Lea Estermann

Specialisation

Hand surgery
Sonography of the hand
Surgery of the peripheral nerves
Nerve and tendon transfer in tetraplegic patients

Honors and awards

• 2019 Greatest future clinical application award of the Swiss Society for Hand Surgery

Graduate

• 2020 Hand Surgery Resident, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. M. Calcagni
• 2019 Hand Surgery Resident, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. L. Nagy
• 2017–2018 Hand Surgery Resident, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, D. med. Herren
• 2016–2017 Hand Surgery Resident, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, M. Bonaccio, MD
• 2014–2016 Resident in general surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Prof. Dr. med. J. Metzger
• 2014 Resident in hand surgery, Regionalspital STS AG, Thun, M. Köppel, MD   
• 2013 Resident General Surgery, Regionalspital STS AG Thun, Prof. Dr. med. H.E. Wagner

Academic career

• 2021 Dissertation

Studies

• 2006–2012 Medical studies University of Bern

Continuing professional development

• 2021 SGUM Certificate of Proficiency in Sonography: Module Musculoskeletal System, Spec. Hand Surgery

Postgraduate

• 2021 Federal Specialist in Hand Surgery
• 2020 EBHS Diploma

Degrees / Diplomas

• 2020 EBHS Diploma
• 2012 Swiss Doctors Diploma

Fellowships

• 2021–2022 Hand and Microsurgery Fellow, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia, R. Lawson, MBBS FRACS
• 2020–2021 Hand Surgery Fellow, Victorian Hand Surgery Associates, Melbourne, Australia, A. Berger, MBBS FRACS

Grants and stipends

• 2020 Claude Verdan Travel Scholarship

Memberships

• Swiss Society for Hand Surgery (SGH)
• German-speaking Association for Hand Surgery (DAH)

Publications

Google Scholar

Books and chapters

• Textbook orthopedics: what you need to know. Capital Hand p. 59-83