Portrait Carlo Serra

Carlo Serra
PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Other functions at USZ

  • Coordinator Brain Tumor Center Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich

Specialties

  • Microneurosurgery of brain tumors
  • Pituitary and skull base surgery
  • Neurovascular surgery

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 26 85

Other competencies

  • Ethics officer for the Department of Neurosurgery
  • Co-Head of the MICN Lab at the Department of Neurosurgery USZ (Machineintelligence in Clinical Neuroscience)
  • Senior Attending Physician for neuroncology and skull base surgery

Career

Since 03/2021 Senior Attending Physician (Prof. Regli), Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
06/2015 – 02/2021 Attending Physician (Prof. Regli) Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
03/2015 – 05/2015 Fellow (Prof. Regli) Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
02/2014 – 01/2015 Research Fellow, (Prof Türe/Prof Yaşargil) Yeditepe Universitesi Hastanesi Istanbul, Turkiye
12/2012 – 01/2014 Fellow (Prof. Regli) Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
03/2010 – 12/2012 Resident (Prof. Bertalanffy, Prof. Bernays, Prof. Regli) Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
08/2007 – 02/2010 Resident (Prof. Giovanelli, Prof. Mortini) Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedale San Raffale, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italia
09/2006 – 07/2007 Volunteer physician (Prof Giovanelli) Neurosurgery Clinic, Ospedale San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italia

Most important memberships

  • SGNC Swiss Society for Neurosurgery
  • SINCH Italian Society for Neurosurgery
  • EANS European Association for Neurosurgery
  • Yaşargil Academy

Publications

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Research focus

  • Neuroanatomy
  • Pituitary and skull base surgery
  • Neurooncology
  • Artificial intelligence