Prof. Dr. med. Arno Frigg

Prof. Dr. med., Dr. scient. med. Arno Frigg

FMH Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System Emergency Medicine SGNOR

Education and Professional Career

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Frigg has completed fellowships in the USA, Canada, Japan, and South Korea, gaining extensive international experience and knowledge. He regularly attends congresses and presents his own research projects, ensuring he remains at the forefront of international medical knowledge.

• Since 2025: President of the Zurich Society for Orthopaedics (ZGO)
• 2022: Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD), UFL
• Since 2020: Delegate of the Zurich Affiliated Physicians Association to the Zurich Medical Society (AGZ)
• 2020 – 2021: Interim Head of the Foot and Ankle Unit, University Hospital Basel, Bethesda site
• 2019: Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System, University of Basel
• 2018 – 2024: Vice President of the Zurich Society for Orthopaedics (ZGO)
• 2016 – 2019: Consultant Foot Surgeon, University Hospital Basel
• 2015 – 2021: Member of the Faculty Assembly, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
• Since 2014: Founder and Director of FussZentrum Hirslanden Zurich, Head of Research
• Since 2012: Head of Foot Surgery, Zurich
• Since 2012: Research Consultant, Department of Orthopaedics, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur
• 2012: Fellowship in the USA
• 2009 – 2012: Senior Physician and Deputy Head of the Foot Team, University Hospital Basel
• 2011: Habilitation at the University of Basel on biomechanics of the ankle and foot
• 2008: Fellowship at the University of Calgary, Canada (Prof. H. Dougall); research stay at the Human Performance Laboratory (Prof. Benno Nigg), Calgary
• 2007: FMH Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System
• 2006 – 2007: Resident at Davos Hospital
• 2003 – 2006: Private Assistant to Prof. Walter Dick and Prof. Beat Hintermann, University Hospital Basel
• 2002 – 2003: Resident in General Surgery, St. Clara Hospital, Basel (Prof. Peter Tondelli)
• 2002: Doctorate, summa cum laude
• 1995 – 2001: Medical studies at the University of Basel with placements at McGill University, Montreal (Canada) and Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Deschapelles (Haiti)
• 1994: High school diploma with Latin, Novartis Award

Memberships

• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS)
• Swiss Foot and Ankle Surgery Society (SFAS)
• Swiss Society for Orthopaedics (SGO)
• Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Sports (GOTS)
• Group Recherche et Études Chirurgie Mini-Invasive du Pied (GRECMIP)
• Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH)
• Zurich Society for Orthopaedics (ZGO) – Vice President
• Zurich Medical Society (AGZ) – Delegate
• Zurich Affiliated Physicians Association
• Hermes-Society, AOFAS
• Foederatio Medicorum Practicorum (FMP)
• University of Basel Faculty Association of Lecturers
• Alumni, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel