Doing the right thing P aediatric l iver transplants
We have the support of the whole of Switzerland, says eminent Professor Barbara Wildhaber, head of the University Clinic of Paediatric Surgery. And that additional quality of ‘Swissness’ also means being correct, reliable, respectful, friendly and open-minded. Whatever we need, we have it, she says. T he Swiss Centre for Liver Diseases in Children, Geneva, enjoys an international status far greater than its size. Within the rare field of hepatobiliary surgery, the survival rate in transplants of more than 90 per cent is one of the highest in Europe, a success due in no small part to Barbara Wildhaber, director of the University Centre of Paediatric Surgery of Western Switzerland, head of the University Clinic of Paediatric Surgery and surgical director of The Swiss Centre for Liver Diseases in Children. “Paediatric liver transplantation is extremely important to Geneva as we are the only ones doing it in Switzerland,” says Prof Wildhaber. “We have a very high level technical plateau: whatever we need, we have it. We work very closely with other stakeholders, with the university and research institutions. We have the support of the canton, the government, and indeed the whole of Switzerland. I think we can be very proud of what we do.” The unique nature of the centre attracts health professionals to Geneva. Prof Wildhaber is hopeful that Geneva will host the IPTA (International Paediatric Transplantation Association) in 2019 or 21. “People like to come to Geneva,” she says. “It is a wonderful city, it’s a nice environment, we have a high quality medical sector and we are a known place with the WHO, the UN and the International Red Cross. “It’s culturally and politically interesting and a nice city with nice people.”
Cutting-edge medicine HUG leads the way in medical imaging and has spearheaded the development of robot-assisted and minimally-invasive surgery. It has the only high-security diagnostic laboratory (level 4) in Switzerland. HUG's work is recognised nationally and internationally in many disciplines: / Cardiovascular disease / Complex disorders in childhood and adolescence / Liver/pancreatic diseases and diabetes / Musculoskeletal medicine and sports medicine / Genetic medicine / Neurosciences / Oncology
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