Portrait David Amos Scheiner

David Amos Scheiner
PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Gynecology

Other functions at USZ

  • Co-director Pelvic Floor and Continence Center

Specialties

  • Focus on urogynecology (assessment and treatment of pelvic floor and bladder weakness)
  • Focus on surgical gynecology
  • General gynecology
Appointment

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 53 26

Career

Professional career

05.2016 Focus on urogynecology (FMH)
Since 05.2015 Attending Physician with extended responsibility, Head of Urogynecology
Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich (Prof. D. Fink, since 1.10.2020 Prof. G. Schär)
2015 Certificate “German Continence Society – Counseling Center”
Since 06.2014 Board member of the Swiss Urogynecology Working Group
2011 Specialization in surgical gynecology and obstetrics (FMH)
04.2005 – 04.2015 Attending Physician, Head of Urogynecology
Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich (Prof. D. Fink)
2004 Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics (FMH)
01.2004 – 03.2005 Attending Physician, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Maternité Inselhof Triemli, Zurich (Dr. B. von Castelberg)
2001 – 03.2005 Fellow, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Maternité Inselhof Triemli, Zurich (Dr. B. von Castelberg)
10.2000 – 09.2001 Resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
University Hospital Zurich (Prof. U. Haller)
03.1999 – 09.2000 Resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Maternité Inselhof Triemli, Zurich (Dr. B. von Castelberg)
10.1997 – 02.1999 Assistant Surgeon Surgery
Männedorf District Hospital (Prof. Dr. Hollinger, Dr. A. Vollenweider)
07.1996 – 06.1997 Resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Maternité Inselhof Triemli, Zurich (Dr. B. von Castelberg)

Academic career

Since 2015 Case author for exam questions/cases Federal Examination in Human Medicine
2012 – 2015 Editorial Board Journal of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Since 2011 Examiner CSE, Federal Examination in Human Medicine
2010 – 2011 Certificate of Good Clinical Practice Training I-III, Clinical Trials Center Zurich
2006 Doctorate “Evaluation of a new incontinence operation: Results of TVT surgery”, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich (Prof. D. Fink)
2002 Statistics course Logistic Regression, Zurich (Prof. Stanley Lemeshow)
1988 – 1995 Medical studies, University of Zurich
1882 – 1988 Matura type B, Zurich-Oerlikon cantonal school

Most important memberships

  • Professional Association of Swiss Physicians (FMH)
  • Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG)
  • Swiss Association for Urogynecology (AUG), Board member
  • European Urogynaecological Association (EUGA)
  • International Urogynecology Association (IUGA)
  • International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS)
  • Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM)
  • Swiss Society of Senology (SGS)
  • Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians (VSAO)

Research focus

  • Stress incontinence
  • Overactive bladder
  • Biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor
  • Biomechanically based prediction of preterm birth (soft cervix multicenter study)

Publications

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Further

Reviewer activities

  • Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Archive of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • BJU International
  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
  • International Journal of Women’s Health
  • International Urogynecology Journal
  • Neurourology and Urodynamics
  • PRACTICE
  • Urogynecologia

PD Dr. med. David Scheiner Clinic for Gynecology

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