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Sylvain Terraz
Prof. Dr. med.

Sylvain Terraz

Radiologist, Member of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

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+41 22 719 65 05
+41 22 719 65 06

Consultations uniquement sur rendez-vous.

Hours

Monday
08:00 - 18:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 18:00
Thursday
08:00 - 18:00
Friday
08:00 - 18:00

Place of practice

  • Hôpital de La Tour
    Bâtiment B2
    Avenue J.-D. Maillard 3
    CH-1217 Meyrin

Areas of expertise

  • Clinical expertise in the field of interventional radiology, particularly hepatobiliary and endovascular interventions, interventional oncology, and pediatric abdominal interventions.
  • Clinical expertise in the field of abdominal, oncological, and vascular imaging, particularly hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions.
  • Clinical imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, PET-CT, and PET-MRI, as well as fluoroscopic examinations of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Expert second opinions for complex diagnoses and intervention planning.
  • Development and regular update of examination protocols and new software for cross-sectional imaging in the field of expertise, with quality control with specialist physicians and application engineers.
  • Presentation of abdominal, vascular, and cancer cases in multidisciplinary meetings.

Affiliation(s)

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

  • Membre de la Société Suisse de Radiologie (SSR)

  • Fellow of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)

  • Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)

  • Member of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)

  • Member of the Swiss Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (SSVIR)

Medical specialties

Languages spoken

  • French
  • English
  • German

Online

Professional activities

2014 - 2021
Senior Attending Physician, Head of the Abdominal and Interventional Radiology Unit Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
2019 - 2021
Chair of Commission de l’interventionnel hors-bloc (a committee for interventions outside the operating room) Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 - 2021
Assistant Director of the Center For Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic Disorders (CHBP) Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2015 - 2021
Permanent member of Commission des équipements (CEQ) (a committee for hospital equipment) Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2010 - 2013
Attending Physician, Head of the Abdominal and Interventional Radiology Unit Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
2006 - 2009
Attending Physician Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2002 - 2006
Chief Resident Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2000 - 2002
Resident Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
1998 - 2000
Resident Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging Department, Hôpital Régional de Sion, Sion, Switzerland
1997 - 1998
Resident Surgical Unit, Hôpital d’Aigle, Aigle, Switzerland
1997
Resident Pathophysiology Division, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland

Teaching activities

2011 - 2021
Practical seminar on radiology-guided biopsy and drainage procedures for residents Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2010 - 2021
Compétences Cliniques radiology module on nutrition, digestion and metabolism; heart and circulation; perception, emotion and behavior University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 - 2021
UIDS (Introduction to Clinical Approach Unit) on interventional radiology University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 - 2021
Presentation of abdominal and interventional radiology activities for Lundis de l’image (a continuing medical education event) Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2007 - 2021
AMC (Learning in a Clinical Setting) surgical module on liver, bile duct and pancreatic imaging; gastrointestinal tract imaging University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2005 - 2021
Plenary lectures and practical seminars for continuing medical education in radiology and other fields at HUG and national and international conferences Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2002 - 2021
Structured theoretical seminars on abdominal and interventional radiology for residents Radiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2014 - 2016
Doctoral thesis supervisory committee for Dr. Nicolas Villard University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 - 2015
Doctoral thesis supervisory committee for Dr. Romain Breguet University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2002 - 2005
Theory class on imaging for cardiovascular diseases for student radiographers School of Health Sciences Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Degrees and qualifications

2018
Associate Professor. Title of class: Comment stimuler la régénération hépatique par voie endovasculaire? (How to stimulate liver regeneration by an endovascular technique?) University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2016
Assistant Professor. Title of class: Radiologie interventionnelle personnalisée: l’exemple du carcinome hépato-cellulaire (Personalized interventional radiology: the example of hepatocellular carcinoma) University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2014
Privatdozent. Title of thesis: Radiofréquence hépatique sous guidage IRM (MRI-guided hepatic radiofrequency) University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
2011
Certificate of expert knowledge and competence in interventional radiology Swiss Society of Radiology, Switzerland
2011
European Board of Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Sociey of Europe, Austria
2004
Specialist Diploma in Radiology Swiss Medical Association, Switzerland
2000
Doctorate in Medicine. Title of thesis: Hypoxic contraction of small pulmonary arteries from normal and endotoxemic rats: fundamental role of NO University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
1996
Medical Degree University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Professional training

2005 - 2022
Continuing Medical Education Degree in Radiology Swiss Society of Radiology, Switzerland
2002 - 2010
Training in Interventional Radiology Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2010
Clinical Research Course on “Good clinical practice” for principal investigators Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
1998 - 2002
Training in Radiology Hôpital Régional de Sion, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
1989 - 1996
Medical Studies University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Research

2019 - 2023
Swiss National Science Foundation no. 320030-185308. Minimally invasive ablation of liver malignancies using a new concept of near field-tailored MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound
2013 - 2015
Swiss National Science Foundation no. CR3313-14380. Minimally invasive ablation of liver malignancies using MRgHIFU: pilot studies in clinical research
2011 - 2012
Funding from Fondation Artères. Towards a zero recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
2010 - 2012
Swiss National Science Foundation no. CRSII2-127549. Evaluation and validation of ultrasound for the management of organ motion in tumor therapy
2010 - 2012
Funding from startup Mimosa. Effect of dietary intervention on intestinal microbiota in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
2009 - 2012
Swiss National Science Foundation no. CR32I3-125499. Experimental and clinical validation of a fully integrated platform of MRI guided focused ultrasound thermotherapy in moving organs
2008 - 2012
Funding from startup Mimosa. Autologous human bone marrow stem cells mobilized by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to improve liver function in patients with decompensated alcoholic liver disease: a randomized study
2012
Patent no. US2012041306A1. Contrast agent administration method and system to maintain contrast agent at a localized site of delivery
2009 - 2011
VALUE Study. Multi-center, Randomized Comparison Study to eVALUatE Outcomes and Resource Needs of Imaging and Treatment Following Primovist-enhanced MRI of the Liver
2005 - 2009
Swiss National Science Foundation no. 51NF40-111383. Project 2 of Computer-aided and image-guided medical interventions (Co-Me NCCR)
2005 - 2008
PRECISION V. Prospective Randomized Study of Doxorubicin-Eluting-Bead Embolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Conferences

2018
Local Organizing Committee, International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Geneva, Switzerland
2016
Local Organizing Committee, EASL School, The European Association for the Study of the Liver Geneva, Switzerland
2010
Local Organizing Committee, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Geneva, Switzerland
2010
Local Organizing Committee, International Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases Geneva, Switzerland
2008
Local Organizing Committee, 2nd Image-guided Ablation Workshop, European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology Geneva, Switzerland
2004
Local Organizing Committee, The European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology Geneva, Switzerland