Viszeral- und
Thoraxchirurgie

Assoc. Prof. (US) Dr. med. Erik Schadde
Leitender Arzt
Klinik für Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie
Position title
(1) Associate Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
(2) Leitender Arzt (Consultant), Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
(3) Research Associate, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Positions
07/2007 – 10/2007
Surgeon at EMERGENCY (www.emergency.it – International Humanitarian Organisation- Hospital for Landmine Victims, founded by Gino Strada, Battambang, Cambodia)
11/2007 – 02/2009
Assistant Professor of Surgery – Kansas University, Kansas City, KS, USA
03/2009 – 09/2010
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation (UNOS) – St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
10/2010 – 09/2014
Attending Surgeon – Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
Director of HPB Fellowship, Swiss HPB Center, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
08/2013 – 09/2014
Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation – Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Since 06/2014
Research Associate, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Since 10/2014
Attending Surgeon (FTE 0.5), Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland
Since 10/2015
Assistant Professor of Surgery (FTE 0.5), Division of Transplant Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Since 06/2017
Leitender Arzt (Consultant HPB Surgery), Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland
Since 10/2017
Associate Professor of Surgery (FTE 0.5), Division of Transpalnt Surgery, Dept. of Surgery; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Honors
2002
Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 2002
2004
ILTS travel award, ILTS Congress Kyoto, Japan
2008
Award by Department of Health and Human Services: Champion Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative, UNOS Region 8, awarded on October 24th, Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nashville Tennessee
2010
Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich
2017
Best Surgical Abstract Award, Swiss Society of Gastroenterology Yearly Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland 2017
Research Support
11/2013
University of Zurich and Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich; 6 months of 20% protected time; project ‘HIDA scan to assess liver functional reserve’. CHF 30’000. Principal Investigator
12/2016
Gift of Hope, Organ Procurement Organization, Itasca, IL, Project “Hypoxic Doping of Donor Organs in Transplantation.” US$ 143’800 Principal Investigator
05/2017
Die Mobiliar Insurance, Switzerland, Project: “Role of hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α to accelerate liver regeneration” CHF 36’340 Principal Investigator
Certifications
1999
MD Diploma University of Munich N° 1009-7
2000
ECFMG certificate N° 0-586-102-6
2006
Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Certificate, RARC University of Wisconsin
2006
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (ABS) Nr. 51604
2007
ASTS Diploma Multiorgan Transplant Fellowship
2010
OPTN/UNOS appointment as Primary Liver and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon St. Louis University Hospital
2011
Approbation as a Physician in the State of Bavaria, Germany
2012
GCP Course I-III, Clinical Trials Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich
2015
Animal Research Course University of Zurich
2016
European Board Certification in Hepato-pancreatico-biliary Surgery (FEBS–HPB)
Medical Licenses to practice as a physician
2000-2005
State temporary license for residency training. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine N° 206762
2005-2007
State License Wisconsin N°48191-020
2007-2009
State License The Kansas State Boards of Healing Arts N° 32757
2009-2010
State License State of Missouri N° 2009007878
2010
Country License Switzerland, GLN 7601000905406
2011
State License, Bavaria, Germany
since 2015
License Illinois N° 036.139112
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) – Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgery (ASTS) – Member
- International Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- European Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (EHPBA)
Current teaching activities (University of Zurich)
2012 – now
Docent. 2nd year Master Medical School, University of Zurich. Module ‘Cancer: from genesis to therapy’, organized by Prof. Maries van den Broeck, Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich. Topic: Liver, Surgery, Regeneration. Course (3 hours per year)
2011 – 2014
Docent. 2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University and University Hospital Zurich. Surgery Course, beside-teaching (4 hours per semester)
2013 – now
Tutor. Problem-based learning (PBL); 2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University of Zurich (6 hours per year)
2015- now
2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University of Zurich. Instructor and responsible physician for Physiology courses at the Institute of Physiology.
Courses: Heart/Circulation (Winter semester 2015; 5 afternoons, 4 hours each) and Eye/Vision (summer semester 2016; 5 afternoons, 4 hours each)
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Curriculum vitae
Position title
(1) Associate Professor of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
(2) Leitender Arzt (Consultant), Dept. of Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
(3) Research Associate, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Positions
07/2007 – 10/2007
Surgeon at EMERGENCY (www.emergency.it – International Humanitarian Organisation- Hospital for Landmine Victims, founded by Gino Strada, Battambang, Cambodia)11/2007 – 02/2009
Assistant Professor of Surgery – Kansas University, Kansas City, KS, USA03/2009 – 09/2010
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation (UNOS) – St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA10/2010 – 09/2014
Attending Surgeon – Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
Director of HPB Fellowship, Swiss HPB Center, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland08/2013 – 09/2014
Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation – Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zurich, SwitzerlandSince 06/2014
Research Associate, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandSince 10/2014
Attending Surgeon (FTE 0.5), Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Canton Zurich, SwitzerlandSince 10/2015
Assistant Professor of Surgery (FTE 0.5), Division of Transplant Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IllinoisSince 06/2017
Leitender Arzt (Consultant HPB Surgery), Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Canton Zurich, SwitzerlandSince 10/2017
Associate Professor of Surgery (FTE 0.5), Division of Transpalnt Surgery, Dept. of Surgery; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Honors
2002
Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Tufts University School of Medicine, Class of 20022004
ILTS travel award, ILTS Congress Kyoto, Japan2008
Award by Department of Health and Human Services: Champion Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative, UNOS Region 8, awarded on October 24th, Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nashville Tennessee2010
Teacher of the Year Award, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich2017
Best Surgical Abstract Award, Swiss Society of Gastroenterology Yearly Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland 2017
Research Support
11/2013
University of Zurich and Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich; 6 months of 20% protected time; project ‘HIDA scan to assess liver functional reserve’. CHF 30’000. Principal Investigator12/2016
Gift of Hope, Organ Procurement Organization, Itasca, IL, Project “Hypoxic Doping of Donor Organs in Transplantation.” US$ 143’800 Principal Investigator05/2017
Die Mobiliar Insurance, Switzerland, Project: “Role of hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α to accelerate liver regeneration” CHF 36’340 Principal Investigator
Certifications
1999
MD Diploma University of Munich N° 1009-72000
ECFMG certificate N° 0-586-102-62006
Responsible Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Certificate, RARC University of Wisconsin2006
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (ABS) Nr. 516042007
ASTS Diploma Multiorgan Transplant Fellowship2010
OPTN/UNOS appointment as Primary Liver and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon St. Louis University Hospital2011
Approbation as a Physician in the State of Bavaria, Germany2012
GCP Course I-III, Clinical Trials Center, University Hospital and University of Zurich2015
Animal Research Course University of Zurich2016
European Board Certification in Hepato-pancreatico-biliary Surgery (FEBS–HPB)
Medical Licenses to practice as a physician
2000-2005
State temporary license for residency training. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine N° 2067622005-2007
State License Wisconsin N°48191-0202007-2009
State License The Kansas State Boards of Healing Arts N° 327572009-2010
State License State of Missouri N° 20090078782010
Country License Switzerland, GLN 76010009054062011
State License, Bavaria, Germanysince 2015
License Illinois N° 036.139112
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) – Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgery (ASTS) – Member
- International Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- European Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (EHPBA)
Current teaching activities (University of Zurich)
2012 – now
Docent. 2nd year Master Medical School, University of Zurich. Module ‘Cancer: from genesis to therapy’, organized by Prof. Maries van den Broeck, Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich. Topic: Liver, Surgery, Regeneration. Course (3 hours per year)2011 – 2014
Docent. 2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University and University Hospital Zurich. Surgery Course, beside-teaching (4 hours per semester)2013 – now
Tutor. Problem-based learning (PBL); 2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University of Zurich (6 hours per year)
2015- now
2nd year Bachelor Medical School, University of Zurich. Instructor and responsible physician for Physiology courses at the Institute of Physiology.
Courses: Heart/Circulation (Winter semester 2015; 5 afternoons, 4 hours each) and Eye/Vision (summer semester 2016; 5 afternoons, 4 hours each) - Publikationen