Dr. med. Robert Schorn

Specialist title

Specialist in internal medicine
Specialist in nephrology

Work Focus

• Full spectrum of nephrology (acute and chronic kidney diseases, care of haemo, home haemo and peritoneal dialysis patients, aftercare of kidney transplant patients, electrolyte disorders, nephrolithiasis)
• Abdominal sonography
• Duplex sonography of the renal arteries and peripheral vessels
• Contrast sonography of the kidneys
• Emergency sonography
• Hypertensiology
• Lipidology

Career Path

• Since 2025
  Chief Physician of the Nephrology/Dialysis Centre and Member of the Hospital Management, Zollikerberg Hospital
• 2017 - 2025
  Head of Nephrology/Dialysis Department and Head of Internal Medicine, Lachen Hospital, Clinic for Internal Medicine
• 2024
  Acquisition of the "POCUS Component 1" SGUM tutor module status
• 2023
  Acquisition of the designation "Lipidologist" DGFL
• 2022
  Acquisition of the "POCUS Component 1" SGUM certificate of competence
  
• 2017 - 2020
  Participation as a tutor in SGUM sonography courses
• 2014 - 2017
  Head of Nephrology/Dialysis and Head of Internal Medicine, Lachen Hospital, Clinic for Internal Medicine
• 2017
  Acquisition of the "Practice Laboratory" certificate of competence
• 2017
  Interdisciplinary workshop on contrast agents in vascular and abdominal sonography
  
• 2010 - 2013
  Senior consultant in nephrology/dialysis unit and internal medicine, Zollikerberg Hospital
• 2012
  Acquisition of the certificate of competence module "Peripheral arterial vessels" SGUM
• 2010
  Acquisition of the designation "Hypertensiologist" DHL
  
• 2007 - 2010
  Senior physician / specialist assistant, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Nephrology
• 2006 - 2007
  Associate Senior Physician Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Cantonal Hospital Zug
• 2003 - 2006
  Resident in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Zug
• 2006
  Acquisition of the FMH title "Nephrology"
• 2005
  Acquisition of the certificate of competence "Abdominal Sonography" SGUM
  
• 2004 - 2005
  Acquisition of the "Clinical Emergency Medicine" SGNOR qualification
• 2001 - 2002
  Resident in internal medicine and geriatrics, Aachen Medical Centre, Germany
• 1994 - 2001
  Study of medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Germany