Dr. med. Philippe Brosi

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Work experience

since 2019	Consultant in visceral surgery, Hirslanden Beau-Site, Bern
2017-2019	Consultant in visceral and transplant surgery, Zurich University Hospital (under Prof. PA Clavien)
2014-2017	Consultant in general, visceral, vascular and thoracic surgery, Baselland Liestal Canton Hospital (starting under Dr C Kull, Senior Consultant, then under Prof R Rosenberg from 07/2014)
2013-2014	Acting consultant in general, visceral, vascular and thoracic surgery, Baselland Liestal Canton Hospital (under Prof. CA Maurer)
2011-2013	Registrar in general, visceral, vascular and thoracic surgery, Liestal Canton Hospital (under Prof. CA Maurer)
2009-2010	Surgical registrar, surgical department, Olten Canton Hospital (under Prof. M Zuber/Dr L Eisner)
2009	Radiological registrar, University Centre for Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology, Inselspital Bern (under Prof. P Vock)
2008-2009	Surgical registrar, surgical department, Olten Canton Hospital (under Prof. M Zuber/Dr L Eisner)
2007-2008	Medical researcher, paediatric radiology, DoseWatchers project (under Dr R Wolf)
2005-2007	Scientific research as part of the DoseWatchers project (part-time work during medical degree, under Dr R Wolf)

Education

2014	Surgical specialty certificate awarded by FMH
2013	FMH surgical specialty exam
2009	Foundational surgery exam
2007	Doctorate in medicine Federal medical exam, University of Bern
2001-2007	Medical degree, University of Bern Baccalaureate (maths/science pathway)
1997-2001	Maths and science specialist grammar school at Bern-Kirchenfeld, specialising in physics
1989-1997	Primary and secondary school, lower school (grammar) in Worb

Memberships

Swiss surgical society SGC-SSC
German Society of Surgery DGCH
Federation of Swiss Doctors FMH
Association of Swiss registrars and consultants VSAO-ASMAC

Education

05/2016 – Minimally Invasive Perianal and Transanal Surgery, Strasbourg, France

05/2016 – Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Advanced Course, Strasbourg, France

01/2015 – Da Vinci System Training as a Console Surgeon, ORSI Melle, Belgium

09/2014 – Da Vinci System Training as a First Assistant, ORSI Melle, Belgium

01/2012 – Training course vascular techniques, Vascular International, Pontresina, Switzerland

09/2011 – ATLS Student Course, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland

09/2010 – Laparoscopy course for advanced learners, St. Gallen Canton Hospital, Switzerland

02/2010 – International Workshop on Gastrointestinal Surgery, Basic Course, Davos, Switzerland

12/2009 – Basic Science Writing Course run by the Swiss surgical society

12/2008 – AO Trauma Course for Swiss Residents, Davos, Switzerland

04/2006 – Further training: Statistical ideas in medical projects, University of Bern, Switzerland

Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy-Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Glauser PM, Brosi P, Speich B, Käser SA, Heigl A, Rosenberg R, Maurer CA. World J Surg. 2019 Mar 1.

Blurring the boundary between open abdomen treatment and ventral hernia repair. Käser SA, Brosi P, Clavien PA, Vonlanthen R. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2019 Feb 7.

Oncological outcome after MRI-based selection for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the OCUM Rectal Cancer Trial. Ruppert R, Junginger T, Ptok H, Strassburg J, Maurer CA, Brosi P, Sauer J, Baral J, Kreis M, Wollschlaeger D, Hermanek P, Merkel S; OCUM group. Br J Surg. 2018 May 9.

Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Reinforcement Reduces the Risk of Incisional Hernia, Two-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Brosi P, Glauser PM, Speich B, Samuel SA, Maurer CA. World J Surg. World J Surg. 2018 Jun;42(6):1687-1694.

Use of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Select Patients with Rectal Cancer for Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation--Interim Analysis of the German OCUM Trial (NCT01325649). Kreis ME, Ruppert R, Ptok H, Strassburg J, Brosi P, Lewin A, Schön MR, Sauer J, Junginger T, Merkel S, Hermanek P; OCUM study group. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jan;20(1):25-32.

Spincter preservation after selective chemoradiotherapy of rectal cancer. Interim results of the OCUM study. Baral J, Schön MR, Ruppert R, Ptok H, Strassburg J, Brosi P, Kreis ME, Lewin A, Sauer J, Sawicki S, Schiffmann L, Winde G, Junginger T, Merkel S, Hermanek P. Chirurg. 2015 Dec;86(12):1138-44

Implantation of a stent graft in the right pulmonary artery enables radical resection of a central endothelial sarcoma of the left pulmonary artery. Kissling P, Brosi P, Kull C, Toia D, Maurer CA. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Sep;58(3):787-9.

Tissue banking in a regional hospital: a promising future concept? First report on fresh frozen tissue banking in a hospital without an integrated institute of pathology. von Strauss und Torney M, Güller U, Rezaeian F, Brosi P, Terracciano L, Zuber M. World J Surg. 2012 Oct;36(10):2300-4.

Copper filtration in pediatric digital X-ray imaging: its impact on image quality and dose. Brosi P, Stuessi A, Verdun FR, Vock P, Wolf R. Radiol Phys Technol. 2011 Jul;4(2):148-55.

Revascularization for chronic critical lower limb ischemia in octogenarians is worthwhile. Brosi P, Dick F, Do DD, Schmidli J, Baumgartner I, Diehm N. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Dec; 46(6): 1198-207

Below-the-knee angioplasty in patients with end-stage renal disease. Brosi P, Baumgartner I, Silvestro A, Do DD, Mahler F, Triller J, Diehm N. J Endovasc Ther. 2005 Dec;12(6):704-13

Posterpreis 2007 “cum laude“ von „DoseWatchers-Project: A systematic approach to dose optimisation“ am 94. Radiologiekongress SGR

Qualitätsentwicklungspreis des Inselspitals Bern (1. Platz) für DoseWatchers-Projekt: Qualitätskontrolle im Röntgen Kinderklinik - ein computergestütztes Expositions-Monitoring in der Pädiatrischen Radiologie

Auszeichnung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie für die beste klinische Forschungsarbeit (103. Jahreskongress der SGC, Lugano):
Prophylactic intraperitoneal onlay mesh reduces the risk of incisional hernia after median laparotomy – two year follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial