Doctors & staff

Human, committed and ambitious - our doctors, nurses and other specialists work together every day to turn their knowledge into cutting-edge medicine for you. Get to know our employees here.

Kevin Akeret, Dr. med. Dr. sc.

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Tel. +41 44 255 26 86

Mail kevin.akeret@usz.ch

David Bellut, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Neurosurgery

Tel. +41 44 255 31 69

Mail david.bellut@usz.ch

Specialties: Tumor diseases of the spinal canal, spinal cord and spinal nerves, Arachnoid cysts, spinal arachnoid web, syringohydromyelia, Tarlov cysts, Infectious diseases and degenerative diseases of the spine

Giuseppe Esposito, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Tel. +41 44 255 37 90

Mail giuseppe.esposito@usz.ch

Specialties: Vascular neurosurgery (aneurysms, AVM, dAVF), Brain revascularization (brain bypass surgery, carotid endarterectomy, Moyamoya), Microneurosurgery of brain tumors and skull base surgery

Anna-Sophie Favre-Hofer, Dr. med. univ. Dr. sc. nat.

Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery

Tel. +41 44 255 86 87

Mail anna-sophie.favre-hofer@usz.ch

Jorn Fierstra, Ph.D., PD Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Tel. +41 44 255 31 69

Mail jorn.fierstra@usz.ch

Specialties: Vascular neurosurgery with special interest in brain revascularization (brain bypass surgery for ischemia, moyamoya disease, complex aneurysms & carotid endarterectomy) (aneurysm surgery, AVM, dAVF), Microsurgery of brain tumors and skull base surgery (incl. awake operations)