Head of surgery, Privatklinik Bethanien
More than 10 years leading the department
Visceral surgery
Dr
Daniel Christen
He led the surgical department at Privatklinik Bethanien for more than ten years. He has performed several thousand abdominal operations, including more than a thousand laparoscopic procedures.
- Accreditation
- Privatklinik Bethanien clinic page
- Specialization
- Abdominal surgery · hernias · GI tumours · pancreatic surgery
- Languages
- German · English · French
- Location
- Toblerstrasse 51, 8044 Zürich
About the doctor
Visceral surgery: several thousand operations behind him
Why patients choose Dr Christen
- Laparoscopic surgery. More than a thousand laparoscopic procedures — surgery through keyhole incisions instead of a large opening, with shorter recovery.
- Abdominal oncology. Tumours of the colon and small bowel, gastric neoplasms, pancreatic surgery.
- All types of hernia. Inguinal and femoral hernia, postoperative eventration — technique tailored to each patient.
- Personalised treatment plans. Decisions based on the individual situation, not a one-size-fits-all protocol — a principle he has followed throughout his career.
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Recognition
Experience and career
Head of laparoscopic surgery
City Hospital Waid, Zurich · 1993–2001
University surgical training
Universitätsspital Zürich · digestive tract surgery
More than 20 years of clinical practice
Several thousand operations · more than 1,000 laparoscopic
Where the doctor practices
Privatklinik Bethanien
Privatklinik Bethanien is one of Switzerland’s leading private clinics, founded in 1912 and set in a prestigious Zurich neighbourhood with views of the lake and the Alps. Since 2010 it has belonged to Swiss Medical Network and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network — giving direct access to Mayo Clinic expertise and protocols.
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