PD Dr. Med. Thomas Giesen

Specialist in Hand Surgery

Specialist in orthopedics and musculoskeletal trauma

I was born in Berlin, Germany, but I grew up and studied in Italy where I graduated at the University of Milan in 2001.

During my apprenticeship years in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal system surgery, while still in Milan, I became fascinated with an incredible instrument, the hand, one of the keys to human evolution. From the third year onwards, I joined fellowships aimed at learning this detailed and precise surgery that since 2003, after graduating in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in 2006, and until 2010, made me visit and perform surgeries in some of the most important hand surgery clinics in the world.

The “Ganga Hospital” in India, the “St'Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns” near London and the “Kleinert Institute” in the United States, are some of the experiences I had that I found the most beneficial, which also left me with friendships, in the professional space and outside of it, that still last to this day.

In 2010 I started working as a head physician and Team Leiter of Hand Surgery at the USZ, until 2017, when I graduated as a Privatdozent of Hand Surgery at the University of Zurich.

Since 2018 my main focus has been contributing to this complex and magnificent discipline, in Ticino.

Dr. Filippo Leoni

I was born in Bellinzona, where I grew up until I completed my scientific high school diploma in 2011. I began my medical studies at the University of Fribourg, then transferred to Zurich, where I graduated in 2019. I started my career at Muri Hospital (AG), where I completed basic training in general surgery. Since 2022, I have transferred to the University Hospital of Zurich, in the traumatology department. Here, I was able to deepen my knowledge in orthopedics, emergency care, and polytrauma cases. Throughout my path, I developed a strong interest in hand surgery and microsurgery. The clinical variety, the direct functional impact, and the anatomical complexity concentrated in a small space make it a unique and stimulating specialty.

Starting from May 2025, I began a professional experience under the guidance of specialist PD Dr. Thomas Giesen to further my specialized training.