About us

Our interdisciplinary research team comprises engineers from the ETH Zurich and orthopedists from the University Hospital Balgrist.

Scientific Staff

Dr. Jonas Widmer
Group Leader Spine Biomechanics

Profil

Tobias Götschi
Project Leader

Profil

Elena Martinelli
Assistant

Mauro Suter
Technician

George McConnell
Technician

Marie-Rosa Fasser
PhD Student

Tim Keller
PhD Student

Moritz Jokeit
PhD Student

Mohsen Khodaee
PhD Student

Dr. med. Jana Fellicitas Schader
PhD Student

Gian Maranta
Research Fellow

Ramon Rohner
Research Fellow

Oliver Wigger
Research Fellow

Brian Allen
Research Fellow

Thomas Huber
Developer (Guest)

Raffaele Di Giacomo
Developer (Guest)

Alexander Meier
Developer (Guest)

Residents in Research Year

Dr. med. Anna-Catharina Calek
Resident

Dr. med. Frédéric Cornaz
Resident

Clinical Staff

Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad
Medical Director
Chair of Orthopedics, Surgeon in Chief

PD Dr. Reto Sutter
Chief of Radiology
Member of the Leadership Team

PD Dr. med. Patrick Zingg
Head of Hip and Pelvis Surgery
Deputy Chair of Orthopedic Surgery

PD Dr. med. Nadja Farshad
Senior Consultant Radiology

Dr. med. José Miguel Spirig
Consultant Spine Surgeon

Dr. med. univ. Florian Wanivenhaus
Consultant Spine Surgery

Dr. med. Paul Borbas
Consultant Hip and Pelvis Surgery

Dr. med. Armando Hoch
Junior Consultant /
Hip Fellow and Pelvis Surgery

Dr. med. Michael Betz
Senior Consultant Spine Surgery

Dr. med. Christoph Laux
Consultant Spine Surgery