Marc A. Peter, M.D.
Native languages: English and German
Foreign languages: Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese
Foreign languages: Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese
Prefessional training
1981 State Examination, University of Zurich
1991 FMH (Swiss Medical Association) qualification in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
1992 Opened Haus zum Steinfels day surgery clinic in the center of Winterthur
- General surgery (University Hospital of Zurich, Uznach Cantonal Hospital), 4 years
- Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery including hand surgery and burns surgery (University Hospital of Zurich), 6 years
- Aesthetic surgery, microsurgery and free-flap surgery (National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Prof. M. S. L. Galvão), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, 7 months
- Maxillofacial and craniofacial aesthetic surgery (“Dr. Manuel Gea González” University Hospital in Mexico City, Mexico, Prof. F. Ortiz-Monasterio), 6 months
Hospital work
Scientific publications
- Die Bulbusperforation als Windschutzscheibenunfall (Perforation of the bulbus following windshield impact during a car accident), Praxis 70, 849-859 (1981)
- A surgical strategy for femoro-cural reconstruction (J. Largiadèr and Marc A. Peter), Eur. J. Vasc. Surg. 1, 205-212 (1987)
Research experience
- Reinnervation of a denervated mouse diaphragm using an intercostal nerve
- Anatomical study of the osteocutaneous forearm flap including a demonstration of the blood supply in the periosteum of the radius bone (performance of first jaw reconstruction using a forearm flap at the National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro).
Memberships
- Swiss Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SGPRAC)
- Former President of the Zurich Society for Plastic, Maxillofacial and Hand Surgery (ZPKH)
- American Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASPRS)
- International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)