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Dr. Natalie Kuchen (MD)

Clinical Associate Professor UNIC

Specialist in Surgery,

specially: Visceral Surgery (FMH)

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Career

Memberships

  • January 2023 till now: Chairwoman of the Bariatric Centre Hirslanden

  • ​September 2022 till now: Lecturer, Universtity of Nicosia

  • February 2022 till now: Partner of the Centre for Surgery Zurich, Clinic Hirslanden Zurich

  • July 2019 till now: Private consultant in visceral and general surgery (affiliated physician with the Centre for Surgery Zurich) at the Clinic Hirslanden Zurich 

  • March 2019 till now: Coordinator of the Bowel Cancer Centre at the Clinic Hirslanden Zurich 

  • February 2016 - June 2019: Attending physician, Centre for Surgery Zurich, Clinic Hirslanden Zurich

  • October 2014 -January 2016: Attending physician, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Männedorf, Prof. Dr. R. Schlumpf (MD)

  • August 2013 - September 2014: Resident physician, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Männedorf, Dr. J. Wydler (MD)

  • September 2012 - July 2013: Resident physician, Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Baden Cantonal Hospital, PD. Dr. K. Eid (MD)

  • July 2011 - August 2012: Resident physician, Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Baden Cantonal Hospital, Prof. Dr. Th. Kocher (MD)

  • December 2009 - May 2011: Resident physician, Department of General Surgery, District Hospital Freiamt Muri, Dr. G. Teufelberger (MD)

  • FMH Swiss Medical Association 

  • VSAO Foundation (Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Consultants)

  • SGC Swiss Society for Surgery

  • SGVC Swiss Society for Visceral Surgery

  • CGZH Surgical Society of the Canton of Zurich

  • AGZ Medical Society of the Canton of Zurich

  • SMOB Swiss Society for the Study of Morbid Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

  • Bariatric Centre Hirslanden

  • Core group member of the AQC (Association for the Promotion of Quality Assurance in Surgery)

  • Lung Association - Lunge Zürich

Training, Studies & Certificates

  • July 2023: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Nicosia (UNIC)

  • May 2019: Certification as a specialized visceral surgeon (FMH)

  • January 2016: Certification as a specialized surgeon (FMH)

  • 2013: Dissertation (5-year follow-up after operative treatment of an acute type A dissection, using the canulation of the subclavian artery for connection of the heart-lung machine, a retrospective study at the University of Zurich and the Triemli Hospital Zurich), University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. M. Genoni (MD)

  • 2009: Graduation from Medical School, University of Zurich

  • 2002-2009: Medical School at the University of Zurich

Publications, videos & papers

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