Doctor Cyrill Dennler

About the Doctor

Membership

• Swiss Society for Orthopedics and Traumatology (Swiss Orthopaedics)

• Swiss Medical Association FMH

• Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich (AGZ)

• Swiss Society for Spine Surgery (SGSS)

• EUROSPINE, the Spine Society of Europe

• AO Spine, AO Trauma

• Swiss Insurance Medicine (SIM)

Experience

• 2022 – Present: Attending Physician, Hirslanden Clinic, Zurich

• 2022 – Present: Partner, Spine & Pain Clinic Zurich, Hirslanden Clinic, Zurich

• 2019 – 2022: Senior Physician, Eastern Swiss Spine Center OSWZ, Kantonsspital St. Gallen; Consultant Spine Surgeon, Spital Grabs SSRWS and Pizolcare Praxis Sargans

• 2018 – 2019: Senior Physician, University Hospital Zurich, Trauma Surgery, Spine/Pelvis Team

• 2016 – 2018: Senior Physician, University Clinic Balgrist

• 2016 – 2017: Spine Specialization, University Clinic Balgrist (Spine Fellowship)

• 2014 – 2016: Assistant Physician, University Clinic Balgrist

• 2012 – 2014: Senior Assistant and Assistant Physician, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Spitalzentrum Biel

• 2010 – 2012: Assistant Physician, General Surgery, Traumatology, Spitalzentrum Biel

Publications

• Numerous publications

  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=dennler+c

Education

• 2021: Interdisciplinary Focus in Spine Surgery (SGNC and SO)

• 2018: EUROSPINE Spine Diploma

• 2018: Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System

• 2018: Swiss Insurance Medicine SIM Medical Expert Training

• 2017: Doctorate in Medicine, University of Zurich

• 2015: Specialist Examination in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology

• 2009: Medical Degree, University of Bern

Services

• Disc herniation and "sciatic pain"

• Narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis, claudication symptoms)

• Back pain due to vertebral slipping and instability (spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis)

• Wear/arthritis of the spine with/without curvature (scoliosis)

• Bone fractures of the spine due to accidents (spinal fractures)

• Bone fractures in osteoporosis (osteoporotic vertebral fractures)

• Tumor metastases with/without fractures in the spine (vertebral body metastases)

• Inflammations/infections in the spine (spondylodiscitis)

• Back pain after previous spinal surgery

• Conservative spine pain therapy

• Spinal infiltration therapy (targeted injection of pain medication)

• Second opinions before and after spinal surgery

Expertise