Location information
Address
University hospital Bern Inselspital Inselspital, Bern University Hospital Freiburgstrasse 20 3010 Bern Bern Bern 3010 Switzerland
Hospital type
University-affiliated
Hospital description
National Specialist Hospital
Hospital website
This is a teaching hospital
Description
I am involved in clinical skills and PBL, I am a PBL certified teacher.
Member information
Name
Cordula Scherer
Member type
Clinical department
Specialty
General Surgeon
Subspecialties
- Paediatric
Languages spoken
- English
- German
- French
Professional affiliations / memberships
- EUPSA
Conditions treated
- Burns
- Acute burn care
- Post-burn reconstruction
- Gastrointestinal
- Volvulus
- Bowel Obstruction (parasitic, adhesive, mass)
- Appendicitis
- Anal disease: Hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulae, prolapse
- Incontinence
- Stomas – colostomies / ileostomies
- Paediatric
- Tracheo-esophageal fistula
- Newborn intestinal atresias
- Ano-rectal malformations
- Hirschsprung’s Disease
- Head and neck anomalies
- Abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis, omphalocoele)
- Vascular anomalies
- Trauma and Critical Care
- Total parenteral nutrition management
- Vascular
- Lymphatic disease
- Ability to do the following procedures
- Ultrasound or CT-guided drain placement
- Ultrasound or CT-guided needle biopsy
Equipment used
- Minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
- Harmonic scalpel
- Other energy sealing devices
- Wound protectors
- Straight stapling devices
- Vacuum assisted closure device
- Temporary abdominal wound closure
- Synthetic or biologic patches/mesh
- Dermatome
- Gastroschisis springloaded silos
- Stimulator for anorectal malformation (ARM) procedures
- Ultrasound
- Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
- Central venous catheters
- Total parental nutrition (TPN)