Dr Nadine Gerber: ophthalmologist and eye surgeon

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Experience
  • Since 11/2019 Practice owner and self-employed as a specialist in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery at the Zentrum für Augen Küsnacht (ZAK)
  • Since 02/2019 Self-employed as a specialist in ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery at Dr Hess practices (Regensdorf) as well as at Klinik und Praxis Zueriseh (Wollishofen)
  • Since 09/2018 Specialist in ophthalmology at Eyelaser Zurich
  • 07/2015 – 09/2018 Senior physician in ophthalmology and deputy head of the cornea department, University Hospital Basel (Prof. H. Scholl/ Prof. S. Orgül)
  • 04/2016 Clinical fellowship, Advanced Eye Care Clinic (Dr N. Patel), Vadodara, India
  • 01/2015 – 06/2015 Clinical and research fellowship, Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery (Dr G. Melles), Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 09/2013 – 12/2014 Senior physician in ophthalmology and deputy head of orthoptics (vision school), University Hospital Basel (Prof. J. Flammer)
  • 11/2012 – 08/2013 Resident physician in ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich
  • 11/2011 – 10/2012 Resident physician in ophthalmology, University Hospital Bern
  • 07/2009 – 10/2011 Resident physician in ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel
  • 04/2008 – 06/2009 Resident physician in surgery, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur
  • 01/2007 – 01/2008 Resident physician in surgery, Regional Hospital Prättigau, Schiers
Education
  • 09/2017 Recognition as FMH specialist in ophthalmic surgery
  • 10/2016 FMH specialist examination in ophthalmic surgery, Bern
  • 09/2013 Recognition as FMH specialist in ophthalmology
  • 05/2013 FEBO specialist examination, Paris
Qualifications & Certification
  • Professional qualifications & certifications
  • Specialist in ophthalmic surgery (eye surgery) 2017
  • Specialist in ophthalmology (eye medicine) 2013
  • FEBO 2013
Services
  • 09/2017 Sicca Research Award by Bausch&Lomb on the topic “Tear film proteomics of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation”
  • 01/2017 University of Basel Research Award on the topic “First-in-man pancreatic islet transplantation in the anterior chamber of the human eye”
  • 09/2017 Best of Show Video Award, AAO, on the topic “A tooth for an Eye: The Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis Procedure Explained”
  • Since 04/2015 Mentoring programme, University of Basel
  • 2015 Swisstransplant scholarship
  • 2015 Scholarship from the Swiss Association for the Prevention of Blindness
  • 2010 Doctorate (RWTH Aachen) on the topic “Protein spectra from conidia and mycelium of Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus fumigatus wild strains and conclusions for allergy diagnostics with regard to indoor moulds”, awarded “magna cum laude”
  • 1999 – 2006 Medical studies, RWTH Aachen; medical licence (Approbation) in December 2006
  • 1999 Abitur, Kreisgymnasium Titisee-Neustadt Hochschwarzwald
  • 09/1995 – 12/1995 Stay abroad, Ontario (CA)
Languages
  • German
  • English

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