• Association for Research in Surgery

    ARS

Objectives

  • To promote and support surgical research in Switzerland.
  • To promote the interchange between clinical practice and surgical research.
  • To promote high ethical standards in clinical and basic research.
  • To provide educational and practical workshops for surgeons at all stages of their career.
  • To increase collaboration among medical centers in Switzerland and worldwide

 

Announcements

Grant Writing Courses

Association in Research Sponsored (ARS) “Fundraising and Proposal Writing Workshop

Information for 2022/23 course will be coming soon


 

Basic Science Writing Courses

The 20th Annual ARS Science Writing Course will be held on October 5th and 6th 2023 at Hotel Uto Kulm in Ütliberg, Zürich.

Registration deadline: August 31, 2023

Programm: Science Writing Course 2023


 

Swiss Experimental Surgery Symposia

The 17th Swiss Experimental Surgery Symposium will take place on January 12-13th 2023 in Fribourg. 

Title : FROM SCIENCE TO TREATMENT

Registrations will be possible soon on the website www.sess.ch 

Credits:

  • Swiss Society of Surgery SGC/SSC: 11 CME points
  • Swiss Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation SGAR/SSAR. 2 CME points
  • Swiss Association of Cantonal Veterinaries ASVC/ VSKT: 1 day of continuing education for animal experiments

 

Committee

President

Leo Bühler, M.D.
Faculty of Science and Medicine
Section of Medicine
PER03, Bu 1.2.1
Route Albert-Gockel 1
1700 Fribourg

P +41 26 300 85 26
leo.buhler(at)unifr.ch
Curriculum Vitae

Treasurer

Alexandre Balaphas, MD, MD-PhD
Division of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals Geneva,
Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4,
1211, Geneva

alexandre.balaphas(at)unige.ch
Curriculum Vita

Board Member

Vanessa Banz PD Dr. med. Dr. phil
Head Physician Visceral and Transplant Surgery
University Hospital for Visceral Surgery and Medicine
Inselspital Bern, Abdominal Center Bern
Freiburgstrasse 
3010 Bern

P +41 31 632 74 88
vanessa.banz(at)insel.ch
Curriculum Vitae

Board Member

Lacotte Stéphanie
Transplantation and Hepatolgy Laboratory
Centre Médical Universitaire - 1, 
Rue Michel Servet
1211 Geneve 4

P +41 22 379 56 61
stephanie.lacotte(at)unige.ch
Curriculum Vitae

Honorary Alumni

Guido Beldi, Prof., M.D.
Pierre-A.Clavien, M.D., PhD, FACS, FRCS
Daniel Frey, M.D.
Rolf Graf, Prof., PhD
Yves Harder, Prof., M.D.
Martin Hübner, M.D., MHS
Brigitte Pittet-Cuénod, M.D.
Franziska Saxer, M.D.
Stephan Vorburger, M.D., MCR
Markus Zuber, M.D.

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