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Dr Line Zürcher Pfund Pediatric orthopedics

Orthopedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system

Pediatric orthopedics

Dr Line Zürcher Pfund

Dr. Line Zürcher Pfund studied medicine in Geneva and obtained her federal diploma in medicine in 2001.
She trained in orthopedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system at the Hôpital intercantonal de la Broye in Payerne then at the HUG in Geneva.
She obtained her doctorate in medicine from the University of Geneva in 2006 and the title of FMH specialist in orthopedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system in 2008.

Between 2007 and 2013, she was chief resident in the HUG pediatric orthopedics department, in Geneva. She completed her training in pediatric orthopedic surgery with a fellowship in a renowned center in Marseille in 2009 and 2010.

Since October 2013, she has been working in a private practice as a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Clinique des Grangettes and supervises the surgical activity of the pediatric emergencies of the clinic, takes care of pediatric trauma, orthopedic congenital malformations as well as growth disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

She is also a member of the Swiss Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Swiss Orthopaedics) and of the Geneva Society of Orthopedic Surgery (SGCO).

Spoken languages

Mother tongues: French and German

Foreign languages: English and Spanish

Work experiences

October 2013 – Present
Specialist in orthopedic surgery (pediatric-oriented) in private practice, Geneva (Switzerland)

November 2010 – June 2013
Clinical Fellow
Pediatric Orthopedic Dept
Children Hospital, HUG, Geneva  (Switzerland)

October 2009 – October 2010
Clinical Fellow
Pediatric Orthopedic Dept
Children Hospital La Timone, Marseille (France)

October 2007 – September 2009
Clinical Fellow
Pediatric Orthopedic Dept
Children Hospital, HUG, Geneva  (Switzerland)

October 2003 – September 2007
Resident
Orthopedic Dept
Surgical Department, HUG, Geneva (Switzerland)

October 2002 – September 2003
Research Resident
Orthopedic Dept
Surgical Department, HUG, Geneva (Switzerland)

October 2001 – September 2002
Resident
Surgical Department
Hospital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne (Switzerland)

April 2001 – June 2001
Substitute Resident
Orthopedic Dept
Surgical Department, HUG, Geneva (Switzerland)

Education

October 2008

FMH specialist title: Orthopedic Surgery

Lausanne, October 2006

Radioprotection expert certificate

Prorame

Geneva, June 2006

Doctorate in Medicine, Medical School, University of Geneva

Thesis (no 10470):  “Prise en charge chirurgicale des infections d’arthroplastie du genou”

Geneva, September 2001

Medical School, University of Geneva from october 1995 to september 2001

Diploma in Medicine of the Swiss Confederation

Publications

• L. Zürcher Pfund, I.Uçkay, L.Legout, A.Gamoulin, P.Vaudaux, R.Peter; Pathogen-driven decision for implant retention in the managment of infected total knee prostheses: International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 37, 1471–1475, 2013 Aug

• E.Viehweger, L.Zürcher Pfund, M.Hélix, M.-A. Rohon, M. Jacquemier, D. Scavarda, J.-L. Jouve, G. Bollini, A.Loundou, M.-C Simeoni; Influence of clinical and gait analysis experience on reliability of observational gait analysis (Edinburgh Gait Score Reliability): Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2010 Nov; 53(9):535-46. Epub 2010 Oct 16

• L. Bernard, L. Legout, L. Zürcher Pfund, D. Lew, P. Hoffmeyer, I. Uçkay; Six weeks of antibiotic treatment is sufficient following surgery for septic arthroplasty: J Infect. 2010 Jul ; 61(2) : 125-32. Epub 2010 Jun 9

• E. Viehweger, C. Boulay, C. Halbert, L. Zürcher Pfund, G. Bollini, B. Habrol, J.-L. Jouve ; Preoperative workup in severely handicapped children: evaluation and therapeutic approaches: Arch Pediatr. 2010 Jun ; 17(6) : 638-9

• Chapitre de livre : Séquelles axiales et troubles de longueur des membres inférieurs. In « Reprises et séquelles en traumatologie de l’enfant ».de Billy B, Langlais J, Dutoit M, Zambelli PY. Sauramps Médical. Montpellier, 2010 : 201-217

• Lübbeke, R. Stern, G. Garavaglia, L. Zürcher Pfund, P.Hoffmeyer; Differences in outcomes of obese women and men undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty; Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Mar 15 ; 57(2) : 327-34

• Thèse de Doctorat (22/06/2006)
“Prise en charge chirurgicale des infections d’arthroplastie du genou” Université de Genève

• N. Holzer, S. Hogendoorn, L.Zürcher Pfund, G.Garavaglia, S,Yang, S. König, T. Laumonier, J. Menetrey; Autologus transplantation of porcine myogenic precursor cells in skeletal muscle; Neuromuscul Disord. 2005 Mar ; 15(3) : 237-44

Memberships

  • Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH)
  • Association des Médecins de Genève (AMG)
  • Société Suisse de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (Swiss Orthopaedics)
  • Société Genevoise de Chirurgie Orthopédique (SGCO)

Easy access by public transport in a few minutes from the city center Trams 12 et 17 , arrêt Grangettes

Orthopedic Clinic Geneva

Geneva Orthopedics

Orthopedic Clinic Geneva

Chemin des Grangettes 7
1224 Chêne-Bougeries - Geneva

Phone: +41 22 305 01 11
GenevaOrthopedics.ch
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