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Responsible for this website
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Karl Stoffel
Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Locomotor System
University Hospital Basel, Bethesda Hospital site
Gellertstrasse 144
CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 315 27 50
E-mail: karl.stoffel@usb.ch
Professional information
- Professional title
- Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology of the Locomotor System
- Awarded in
- Swiss Confederation
- Supervisory authority
- Health Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, Medical Professions Division, St. Alban-Vorstadt 19, CH-4052 Basel
- Professional regulations
- Swiss Federal Act on Medical Professions (MedBG) and the Code of Conduct of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
- Medical professions register
- medregbm.admin.ch
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Last updated: August 2026