Dr. med. Cyrill Dennler

Specialist in
Orthopaedic surgery and traumatology
Interdisciplinary focuses
Spine Surgery
Languages
German, French, English

Core competencies

Specialised surgical therapy of:

  • Herniated disc (disc hernia) and "sciatica" complaints
  • Narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis, claudication)
  • Back pain with spondylolisthesis and instability (spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis)
  • Wear and tear / arthrosis of the spine with and without curvature of the spine (scoliosis)
  • Bone fractures of the spine due to accidents (spinal fractures)
  • Bone fractures due to bone loss (osteoporotic vertebral fractures)
  • Tumour derivatives with/without bone fracture in the spinal column (vertebral body metastases)
  • Inflammations/infections of the spinal column (spondylodiscitis)
  • Back pain after previous spinal surgery

Conservative spinal pain therapy

  • Infiltration therapy of the spine (targeted injection of pain medication)

Consultation, expert opinions

  • Second opinions before and after spinal surgery
  • Insurance medical reports (certified expert SIM)

Professional career

2022 - to date
Attending Physician, Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
2022 - to date
Spines medicine and pain therapy centre (Partner), Hirslanden Clinic Zurich
2019 - 2022
Ostschweizer Wirbelsäulenzentrum OSWZ (Eastern Switzerland Spine Centre), Kantonsspital/Canton Hospital St. Gallen (senior physician) and Hospital Grabs SSRWS and Pizolcare Practice Sargans (consultant for spinal surgery)
2018 - 2019
University Hospital Zurich, Traumatology, Spine/Pelvis Team and Spine Centre (senior physician)
2016 - 2018
Balgrist University Hospital (senior physician i.v.)
2016 - 2017
Balgrist University Hospital Spine Fellowship (spine specialisation)
2014 - 2016
Balgrist University Hospital (Resident)
2012 - 2014
Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Centre Biel (senior physician i.v., assistant physician)
2010 - 2012
General surgery, traumatology and IPS "Common Trunk" rotation, Biel Hospital Centre (assistant physician)

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

2021
Interdisciplinary specialisation in spinal surgery (SGNC and SO)
2018
EUROSPINE spine diploma
2018
Specialist title "Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System"
2018
Training as a medical assessor Swiss Insurance Medicine SIM
2017
Doctorate in medicine from the University of Zurich
2015
Specialist examination "Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System"
2009
State Examination in Human Medicine University of Bern

Memberships and partnerships

  • Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Swiss Orthopaedics SO)
  • FMH Swiss Medical Association
  • Medical Society of the Canton of Zurich AGZ
  • Swiss Society of Spinal Surgery SGS/SSSS
  • EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe
  • AO Spine, AO Trauma
  • Swiss Insurance Medicine SIM
  • Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management SSIPM

Events & lectures