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Portrait Dr. med. Robert Schorn

Dr. med. Robert Schorn

Chief Physician, Nephrology and Dialysis Centre, Hospital Management (from 01.06.2025)

German, English

Spital Zollikerberg
Nephrologie und Dialysezentrum
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg

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

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

Memberships

  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Schwyz until the end of 12/2025, Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich from 04/2025
  • Swiss Society for Nephrology (SGN)
  • Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM)
  • European Renal Association (ERA)
  • German Hypertension League (DHL)
  • German Society for Combating Lipometabolic Disorders and their Consequential Diseases DGFL (Lipid League)
  • Swiss Society of Hypertension