Born in 1965, Dr. Leuzinger is a senior shoulder physician at the etzelclinic. He studied medicine at the University of Zurich, and passed his examinations there in 1991. He then proceeded on the traditional medical career path, holding positions as assistant and senior physician, before becoming senior physician and the chief deputy physician at the Ruti District Hospital in 1999. In 2000, he and Dr. Borsky founded the etzelclinic. He is now one of the most distinguished shoulder surgeons and, in addition to his work at the etzelclinic, is an active educator, teaching, giving guest lectures, and performing live surgeries and international shoulder surgery research.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie
  • Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Traumatologie und Versicherungsmedizin
  • Europäische Gesellschaft für Knie, Sport und arthroskopische Chirurgie
  • Surgery Institute, Annecy (Dr. Lafosse)
  • Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft Arthroskopie, Instruktor und Mitglied der Kommission Kommunikation
  • Französische Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie
  • Europäische Gesellschaft für Schulter- und Ellbogen-Chirurgie

UNIVERSITY

1985 – 1991 Medical studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland

1991 State Examination of Medicine

1992 Inaugural Dissertation / Thesis: “Psychosocial data from corrective surgery of patients with facial paralysis”

SPECIALISATIONS AND ADVANCED TRAINING

1992 Assistant Anaesthetist, Liebfrauenhof Clinic, Zug, Switzerland, Dr. O. Ingold, MD

1992 – 1995 Assistant Surgeon, Männedorf District Hospital, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. A. Hollinger, MD and Dr. A. Vollenweider, MD

1995 – 1997 Assistant Surgeon, Cantonal Hospital of Glarus, Switzerland, Dr. H. Blessing, MD

1997 – 1999 Senior Physician, Surgery, Rüti District Hospital, Switzerland, Dr. P. Bleuler, MD

1999 – 2000 Chief Physician and Deputy Head of Rüti-Wald Hospital, Switzerland

Since 2000 Chief Physician, Shoulder Surgery Unit, etzelclinic AG, Canton of Schwyz (SZ), Switzerland

Since 2000 Member of the Board of Directors of etzelclinic AG

Since 2006 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Innovative Sensor Technology (IST) AG, Switzerland

Since 2010 Chairman of the Board of Directors of SOA AG

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

FMH, Swiss Medical Association

SGTV, Swiss Society of Traumatology and Insurance Medicine

ESSKA, European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee and Arthroscopic Surgery

ASI, Alps Surgery Institute, Annecy (Dr. L. Lafosse, MD)

AGA, German-speaking Arthroscopy Study Group, Instructor and Member of the Communications Committee

SFA, French Society of Arthroscopy

SECEC, Ordinary Member, European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow

SCIENTIFIC WORKS

2013

Chairman and Lecture, AGA Congress Wiesbaden

2 Lectures, Shoulder Congress Val d‘Isère

Instructor, Shouldersurgery course Innsbruck

Lecture, International ESSKA Meeting Ljubliana

Live surgery, 5. Live Surgery Kurs Annecy

Live surgery and 2 lectures, Austrian Shouldersymposium Vienna

Chairman, Shouldermeeting Bern

2012

Chairman and Workshop, AGA Congress Zurich

Lecture, Oberösterreicher Shouldermeeting

Lecture and Workshop, SECEC Dubvronik

2 Lectures, Sigacot Neapel

Instructure and lecture, International Innsbrucker Shouldersurgery course

2011

Live surgery and lecture, Surgical Week Vienna

Live surgery and 2 lectures, ALPS Shoulder course Annecy

Lecture, Tornier shoulder course Barcelona

Lecture, SECEC Lyon

3 Lectures, SIA Milano

2 Lectures and workshops, Arthoscopy Forum Vienna

Live surgery and 2 lectures, Shoulder course Annecy for Tornier

Live surgery and lecture, Course for Arthroscopy Slovenia

2010

Live surgery and lecture 27. AGA Congress Vienna

Live surgery shoulder arthroscopy course, Annecy

Live surgery in Shoulder Arthroscopy course Hanover

Lecture NISC Napoli

Chairman, Shouldermeeting Ber
Live surgery and lecture MIS Annecy

2009

Live surgery with arthoscopic augmentation of Cuff Tears, Vienna

Live surgery and Presentation Czech Shoulder meeting, Budweis

Presentation about arthroscopie Latarjet, Swiss Shoulder meeting, Schulthess Clinic Zurich

Live surgery in Annecy, Live Surgery International, advanced course for
Arthrocuffery Enforcement with Graft Jacket

2008

Live surgery and Faculty in Shoulder Arthroscopy course, Annecy

Faculty and Live operation Shoulder Arthroscopy courses, Vienna

Presentation about Arthroskopic Treatment of Massiv Rotator Cuff Tears after
older dislocation in patients, AGA Congress Interlaken

Presentation of our studies with 94 patients treated for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
arthroscopicly, AGA Congress Interlaken

2007

Faculty and Live surgery, Annecy

Moderation live surgery in Shoulder Arthroscopy courses Vienna.

Live Surgery International, Shoulder Advanced course: faculty, Annecy

Faculty of the international Shoulder course Munich

2006

Presentation about Arthroscopic Therapy of massive Rotator Cuff Tears, AGA Salzburg

Presentation and Moderation, Journée de l‘appareil locomotion, Annecy

Arthroscopy courses, Annecy

Presentation about Restore Shoulder Symposium Basel

Presentation about Restore Shoulder Symposium Bern

Poster „First Experience with Restore in Cuff“, Augmentation, SECEC Athens

2005

Presentation about experiences in Delta flap reconstruction, SECEC Rome

Presentation about LBT Switch, AGA Frankfurt

Presentation about Arthroscopic Augmentation for Rotator Cuff Tears and Restore, SFA Paris

2004

Moderation, 21th AGA Kongress Lucern

Live surgery, Moderation and Workshop, MIS, Annecy

Live surgery and Presentation, 1th european Shoulder Arthroscopy courses by Arthrex

Presentation about Arthroscopy courses, Annecy

1th Price, Poster competition „LBT- Switch in massive Subscapularis- Tears“, SFA Bordeaux

2003

Arthroscopy courses Annecy, 3 times

Live surgery Shoulder courses Faculty in Shoulder

2002

Instructor in Shoulder Arthroscopy courses, Annecy

Moderation live surgery Shoulder Symposium, Lucerne

2001

Instructor in courses for Shoulder Arthroscopy, Annecy and in Fribourg

2000

Instructor of courses in Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy, Vienna

1999

Instructor in different courses for Shoulder Arthroscopy, Annecy

PUBLICATIONS

• Leading Opinion: „Arthroskopische Versorgung von RM- Massenrupturen“, 2/2007

„Geschicklichkeit ist die Wurzel des Erfolgs“, 2/2010

„Arthroskopischer Latarjet“, 4/2010

• smith & nephew: „Tenodese oder Tenotomie?“, 2/2010

• Johnson & Johnson Mitek, Future dimensions: „The Birstow- Latarjet Instrumentarium“, 2/2010

• Schweizer Illustrierte: „Wenn der Kopf zur Pfanne wird“, 7/2010

• Sprechstunde doktor stutz: „Ein grosser Schritt nach vorn“, 8/2010