Dr. med. Christine Hertwig 

Career

Since 01.03.2025 Medical Center Bonaduz

11/2022 – 02/2025 Freelance work in pediatric palliative care for the Care Network for Seriously Ill Children and Adolescents UgH in Hanover (D), as well as substitute physician and senior physician cover in the Hanover region/D

02/2022 – 10/2022 Freelance practice and hospital cover, Hanover region/D

10/2014 – 02/2022 Employed specialist in pediatrics, Hanover region/D

10/2008 – 09/2014 Training in pediatric cardiology as resident physician at the Center for Congenital Heart Defects, HDZ NRW in Bad Oeynhausen/D

02/2002 – 09/2008 Senior registrar at the District Hospital Hameln, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology: general pediatric and neonatal on-call service, focus on care of neuropediatric patients

07/2003 – 01/2007 Resident physician at the Children’s Hospital “Auf der Bult” Hanover/D, with special experience in neuropediatrics, neonatology, pediatric epileptology and pediatric surgery (postoperative care)

Medical studies at the Justus Liebig University of Giessen

Further training

• Pediatric cardiology (Medical Chamber of Westphalia-Lippe, D)
• Pediatric palliative care (SAPPV / Hamburg and Hanover, D)
• Certificate of competence in practice laboratory KHM

Services

• All preventive check-ups according to the recommendations of the Swiss Society of Pediatrics – from newborns to adolescents
• Developmental assessments, school entry examinations
• Vaccinations and vaccination counseling (according to the Swiss schedule or individual indication)
• Emergency care for ages 0–18, including simple wound treatment
• Extra adolescent consultation (under development)
• Laboratory tests (blood, stool, urine, microbiology)
• Allergy diagnostics in blood with RAST, no prick test
• Specific counseling for special questions
• Vision test (visual acuity assessment)
• Coming soon: hearing test in children (tonal audiometry with Pilot Test)

Memberships

• DGKJ German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
• DGPK German Society for Pediatric Cardiology
• DGP German Society for Palliative Medicine
• KIS Pediatricians in Switzerland

Languages

German

English (fluent)

Italian (communicative)