Dr. med. Chanel-Chantal Sinha 

Dipl. Ärztin Chanel Sinha is an FMH specialist in General Internal Medicine and Tropical and Travel Medicine at Helvetiapraxis in Zurich. Her main areas of focus include the diagnosis of tropical diseases, travel health advice and yellow fever vaccination.

General Internal Medicine covers the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of a broad range of acute and chronic conditions. Tropical and Travel Medicine focuses on health issues related to international travel and stays in tropical or subtropical regions. It includes pre-travel medical advice, recommended vaccinations, preventive measures and the assessment and treatment of health problems or infectious diseases following travel.

Chanel Sinha studied medicine in Fribourg and Zurich from 1993 to 2000, graduating with a medical degree. During her studies, she completed practical training at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, gaining experience in emergency medicine, dermatology and venereology, and internal medicine.

Her postgraduate training included positions in surgery and emergency medicine at Brugg District Hospital, gynaecology and obstetrics as well as internal medicine at Cantonal Hospital Frauenfeld, and internal medicine at University Hospital Zurich. She also completed training in general practice in Zurich-Albisrieden and worked in travel medicine at the University of Zurich.

Her international medical experience includes work at St. Luke’s Mission and District Hospital in Mpanshya and a visiting physician position at the School of Tropical Medicine in Kolkata, India.

From 2012 to 2017, Chanel Sinha worked in General Internal Medicine and Tropical and Travel Medicine at Dr. B. Beck’s practice in Zurich. Since 2017, she has been practising in these fields at Helvetiapraxis in Zurich.

Specialist qualifications

• FMH General Internal Medicine
• FMH Tropical and Travel Medicine

Appointments with Dipl. Ärztin Chanel Sinha at Helvetiapraxis in Zurich can be booked online through OneDoc.