Zurich, Switzerland · General Thoracic, LVRS, Lung Transplantation
General Thoracic
Rolling
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Fellowship
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland · 4 months
Zurich, Switzerland · 4 months
Deadline: Applications accepted through the official programme form
Thoracic Surgery
Didier Schneiter, Dr. med.
Senior Physician; Vice Director, Thoracic Surgery · University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
Zurich, Switzerland · General Thoracic, LVRS, Lung Transplantation
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Fellowship roles and official sources
The official USZ fellowship/observership page’s February 2020 LVRS visit account by Saravana Rajamanickam, Velraj and Balamurugan explicitly thanks Didier Schneiter for demonstrating surgical skills. The current individual hospital biography corroborates identity; the 2020 visit contribution is dated and is not proof of a present USZ appointment or future mentor allocation.
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Fellowship
Documented LVRS Observership Host (2020); Current Assignment Unconfirmed
- Thoracic Surgery Observership
Documented LVRS Observership Host (2020); Current Assignment Unconfirmed
Faculty overview
About Didier Schneiter
Didier Schneiter is a senior physician and vice director of thoracic surgery at USZ. His official biography lists minimally invasive and robotic surgery, thoracic oncology, chest wall disease, lung volume reduction and interventional bronchology. USZ’s account of its February 2020 LVRS observership thanks him for his surgical teaching contribution. That visit record does not confirm a current individual mentor assignment.
At a glance
- Institution
- University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
- Department
- Thoracic Surgery
- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical focus
- General Thoracic, LVRS, Lung Transplantation
- Listed fellowships
- 2
Listed only for programmes supported by the cited official source. This page does not infer operative volume, outcomes or eligibility.
Associated fellowships
General Thoracic
Rolling
Thoracic Surgery Observership
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland · Dates and length agreed with the department
Deadline: Applications accepted through the official programme form
What the official sources state
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Fellowship
Focused LVRS fellowship combining supervised operative assistance, emphysema-board and clinic participation, bronchoscopic lung-volume-reduction exposure and access to ongoing research.
- Duration
- 4 months
- Deadline
- Applications accepted through the official programme form
- Eligibility
- The official programme welcomes board-certified thoracic surgeons and describes international participation
- Required prior training
- Completed thoracic surgery training (board certified)
- International applicants
- The official programme welcomes board-certified thoracic surgeons and describes international participation
- Language
- German B2 minimum
- Application documents
- Apply through the online form embedded in the dedicated LVRS fellowship page. For a fellowship involving clinical activity, the department requires a German language certificate at B2 or above. Check with the host for the rest of the document list.
How to apply: Complete the application form linked from the official USZ programme page.
Thoracic Surgery Observership
Flexible observership providing exposure to the daily clinical and research work of the USZ Thoracic Surgery Department.
- Duration
- Several weeks or months
- Deadline
- Applications accepted through the official programme form
- Eligibility
- USZ publishes testimonials from international observers and invites clinicians and researchers to apply
- Required prior training
- Clinicians and scientists may apply to the thoracic department; individual prerequisites require confirmation.
- International applicants
- USZ publishes testimonials from international observers and invites clinicians and researchers to apply
- Language
- German B2 is required for clinical fellowship activity; the page publishes no separate observership language threshold.
- Application documents
- Start with the department’s shared Fellowship / Observership application form and select the observership route. The programme page does not publish a separate supporting-document list.
How to apply: Use the application button on the official fellowship and observership page.