Member of the US National Academy of Medicine
Elected in 2020 · the first surgeon from outside the USA
Liver surgery
Prof. Pierre-Alain Clavien
One of the world's most experienced hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeons: more than 1,500 complex liver resections, more than 600 pancreatic resections and more than 1,500 bile duct operations.
- Accredited at
- Privatklinik Bethanien clinic page
- Specialisation
- Liver and pancreatic surgery · liver transplantation · robotic HPB surgery
- Languages
- German · English · French · Spanish
- Location
- Toblerstrasse 51, 8044 Zürich
About the doctor
One of the world's most experienced liver surgeons
In hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, specialists of international standing are few, and Professor Pierre-Alain Clavien is one of them. Over his career he has personally performed more than 1,500 complex liver resections, more than 600 pancreatic resections and more than 1,500 bile duct operations. Before returning to Switzerland, he headed HPB surgery and liver transplantation at Duke University in the USA. From 2000 to 2023 he led the Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Zurich, where he founded the Swiss HPB Center. Since 2023 he has seen patients at Privatklinik Bethanien.
Why patients choose Professor Clavien
- Experience on an exceptional scale. Thousands of complex operations on the liver, pancreas and bile ducts, including repeat procedures and cases considered inoperable.
- US National Academy of Medicine. Elected a member in 2020, the first surgeon from outside the USA to receive this honour.
- Robotic and minimally invasive surgery. Command of the full range of modern techniques, including robotic HPB procedures with minimal trauma.
- Author of an international textbook. More than 750 scientific publications and co-editor of the Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, which has been translated into several languages, including Russian.
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Recognition
Recognition and academic work
Council member of the European Surgical Association
ESA · European Surgical Association
Founder of the Swiss HPB Center Zurich
University Hospital Zurich · 2000–2023, chairman
More than 750 scientific publications
Co-editor of an international atlas of HPB surgery
Where the doctor practises
Privatklinik Bethanien
Privatklinik Bethanien is one of Switzerland’s leading private clinics. Founded in 1912, it sits in a prestigious part of Zurich with views of the lake and the Alps. Since 2010 the clinic has been part of Swiss Medical Network, and it is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which gives direct access to Mayo Clinic’s expertise and protocols.
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