Caring for you as we would for ourselves
Blaise Rutschmann
Dr. med.

Blaise Rutschmann

Chief of the Pain Clinic

Specialist in Anesthesia and Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM), Member of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

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  • Training
  • Research and publications
  • Humanitarian work

Secretarial

+41 22 719 65 78

Consultations by appointment.

Hours

Monday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30
Tuesday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30
Wednesday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30
Thursday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30
Friday
08:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 16:30

Place of practice

  • Hôpital de La Tour
    Bâtiment B11
    Rue de Veyrot 39
    CH-1217 Meyrin

Affiliation(s)

  • Member of the Association des Médecins du canton de Genève - AMGe (Association of Physicians of the Canton of Geneva)

  • Member of the Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM)

  • Member of the Société Vaudoise de Médecine - SVM (Vaudoise society of medicine)

  • Member of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS)

  • Member of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Therapy (ESRA)

Medical specialties

Languages spoken

  • French
  • English

Professional activities

Since 2018
Chief of the Pain Clinic Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 - 2018
Chair and Senior Physician, Anesthesiology and Analgesia Department, Intensive Care and Emergency Department La Côte hospital complex, Hôpital de Morges, Morges, Switzerland
2004 - 2013
Associate Physician, consultations for pain, Anesthesia Department, Prof. D. Spahn, Prof. N. Gilliard, Prof. C. Kern Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
2004 - 2013
Chief of Anesthesia and Analgesia Department La Côte hospital complex, Hôpital de Morges, Morges, Switzerland
2000 - 2004
Chief of Anesthesia and Analgesia Department La Côte hospital complex, Hôpital de Morges, Morges, Switzerland
1999 - 2000
Attending Physician, Anesthesia and Analgesia Department District hospital, Morges, Switzerland
1997 - 1999
Chief Resident, Anesthesia and Analgesia Department District hospital, Morges, Switzerland
1997 - 1999
Chief Resident, Anesthesia Department Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1996 - 1997
Deputy Chief Resident, Anesthesia Department, Prof. S. Reiz Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1995 - 1996
Resident, Anesthesia Department, Drs E. Buchser and D. Chédel Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1992 - 1995
Resident, Anesthesia Department, Prof. D. Scheidegger and Prof. S. Reiz Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1990 - 1992
Resident, Internal Medicine Department, Hypertension Division, Prof. H.-R. Brunner Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1989 - 1990
Resident, Internal Medicine Department Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1988 - 1989
Medical Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières, Switzerland Adjumani, Uganda, Africa
1987 - 1988
Resident, Internal Medicine Department, Drs P. Christeler and P. Knobel District hospital, Morges, Switzerland
1986 - 1987
Resident, Surgery Department, Prof. R. Mosimann Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

Teaching activities

1999 - 2018
Supervising Physician for nurse training in anesthesia La Côte hospital complex, Morges, Switzerland
1999 - 2018
European continuing medical training La Côte hospital complex, Morges, Switzerland
1999 - 2018
Supervising Physician for physician assistant training La Côte hospital complex, Morges, Switzerland
Since 2013
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in pain, collaboration between University of Applied Sciences (HES) Fribourg, University of Applied Sciences (HES) La Source, University of Applied Sciences (HES) Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne and Clinique de la Source, Lausanne, Switzerland
Since 2011
Lectures for medical students, “Pain” lecture block (3rd and 5th years) Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
Since 2006
Lectures for pharmacy students at the University of Geneva La Côte hospital complex, Morges, Switzerland
1997 - 1999
Supervising Physician for nurse training in anesthesia Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland

Degrees and qualifications

2008
FMH-SSIPM (Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management) certification: Interventional Pain Management Bern, Switzerland
1998
FMH-accredited specialist in Anesthesiology Bern, Switzerland
1995
European Diploma in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care from the European Society of Anesthesiology Strasbourg, France
1995
Specialization examination certificate in anesthesiology and resuscitation from the Swiss Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Bern, Switzerland
1992
US degree from the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Geneva, Switzerland
1985
Swiss medical degree Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Publication

2005 - 2013
Teaching anesthesia and collaboration in the operating theatre San Francis District Hospital, Ifakara, Tanzania
Since 2000
Teaching and practice in anesthesia and pain therapy Can Tho General Hospital, Vietnam
1987 - 1988
Medical Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières Adjumani, Uganda, Africa