- Swiss Surgery Association since 2001
- Swiss Visceral Surgery Association since 1996 (board member 2013-2019)
- Swiss laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Surgery Working Group since 1998
- Swiss Gastroenterology and Hepatology Association since 1998
- Swiss Coloproctology Working Group since 1998 (president 2013-2014)
- German Surgery Association since 1998
- Swiss Coloproctology Association since 2007 (person responsible for guidelines since 2010)
- Swiss Study Group of Sacral Nerve Modulation SSSNM 9/08 (president 2008-2011)
- Member of the Division Coloproctology in the UEMS Section of Surgery since 2010 (examiner, secretary an treasury)
Prof. Dr. med. Franc H. Hetzer
- Specialist in
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Surgery
specially: Visceral Surgery - Languages
- German, English, French
Contact
Viszeralchirurgie Bellaria
+41 44 209 20 91
Doctor direct
Core competencies
Visceral surgery (Abdominal surgery)
Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery
- Colon cancer
- Diverticular disease of the colon
- Gallstones
- Inguinal hernia, incisional hernia (Hernia surgery)
- Reflux disease (acid regurgitation)
- Colon (incl. rectum)
- Stomach, chronic inflammatory bowel disease
- Liver (Segment resections)
Coloproctology (Surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus as well as the pelvic floor)
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fistulas
- Fecal incontinence (Sphincter suture, Stimulation of the sacral nerve)
- Pelvic floor weakness
- Rectal prolapse
- Sinus Pilonidalis (Limberg flap)
General surgery
- Varicose veins of the legs
- Implantation of Port-a-Cath systems
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Skin and subcutis tumors (Lipoma etc.)
- Minimally invasive (thoracoscopic) partial lung resection
- Pleura diseases
- Pneumothorax (presence of air between the layers of the pleura)
Professional career
- Oct 2019 - to date
- Visceral surgeon at the doctor's office Bellaria, visiting surgeon at Klinik Im Park
- 2017 - 2019
- Chief physician, Clinic for General- and Visceral Surgery, member of the extended hospital staff, Spital Linth
- 2010 - 2015
- Chief physician, Surgical Clinic, Kantonsspital Schaffhausen, leading physician of the surgical departments, member of the hospital staff
- 2006 - 2010
- Leading senior physician, Surgical Clinic, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Prof. J. Lange, leading senior physician of the pelvic floor center
- 2000 - 2006
- Senior physician, Clinic for Visceral- and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. A.P. Clavien
- 2002
- Postgraduate Fellowship, Academic Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital (London, UK), Prof. NS Williams, MD
- 1998 - 1999
- Assistant physician, Clinic for Visceral- and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. R. Grüssner
- 1995 - 1998
- Assistant physician, Clinic for Visceral- and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. F. Largiadèr
- 1993 - 1995
- Assistant physician, Surgical Clinic, Regional Hospital Oberengadin, Samedan, Dr. A. Fenner
- 1992 - 1993
- Assistant physician, Pathology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Prof. H. Egloff and Prof. H Sulser
Schools, university & degrees and diplomas
- 2013
- Honorary Professor at the University Zurich
- Dec 2008
- Specialization in visceral surgery
- 2005
- European Board of Surgical Qualification (EBSQ): "Colo-Proctology"
- Feb 2001
- Specialist in general surgery (FMH)
- 1991
- PhD in Medicine
- 1986 - 1991
- Medical studies, University Zurich
Practices at
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Hirslanden Klinik Im Park
Affiliated doctor -
Klinik Hirslanden
Affiliated doctor