Dr. med. Robert Schorn
Chief Physician, Nephrology and Dialysis Centre, Hospital Management (from 01.06.2025)
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