Moving without physical restrains – That’s freedom and quality of life

On our own behalf

I am pleased that Dr Filippo Mandelli joined our team on 1 June 2025. He will support us both in care of patients and as Staff Surgeon and Senior Consultant of the Departement of Spine Surgery at Zollikerberg Hospital.

Interview with Beat Wälchli – «Why the interest in endoscopic spine surgery is finally growing»

Why is endoscopic spine surgery only now gaining ground in Switzerland? Dr Wälchli explains how a once-exotic method is becoming a serious alternative to microsurgery – and why patient recovery times play a key role.

Interview with Filippo Mandelli – «What motivates me most is the chance to make a real difference in people’s quality of life.»

Wobbly walk, numb fingers – when exactly is the right time to opt for surgery? A new study sheds important light on the diagnosis and treatment of cervical spinal stenosis.

Interview with Anthony Ghaffari – «I am a people person. I enjoy contact with others.»

Mr. Ghaffari, you have studied, researched and worked at various renowned medical institutions in the USA and Australia. What brought you to Switzerland, of all places, 20 years ago? At the time I was in a relationship with a Swiss doctor and therefore decided to move...

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Beat Wälchli

Dr.med. und Dr. der Chiropraktik SCG/ECU, D.C.

Head of Department Spinal Surgery at Zollikerberg Hospital

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon

Board-certified spine surgeon

Board-certified chiropractor

As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in traumatology of the musculoskeletal system with a focus on spinal surgery, Beat Wälchli specialises in the entire spectrum of spinal diseases and injuries.

As a board-certified chiropractor, he is also familiar with the entire spectrum of manual therapies.

Since January 2025, he has taken on additional responsibilities as Head of Department of Spinal Surgery at Zollikerberg Hospital.

Filippo Mandelli

Dr.med., Senior Consultant in Spinal Surgery at Zollikerberg Hospital

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon

Board-certified spine surgeon

Filippo Mandelli has conducted in-depth clinical work on the treatment of complex spinal deformities and is conducting research in the area of cervical spinal canal stenosis.

He is part of a scientific research project at the University Hospital Basel, with his scientific interest centered on the functional impairments of patients with age-related narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical spine.

Dr Mandelli speaks fluent Italien, German and English.

Anthony Ghaffari

M.D., M.B.B.A

Board-certified Neurosurgeon

Board-certified spine surgeon

As a board-certified Neurosurgeon Anthony Ghaffari, M.D., specializes in spinal surgery.

He is an international fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (IFAANS) in the US.

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