Dr. med. Natalie Kuchen

Dr. Natalie Kuchen (MD)

Specialist in Surgery,
specially: Visceral Surgery

Career

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)

Memberships

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