Group Members
Group Leader
PD Dr Cordula Netzer
Head Spine Center (USB), Head of Translational Spine Research and Biomechanics
Department of Spine Surgery
University Hospital Basel
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel, Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 32 87675
Dr. phil. Corina Nüesch, PhD
Scientific Head of Translational Spine Research & Biomechanics
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Email: corina.nueesch@usb.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 61 556 5373
David Koch, MSc
PhD Candidate
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Email: david.koch@usb.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 61 328 47 96
Franziska Schmitter, MSc
Scientific Assistant
Project Lead Akina Study
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Email: franziskaEmilie.schmitter@usb.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 61 328 54 45
Davina Rempert
Study Assistant / MSc Candidate
RoLSSroice Study
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Email: davinabelinda.rempert@clutterusb.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 61 328 47 96
Yossef el-Khatieb
MSc Candidate
RoLSSroice Study
Spitalstrasse 21
4031 Basel
Email: yossef.el-khatieb@clutterusb.ch
Phone: +41 (0) 61 328 47 96
Prof. Dr. Stefan Schären
Chief Physician
Department of Spine Surgery
University Hospital Basel
Clinical Research Fellows:
- Dr. med. Filippo Mandelli (2020-2021)
- Dr. med. Yuancheng Zhang (2020-2021)
Medical Dissertations:
- Stefan Loske
- Helen Bumann
MSc Sports-and Movement Science / Biomedical Engineering:
- Arik Rehani Musagara
- David Koch
- Annalena Ulsperger
- Thomas Braunwarth
- Maxine Gygax
- Sophia Hürlimann
- Nicola Büttiker