PD Dr. Dr. med. Christian Schmidt
Practice owner
Specialist FMH Surgery, European Specialist in Vascular Surgery (FEBVS),
Phlebology
PD Dr. Dr. med. Christian Schmidt is a distinguished expert in the field of vein diagnostics and therapy, specializing as a surgeon, vascular surgeon, and phlebologist. He was one of the first in Zurich to perform modern endoluminal laser therapy for varicose veins at the University Hospital Zurich in 2006. Most recently, he served as a senior vascular surgeon at the Vascular Clinic Bellevue in Kreuzlingen until 2015, was co-director of the Venous Center at the University Hospital Zurich until 2017, and worked at the Venous Center am See in Feldmeilen until 2020. Since January 2018, he has been practicing in the group practice MEDIS Zurich, where he performs all minimally invasive therapies.
Training and professional career
| 1988-1996 | Medical studies at the Technical University of Munich |
| 1995-1996 | Surgery University Hospital Regensburg |
| 1997-1998 | Medical Clinic Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy Regensburg |
| 1998-2002 | Clinic for Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery University Hospital Regensburg |
| 2002-2006 | PhD and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the "Cardiovascular Research Unit, Cape Heart Centre" of the University of Cape Town / South Africa |
| 2006-2008 | Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery and Department of Surgical Research, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), Assistant and Senior Physician (retired) |
| 2008-2011 | Surgical Clinic Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen, Senior Physician |
| 2011-2013 | Surgical Clinic GZO Hospital Wetzikon, Senior Physician |
| 2013-2015 | Vein Clinic Bellevue Kreuzlingen, Senior Physician |
| 2015-2017 | Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Co-Head of the USZ Vein Centre, Senior Physician |
| 2017 | Habilitation at the University of Zurich |
| 2018-2020 | Joint practice VenenZentrum am See, Feldmeilen |
| Since 2020 | Practice owner MEDIS - Medizin im Schauspielhaus and Head of the Vein Centre im Schauspielhaus, Zurich |
Other certificates of competence
| Vascular ultrasound certificate (SGUM) |
| Certificate of competence in endovenous thermal ablation of truncal veins in varicose veins (USGG) |
| Lectureship at the University of Zurich |