Dr. med. Dominik Högger

Dr. med. Dominik Högger - Curriculum vitae

Since 2024

UroPoint Praxis Thalwil, Schlieren, and Affoltern am Albis

2021 - 2024

Senior Physician in Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich

General urology, including the establishment of a urology-focused transgender consultation (primarily female-to-male) at University Hospital Zurich in collaboration with Dr. med. P. Daverio, specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery, pioneer and leading global expert in gender-affirming surgery (founder of the DAVERIO-TRANSsurgery group).

2021

European Board Certification in Urology (FEBU)

2020 - 2021

Participation in a urology development project at the University Hospital of Kara in Togo, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Dr. med. D. Eberli

2019 - 2020

Senior Physician in Urology, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne

General urology, including the establishment of an andrology consultation at the Cantonal Hospital Lucerne in collaboration with Prof. Dr. med. A. Salonia, Head of "Sexual and Reproductive Medicine" at the Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and Chair of the EAU Guidelines for "Sexual and Reproductive Health".

2019

Swiss Board Certification in Urology (FMH)

2017 - 2018

Acting Senior Physician in Urology, Limmattal Hospital, Schlieren

2012 - 2014

Resident in General Surgery (Visceral Surgery and Traumatology), including one month of cardiac surgery and one month of urology at Triemli Hospital, Zurich

2012

Doctoral thesis at the Clinic for Reconstructive Surgery, University of Zurich, titled "Effects of Human Recombinant Erythropoietin on Wound Healing: An Integrative Study in the Mouse Dorsal Skinfold Chamber Using in vivo Epi-illumination Microscopy and Histological Wound Scoring"

World trip through Asia and South America, including visits to the dermatology clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal (supervised by Prof. Dr. med. G. Burg) and work in the neonatology department at "EsSalud, Voto Bernales" Hospital in Lima, Peru

2011

Medical degree, University of Zurich

Military physician, Dübendorf Medical Unit

2009 - 2010

Sub-internships in Orthopedics/Traumatology, Royal Perth Hospital (Perth, Australia)

Internal Medicine, Upper Engadin Hospital (Samedan)

Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich (Zurich)

ENT, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden (Chur)

Urology, Cantonal Hospital Aarau (Aarau)

2008 - 2011

Research Assistant, Plastic Surgery, University of Zurich

Subspecialties

Transgender-related urological procedures, including penile prostheses, andrology (male fertility evaluation) including TESE and micro-TESE, endourology (TUR bladder, TUR prostate), including treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with minimally invasive therapies (REZUM®, Greenlight Laser®), MRI fusion biopsy of the prostate.

About

Dr. Högger is married and the father of four children. He enjoys spending his free time with his family in nature (mountain biking, tennis, skiing) and traveling.

Memberships

• SGU - Swiss Society of Urology
• FMH - Feoderatio Medicorum Helveticorum
• AGZ - Medical Society of the Canton of Zurich
• VSAO - Swiss Association of Assistant and Senior Physicians
• SAGA - Swiss Working Group for Andrology
• Alumni - UZH (University of Zurich)
• EAU - European Association of Urology
• ESSM - European Society for Sexual Medicine
• ISSM - International Society for Sexual Medicine