbach, Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Chur, Switzerland

 

Board of Directors

Dr. med. Walter Brunner, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- , Endokrin- und Transplantationschirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Christiane Bruns, Klinik für Allgemein-, Thorax- und Tumorchirurgie, Uniklinik Köln, Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Pierre-Alain Clavien, Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland

PD Dr. med. Daniel M. Frey, GZO Spital Wetzikon, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Hahnloser, Service du chirurgie viscérale, CHUV Lausanne, Switzerland 

Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich Herbst, Abteilung für Chirurgie, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Wien, Austria

Dr. med. Odd Mjaland, Department of Surgery, Sörlandet Sykehus, Kristiansand, Norway

Dr. Peter Svenningsen, Department of Surgery, Nordsjællands Hospital, Kopenhagen, Denmark

PD Dr. med. Peter Vogelbach, Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Chur, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Harry van Goor, Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

 

 

Faculty Members

Prof. Dr.med. Katharina Beyer, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Germany

PD Dr. med. Martin Bolli, Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Breitenstein, Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Switzerland

Dr. Otmar Buyne, Dept. of Surgery, Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. med. Dimitri Christoforidis, Department of Surgery, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany 

PD Dr. med. Christian T. Hamel, Klinik für Viszeral- und Allgemeinchirurgie, Lörrach, Germany

PD Dr. med. Karoline Horisberger, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany

Dr. med. Rebecca Kraus, Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Christian F. Krieglstein, Chirurgische Klinik St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Köln, Germany

PD Dr. med. Christian Nebiker, Klinik für Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Aarau, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Reissfelder, Dept. Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum, Mannheim, Germany

Prof. Dr. med. Rachel Rosenthal, University of Basel, Switzerland

Adj. Prof. Dr. Ville Sallinen, Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland

PD Dr. med. Andreas Shamyieh, Klinik für Allgmein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Kepler Universtitätsklinikum, Linz, Austria

Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Silberhumer, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Prof. Dr. med. Tom Mikael Scheinin, Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland

Dr. med. Sebastian Staubli, Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital London, United Kingdom

PD Dr. med. Benjamin Weixler, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Germany

PhD Dr. Caroline Williamsson, Department of Surgery, Lund University Hospital, Sweden

 

Guest Faculty Members

 

Colorectal and Hernia Advanced Course

Dr. med. Bischofberger Stephan, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Dr. med. Maurus Christine, Sion, Switzerland

Dr. Manes Dinos, Athens, Greece

Dr. med. Tabarelli Walther, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Prof. Dr. Garcia Urena Miguel, Madrid, Spain

Prof. Dr. Renard Yohann, Reims, France

Dr. Borch Knut, Tromso, Norway

Dr. med. Tschann Peter, Feldkirch, Austria

Dr. Ferenschild Floris, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Dr. Sietses Colin, Barneveld, The Netherlands

Dr. med. Scheiwiller Andreas, Luzern, Switzerland

PD Dr. med. Misteli Heidi, Uster, Switzerland

Mr. Jenkins Ian, London, United Kingdom

Mr. Aryal Kamal, Norwich, United Kingdom

Dr. med. Meyer Jeremy, Genf, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. med. Rieder Erwin, Wien, Austria

Prof. Dr. med. Dietz Ulrich, Solothurn, Switzerland

PD Dr. med. Hoffmann Henry, Basel, Switzerland

Dr. med. Bermoser Katrin, Hall, Austria

 

Bariatric Advanced Course

Dr. Pfefferkorn Urs, Olten, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Peterli Ralph, Basel, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Salminen Paulina, Turku, Finland

Prof. Dr.Müller Beat, Heidelberg, Germany

Prof. Dr.Kriwanek Stephan, Wien, Austria

Dr.Emous Marloes, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

 

Upper GI Advanced Course

Prof. Dr. Müller Beat, Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. Pfefferkorn Urs, Olten, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Klaus, Salzburg, Austria

Dr. Van den Berg Jan Willem , Utrecht, The Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Schoppmann Sebastian, Wien, Austria

 

Course Organizer

PD Dr. med. Benjamin Weixler, Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Germany

Dr. med. Walter Brunner, Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- , Endokrin- und Transplantationschirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland

Dr. med. Sebastian Staubli, HPB and Liver Transplantation Service, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

 

Course Secretary

Jérôme Ammann (Course Coordinator), AK-Medizin feat. "cut-away" Ammann, Münchwilen, Switzerland

Brigitte Ammann (Course Administrator), AK-Medizin

Marianne Bertschi (Course Administrator), Allveco AG, Lupsingen, Switzerland

Oscar Baldomero (Medical Preparator), Synbone AG & Baldomero Medical GmbH, Binningen, Switzerland

 

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GI-Course Secretariat
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Congress center davos

Congress Center Davos Platz, entrance Promenade
Tel. +41 81 414 62 15
Fax +41 81 414 62 29
E-Mail during Course: davoscourse@ak-medizin.com

Opening hours of the secretariat in davos

Saturday, September 11, to Thursday, September 16, 2021
07.30 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 20.00

sponsors

Our sponsors not only provide the laparoscopic equipment, suturing material, one way material, but also many members of the organisational team. Without their tremendous support, the Davos Course would not be possible.

Johnson & Johnson
Medtronic
storz
erbe
Anklin
Mölnlycke
Applied Medical
KLS Martin
IVF Hartmann
BD
Surgical Science
Braun
Corza Medical

Future Dates

40th International
GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY WORKSHOP


April 15th - APRIL 20th, 2023
CONGRESS CENTER DAVOS, SWITZERLAND