Portrait Kevin Akeret

Kevin Akeret
Dr. med. Dr. sc.

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 26 86

Career

Since 07/2023 Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
04/2022-06/2023 Resident (Fellow of PD Dr. med. F. Porchet), Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery, Schulthess Clinic Zurich
03/2022 PhD Defense (Dr. sc. med.): “Cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage related secondary brain injury”
2018 MD Dissertation (Dr. med.): “Ultrasonographic Features of Focal Cortical Dysplasia and their Relevance for Surgery”
01/2017-03/2022 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich
09/2016 Federal State Examination in Human Medicine
2013-2016 Master’s degree in Human Medicine, University of Zurich
2012 Swiss Army Recruit School, Special Forces Command (KSK), Grenadier School Isone
2009-2012 Bachelor of Human Medicine, University of Zurich
2009 Federal Matura, Schaffhausen cantonal school, mathematics and science profile

Most important memberships

  • European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS)
  • Swiss Neurosurgical Society (SGNC)
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

Research focus

  • Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Neuro-oncology

Research prizes:

  • European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS) Research Prize 2023 (Best Laboratory Paper)
  • Dissertation prize of the University of Zurich 2022
  • Research Prize of the Clinical Neurocenter (KNZ) 2022
  • European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS) Congress 2022, best abstract award
  • Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies YouClin Research Award 2022
  • Swiss Society for Neurosurgery Research Award 2022
  • European Association of Neurological Surgeons (EANS) Research Prize 2021 (Best Clinical Paper)

Publication list

Further

  • Co-PI of the international HeMoVal study (Study protocol: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02789-w, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04998370)
  • Inventor on the international patent PCT/EP2022/052203: Method of treating or preventing an adverse secondary neurological outcome following a haemorrhagic stroke
  • 12/2016 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification (USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, USMLE Step 2 CS)