Institution and training host

University Hospital Zurich (USZ) / University of Zurich — Department of Neurosurgery (course organiser)

1 documented programme · Switzerland

An independent profile of the host as named in official training sources.

Host overview

Training at this institution

Identity shown: University Hospital Zurich (USZ) / University of Zurich — Department of Neurosurgery (course organiser) — monogram mark; official logo not used.

The directory documents 1 training route associated with University Hospital Zurich (USZ) / University of Zurich — Department of Neurosurgery (course organiser). Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.

Published locations
Zurich, Switzerland
Training pathways
Short-term training
Named leadership
1 of 1 programme records
Official evidence
1 linked source

Published training focus

Faculty and programme leadership

At a glance

  • Zurich Microsurgery Courses 2027: short-term training, Six separate two-day courses (08:00–18:00): 21–22, 25–26 and 28–29 January 2027; 10–11, 14–15 and 17–18 June 2027.. Upcoming application cycle. Surgeons working with microsurgical techniques, microsutures and microanastomoses.

Intake, fees and eligibility change between cycles. Confirm each point with the host using the official source listed for the programme before preparing an application.

Programmes and application details

Short-term training

Zurich Microsurgery Courses 2027

A basic microsurgery skills series at the University of Zurich Irchel campus, organised by the USZ neurosurgery department but accredited by the Swiss societies for plastic, ENT, oral-maxillofacial and neurosurgery. Suitable as hands-on groundwork rather than a clinical fellowship.

Location
Zurich, Switzerland
Duration
Six separate two-day courses (08:00–18:00): 21–22, 25–26 and 28–29 January 2027; 10–11, 14–15 and 17–18 June 2027.
Clinical participation
Hands-on practice of basic microsurgical techniques (dissection of arteries and veins, microsutures, anastomoses) using a placenta model.
International applicants
Not stated; page is in English.
Funding
Course fee not stated on the page.
Application timing
No deadline stated; registration form on the page.

Upcoming application cycle
Six course slots in 2027; number of places per course not stated.

Eligibility, training and application

Eligibility

Surgeons working with microsurgical techniques, microsutures and microanastomoses.

Published training

  • Basic microsurgical technique and microanastomoses
  • Dissection of arteries and veins on a placenta model
  • 16 credits accredited by SGNC, SGPRAC, SGORL and the Swiss OMF society

Application route

Registration form on the course page.

No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.

Published contact note: Course address printed on the page: microsurgery.course@usz.ch

Direct programme page · Source reviewed 15 Nov 2026

Official sources and review dates

These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.

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