Portrait Daniela Lenggenhager

Daniela Lenggenhager
PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology

Specialties

  • Cytopathology (FMH)
  • Hepato-pancreato-biliary pathology
  • Gastrointestinal pathology

Contact

Tel. +41 43 253 84 30
VCard

Other competencies

  • Performing ultrasound-guided fine needle punctures (SGUM certificate of competence, recertification 2021)
  • General and special pathology incl. Rapid section diagnostics and autopsy (FMH specialist title)

Career

Diplomas

2022 Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
2021 Recertification of the “Ultrasound” specialist certificate (SGUM, ORL section)
2016 Specialist certificate “Ultrasound” (SGUM, ORL section)
2015 Subtitle Cytopathology (FMH)
2013 Specialist in pathology (FMH)
2006 Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
2005 State examination, Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich
1999 Federal Matura, type D, Zurich

Professional experience

Since 03/2022 Senior Attending Physician Cytopathology, Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, USZ
10/18-02/22 Attending Physician, Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich
2017-2018 Research fellowship (1 year), University Hospital Oslo, Norway
2015-2017 Attending Physician, Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich
2014 Resident in cytopathology, Institute of Pathology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital
2013 Resident, Institute of Pathology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
2011-2012 Resident, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Zurich
2009-2010 Resident, Institute for Pathology, Cantonal Hospital Baden
2007-2008 Resident in Internal Medicine (1 year), Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli
2007 Surgical Resident (1/2 year), Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (Rorschach)
2006 Resident, Institute of Pathology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Swiss Society of Pathology (SGPath)
  • Swiss Society for Cytology (SGZyt)
  • Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
  • Medical Women Switzerland (MWS)
  • Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM, ORL Section)

Research focus

  • Liver pathology, esp. Hepatitis E and liver pathology after severe COVID-19
  • Pancreatic pathology, esp. Pancreatic carcinoma

Publication list

To the publication list

Further

2017-2018 Research fellowship (1 year; Pancreatic Cancer Research), University Hospital Oslo, Norway
2016 Short visit for pancreatic pathology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, USA
2016 Intensive course in pancreatic pathology, University Hospital Oslo, Norway
2015 Intensive course in liver pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
2015 Short visit for liver pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Italian
  • French
  • Spanish