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Dr. med. Philemon Grimm

Head physician, Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics

Spital Zollikerberg
Orthopädie
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg

Specialist title

Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system, specialising in specialised traumatology

Work Focus

  • Full range of open and arthroscopic (minimally invasive) shoulder and elbow surgery
  • Treatment of sports injuries
  • Complex traumatology of the upper extremity

Career Path

  • Since 2026
    Head Physician Orthopaedic Surgery, Zollikerberg Hospital
  • 2021 - 2026
    Senior Physician Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Deputy Team Leader Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital
  • 2023 - 2026
    Practice activity (part-time) Glatt Specialist Medical Centre
  • 2024
    Clinical Fellow Shoulder Surgery (part-time), Balgrist University Hospital
  • 2021
    Specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system FMH
  • 2019 - 2021
    Deputy Senior Physician Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital
  • 2016 - 2019
    Resident in orthopaedics and traumatology, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital
  • 2015 - 2016
    Resident in trauma surgery, University Hospital Zurich
  • 2015
    Dissertation, University of Zurich
  • 2013 - 2015
    Assistant doctor in surgery, Zollikerberg Hospital
  • 2006 - 2012
    Medical studies at the University of Zurich

Memberships

  • Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Swiss Orthopaedics)
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich (AGZ)
  • German-speaking Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA)