Hans U. Baer, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
 
 
 
PERSONAL DATA
 

 
 
Address

Baermed.
Centre of Abdominal Surgery
Witellikerstrasse 40
CH-8032 Zurich

info@baermed.ch
http://www.baermed.ch

Phone	+41 (0)44 387 30 70
Fax	+41 (0)44 387 30 90

               
Languages

German (native language)
English (professional language)
French (fluently)
Italian (good oral knowledge)
Indonesian (knowledge)

 
 
 
ACADEMIC CAREER     

2003	Specialist in Visceral Surgery (FMH - Swiss Medical Association)
1997	Professor of General Surgery (University of Berne)
1993	Venia docendi in General Surgery (University of Berne )
1986	Specialist in Surgery (FMH - Swiss Medical Association)
1985	Doctor medicinae (University of Zurich):
	"Capillary damage after frostbite of the fingers evaluated by Fluorescence-video-microscopy"
	(Prof. Dr. med. A. Bollinger)
1978	Degree of the Swiss Confederation for Doctors (University of Zurich)
1971	General Qualification for University Entrance (Type B with Latin) at Grammar School Zürcher Oberland in Wetzikon

 
 
 
PROFESSIONAL CAREER     
                        

2004 -	Founder of the Centre of Abdominal Surgery (Baermed.)
	Visceral Surgery Centre, Clinic Hirslanden Zurich
1999 - 2004	Founder and Partner of the Digestive Disease Institute
	Gastroenterology Centre, Clinic Hirslanden Zurich
1993 - 1999	Vice-Chairman of Prof. M.W. Büchler (Director)
	Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Inselspital Berne
1992 - 1993	Interim Chairman
	Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Inselspital Berne
1991 - 1992	Senior Registrar I of Prof. L.H. Blumgart and Prof. A. Czerniak
	Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Inselspital Berne
1986 - 1990	Senior Registrar of Prof. L.H. Blumgart
	Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Inselspital Berne
1980 - 1986	Surgical Registrar and Senior Registrar of Prof. A. Akovbiantz (Director)
	Department of Surgery, Stadtspital Waid Zurich
1978 - 1980	Surgical Resident of Dr. med. R. Stahel (Director)
	Department of Surgery, Kreisspital Wetzikon

 
 
 
OCCUPIED SEMINARS AND COURSES     
                        

1995 - 2001	Hirt Institute Inc. in Zurich
	Hirt Method (Leadership, Strategy, Organisation, Management)
1992 - 1995	Management Training A - E Inselspital in Interlaken
	A.E. Herzig , Qualified Psychologist
1996 - 1997	Management Training of the Swiss Society of Surgery (3 x 1 week)
1976 - 1980	Military Career in the Swiss Armed Forces Lieutenant
	-  Platoon Leader Medical Platoon (1976-1980)
	-  Central School for Officers I (1981)
	-  Captain, Commander of the Medical Company (Kdt San Kp 96) (1981-1987)
	-  Major, Commander Medical Battalion (Kdt Spit Abt 78) (1988-1994)
	-  Colonel, Commander of the Course on the Law of Armed Conflict (Kdt FDK LOAC)       (2003)

 
 
 
MEMBERSHIPS     
                        

• Swiss Society of Surgery
• Swiss Society of Visceral Surgery
• Swiss Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery
• Swiss Association of the Study of the Liver (SASL)
• European Digestive Surgery (EDS)
• German Society of Surgery

 
 
 
RESEARCH     
                        

1993	Baer HU
	Laparoscopic liver resection in the domestic pig
	Company grant of Autosuture (Switzerland)
	Research budget: Fr. 60 ' 000.-
1994 - 1997	Baer HU, Friess H, Zimmermann A, Büchler MW
	The influence of transforming growth factors betas and their receptors on expanding and invading hepatocellular carcinomas (human tissues)
	Swiss National Foundation for the support of scientific research
	Research budget: Fr. 148'901.-
1994	Baer HU, Krähenbühl L
	Development of laparoscopic surgery in the rat
	Grant of the Swiss Working Group of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy
	Research budget: Fr. 10'000.-
1998	Collaborator with research grants:
	Dr. Mohammed Abu-Shadi
	Grant of the Government of Egypt for 3 years
	PhD study under supervision of H.U. Baer und R.R. Friiss
1998 - 2001	Baer HU, Friess H, Zimmermann A
	The influence of transforming growth factors betas and their receptors on expanding and invading hepatocellular carcinomas (human tissues)
	Swiss National Foundation for the support of scientific research
	Research budget: Fr. 160'000.-
2002	Establishment of the Foundation for Molecular and Biological Tumour
	Research in Zurich

 
 
 
RESEARCH AWARDS     
                        

• Swiss National Fund Project Nr. 32-40 851.94, 1994-1998. The influence of transforming beta growth factors and their receptors on expanding and invading hepatocellular carcinomas.
• Union of Swiss Surgical Society, September 1994. Second Price for outstanding experimental research: laparoscopic liver lobe resection in domestic pigs.

 
 
 
TEACHING     

Postgraduate training of surgeons and fellows during operations, clinically, and on ward rounds ("bed-side-teaching")
(Clinic Hirslanden Zurich)

Examiner of the diploma of the Swiss Confederation for Doctors
(written and oral examinations)

Supervision of students with electives in surgery since 1999

Group-Teaching and Supervision at the Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery
(Inselspital Berne: 1986 - 1999)


Supervision of student theses (dissertations):

M. Rhyner
The value of the surgical intrahepatic Segment III Bypass.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by Dr. med. H.U. Baer and Prof. Dr. med. L.H. Blumgart

E. Eschmann
Enlarged cardiophrenic lymph-nodes in hepatocelluar carcinoma: a prognostic factor?
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by P. Vock and H.U. Baer, 1994.

B. Nadig
Comparison of cholodocho-duodenostomy and cholodocho-jejunostomy for the treatment of benign biliary obstruction.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by A. Glättli and H.U. Baer, 1995.

S. Bechinger
Therapy of the malignant bile duct obstruction.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by A. Glättli and H.U. Baer, 1995.

M. Bühlmann
Small Bowl Tumours: Therapy, course and prognostic factors. A retrospective Analysis 1984 - 1993
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by M. Naef and H.U. Baer, 1996.

V. Kuzinkovas
Laparoscopic versus open Nissen fundoplication in the rat: Induced immunotrauma and its impact on peritoneal adhesion formation.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by L. Krähenbühl and H.U. Baer, 1997.

P. Berberat
Expression oft TGF-bs and its receptors in liver cirrosis
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by H. Friess and H.U. Baer, 1996.

C. Glaser
Laser doppler flow measurement for the evaluation of cyclosporin A induced renal subcapsular Hypoperfusion.
Kontinuierliche Messung des kapillären Blutflusses in der Rattenniere unter Cyclosporin A.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by M. Naef and H.U. Baer, 1997.

B. Mettke
The experimental hepatocellular carcinoma in the ACI rat: Modification of growth and expression of growth factors by "high dose rate" brachy therapy.
(round ligament approach)
Analysis supervised by H.U. Baer, C.R. von Briel and A. Zimmermann, 2003.