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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 1995

Walter P. Schweizer, MD FACS

Society Memberships

  • Intl Soc, Surg/Soc Int Ch

Additional Information

Gender

Male

General Surgery

Bergstrasse 9

Neuhausen am Rheinfall / SH

Switzerland

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Eva Lerchenberger

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder cancer
  • gallstone disease
  • hepatic artery infusion pumps
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

  • abdominal hernia
  • component separation
  • epigastric hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • inguinal hernia
  • laparoscopic hernia repair
  • paraesophageal hernia
  • umbilical hernia
  • ventral hernia

Anal-rectal Disorders/Procedures

  • anal abscess
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal tears
  • anal warts
  • hemorrhoid problems
  • rectal bleeding
  • rectal prolapse
  • sphincter repair

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal abscess
  • anal cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • colectomy
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colonoscopy
  • colostomy
  • Crohn's disease
  • diverticular disease
  • gastrointestinal bleeding
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • ileostomy
  • intestinal failure management
  • intussusception
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • laparoscopic colon surgery
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • small bowel syndrome
  • spastic colon
  • stomach cancer
  • ulcerative colitis

Diagnostic Imaging/procedures

Bowel Control

  • bowel incontinence
  • constipation
  • diarrhea

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
  • cryotherapy
  • doppler ultrasound
  • endoscopic surgery
  • fine needle aspiration/biopsy
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • laser surgery
  • microsurgery
  • radiosurgery
  • robotic surgery
  • tumor ablation

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • adrenal tumors
  • anal cancer/tumors
  • basal cell cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • bladder cancer/tumors
  • bone and soft tissue cancer/tumors
  • bone metastases
  • breast cancer
  • breast masses
  • breast tumors in pregnancy
  • cervical cancer/tumors
  • chest tumors
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon cancer/polyps
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • endocrine cancer
  • endometrial cancer/tumors
  • esophagus cancer/tumors
  • eyelid cancer/tumors
  • fibroids
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • melanoma
  • neuroblastoma
  • neurofibromatosis
  • oral cavity tumors
  • osteosarcoma
  • ovarian cancer screening
  • ovarian cysts
  • pancreatic cancer/tumors
  • pelvic tumors
  • skin cancer
  • spinal tumors
  • spine tumors
  • stomach cancer/tumors
  • throat cancer
  • thyroid cancer/nodules
  • urologic cancers
  • vaginal cancer
  • vocal cord cancer/tumors
  • vulva cancer
  • Wilm's tumor

Hospital Appointments

Hirslanden Belair und Hirslanden ZH

Schaffhausen und Zürich,

Consultant, Urological Surgeon

10/2008—Present

Academic Appointments

Zurich

Associate Professor

01/2006—Present