Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Thalheimer 

Core Competencies

Obesity Surgery

• Laparoscopic and robotic gastric bypass surgery
• Sleeve gastrectomy
• All types of revision surgeries

Functional Upper Abdominal Surgery

• Surgery for intrathoracic stomach / upside-down stomach
• Surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery

• Surgical treatment of complex abdominal wall hernias (open, laparoscopic, robotic)

Career Path

2025 - present Co-founder of ViszeraMed AG and partner physician at Hirslanden Clinic

2020 - present Deputy Chief of Visceral Surgery at Männedorf Hospital

2024 Appointment as Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of Würzburg

2020 - 2024 Senior Consultant in Visceral and Transplant Surgery at University Hospital Zurich (20%)

2012 - 2019 Chief of Surgery at RoMed Clinic Bad Aibling, from 2018 Medical Director

2011 Habilitation in Surgery (University of Würzburg, Germany)

2000 - 2012 Resident, specialist, and senior physician at the University Hospital of Würzburg (Germany)

Schools, Studies & Degrees

2010 - 2012 Part-time studies in health economics (University of Nuremberg-Erlangen), graduated with Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA)

1997 US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

1990 - 1998 Medical studies at Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (Germany)