tJean-Dominique Demottaz

Chemin des Clochettes 10,

Telephone:0228396622 Fax
TogJay, Jul 14, 2008 @ 13:15

Sorry, by mistake sent that off quicker than I meant to



.. here below, better written than above..



Jean-Dominique Demottaz

Chemin des Clochettes 10,

Telephone: 0228396622

Fax: 0228396624



Excellent orthopaedist both general and knee specialist and a nice guy too



TogJay, Jul 14, 2008 @ 13:35

TopJay:

Thanks.

Do you know anyone who actually got treated by Dr. Demottaz? I'd love to speak with this person, to get some more info about the Dr, before I give my knee to him.

Nir
Nir Ofek, Jul 14, 2008 @ 13:37

Demottaz has an excellent reputation, if you want  a second opinion:

Compère Jacques
chirurgie orthopédique FMH
quai Wilson 35 
1201 Genève

Phone 022 732 09 29

Lolita, Jul 14, 2008 @ 14:03

Angela:

Many thanks, will check them both out.

Do you know someone who was treated by either of them, so I can speak with this person to get a bit more info about the Doctors?

Nir
Nir Ofek, Jul 14, 2008 @ 14:07

Lolita:

Thanks a lot!

Who operated on you: Demottaz, or Compere?

Thanks again,

Nir
Nir Ofek, Jul 14, 2008 @ 14:09

its Jacques Compère
Lolita, Jul 14, 2008 @ 14:11

.. sorry no patient recommendations.. just pure observation.. I worked at the hopital de la tour some time ago.. and knowing a chiropractor who worked with him too in more recent times..



Its true, there is also Compere.
TogJay, Jul 14, 2008 @ 15:03

Hi Nir,

Below is a Dr I used when ripped ligaments a few years ago. I didn't need surgery but I have 2 other people who had good experiences with him if you need recommendations.

Patrick, Jul 14, 2008 @ 15:26

Hi Nir,

Hopital de la Tour - Dr. Finn Mahler or one of his colleagues at the sport section. I tore my cross ligaments last year and went to Dr. Mahler - can only recommend it, although I didn't go for surgery, but 9 months later I was skiing again :-). It's difficult though to get an appointment since he's really a big name it seems...

good luck, Bego
Bego, Jul 15, 2008 @ 20:42

Thanks a lot everyone, I really appreciate that you took the time to share advice with me. I hope I'll have a chance to return the favour (but on 'happier' topics than doctors...:)

I need the appoitment asap, so I'm going to call all the docs recommended here, in the hope that 1-2 of them might be able to see me fast...

Thanks again everyone - much appreciated.

Nir
Nir Ofek, Jul 15, 2008 @ 20:47

 Hi Nir,

I ran into your post about knee issues. Can you share your experience with recommended doctors? I am now looking for the same.  I would appreciate any advice

Marina


yamahol, Sep 16, 2009 @ 12:18

 Hi Nir -
I have to find a knee doc in the next month- can you share any info or recommendations you had after your experiences above?
Would be much appreciated.
Amanda

anickson, Sep 22, 2009 @ 12:15

 And I thought that I was alone. Nir, would appreciate feed back from you.

Good luck and get well soon.

Parvez

Onlyone, Sep 22, 2009 @ 14:39

 Hey Nir,
I am having treatment at the moment(ankle though not knee).I badly sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago,doctor i was referred to is fab.She sent me off for an ultra sound the next day(thought the ligaments had torn).Went back to see her last night....and yippee no plaster needed.....just a sexy splint and crutch for 4 weeks!!!!
Anyway...
chirurgie orthopedique
Dr Prues-Latour Valerie
groupe medico-chirurgical des Trois-Chene
Rue de Geneve 97-99
1226 Thonex
022 349 08 61
Give me a shout if you need anymore info
Nookes

Nookes, Sep 22, 2009 @ 17:12

Hi there

Just going through knee hassles myself. I have read all these posts with much interest. Does anyone else have any updates? Nir - did you have any good / poor experiences with any of the consultants you followed up with?

 

cheers Cristina

Cristina H, Mar 3, 2010 @ 20:53

Hi Christina

I had a complicated ACL and menisci surgery two years ago at the HUG and would recommend my doctor very highly:

Prof. Daniel Fritschy, Chef de Service de Chirurgie Ortopedique, HUG, tel. 022 3727906

Another good doctor at the same service is Dr. Menetrey

you will find more contact info at www.chirurgie.hug-ge.ch/services/orthopedie/

However, it takes sometimes months to get an appointment in Geneva, particularly now as the ski season is rather busy for knee doctors and particularly at the HUG.

A colleague of mine just had an emergency surgery at the Clinique la Colline and was happy with the doctor but rather unhappy with the Clinique itself.

If you have a private insurance, you might also want to check with some of the private cliniques outside Geneva  - perhaps a shorter wait. Clinique de Genolier, above Nyon, is very good. But I don't have any information on their knee doctors.

Good luck!

Marianna

 

Marianna B, Mar 3, 2010 @ 22:04

Bro,

 

Dr. Emmanuel Mollet is the only one i know .

022 347 31 85

Chemin de Beau-Soleil 12, 1206 Genève 

 

All the best

 

 

 

TonyMontana, Mar 3, 2010 @ 22:50

I used Dr Finn Mahler in Hopital La Tour and he was great.

david017, Mar 3, 2010 @ 23:27

Thanks everyone for all this.

Just ringing round to see who has an appt free!

Really appreciate this advice!

cheers, Cristina

Cristina H, Mar 4, 2010 @ 09:38

Hi everybody,

My husband was caught in an avalanche 4 years ago and, besides many other injuries, suffered a total knee dislocation. ACL was just one "side" problem. He went through multiple surgery and ligaments grafts. Dr Menetrey, at the HUG, rebuilt and actually saved his leg, so he can walk again. Besides being an excellent orthopedist, he is still involved in research, has an excellent sense of humor and...to us, he is the best. But like Marianne was saying, he is rather involved in very "heavy" cases and to get an appointment may take months.

Dr Finn Mahler, who still follows my husband at La Tour, is great.

All the best

alpinegirl, Mar 4, 2010 @ 09:39

Thanks everyone. 

I should have posted this feedback earlier, sorry for the delay. 

So I ended up seeing Dr. Fin Mahler at the Hopital de la Tour. He said - contrary to a stong push for an operation from other docs - that my knee would heal without an operation. And it did. So for my money, the knee doctor in Geneva is Fin Mahler. 

Nir

Nir Ofek, Apr 6, 2010 @ 22:32

Hi there

 Lots of great advice on this posting! Thanks everyone.

I also ended up going to the Hopital de la Tour (the Sports Medicine Clinic).

I called for the 2x Mahler doctors. Finn Mahler was pretty booked up, so I saw Dr. Per Bo Mahler who was also highly recommended on this site. He gave some good advice &  took a lot of time to explain things.  The knee is getting better by itself. I will start physio there shortly with someone he recommended who is apparently from the UK and great on alignment issues.

Thanks everyone for your advice.

Cristina

Cristina H, Apr 6, 2010 @ 22:49

Good stuff Nir...glad 2 know everythings ok

TonyMontana, Apr 7, 2010 @ 00:15

good evening everyone.. I will agree with Patrick

Dr. med. Martin Haluzicky

James-Fazy, Boulevard 13

1201 Genève

Tel.: 022 738 28 56
Fax: 022 738 97 37
 
He took care about my 2 knee, had surgery 1 month ago !!
He practice surgery at "Clinique de la Colline" and "La Tour"
 
He also have a physioterapist in the corner if needed :o)
 
take care all and be carefull on the slopes :))
Noemie, Feb 24, 2014 @ 18:26

Hello everyone,

I've seen all your posts concerning the different knee specialists in Geneva. I find the subject very interesting and helpful. I had a skiing accident in Chamonix about a month ago. I have a crossed ligament partial rupture. And i'm about to see in a week for the first time an Orthopedics Surgeon from Geneva. His name is Dr. Tochon Bernard. Has anyone been treated by this doctor?

Thanks a lot for any help or infos on this matter! 

Miruna

Miruna M, Mar 13, 2015 @ 15:14

Hello Cristina,

I broke my ACL and I need to start rehab with a physio. Would you be able to give me the name of the one you went if you are happy with him/her?

 

Thanks!

Laura Rod, Mar 26, 2019 @ 13:25

Hi Laura.

I sent you PM.

 

Tina B, Mar 27, 2019 @ 09:54

Hello everybody.

Can anyone recommend a doctor for ACL surgery and physio for rehab?

Thank you 

 

 

Ko K, Feb 12, 2020 @ 10:40

Hi

I would recommend Dr Victoria Duthon at Clinique La Colline but only if you have a private insurance. If you on ly have LAMal you'll have to go to the HUG.

As for rehab they will be able to guide you.

Tina B, Feb 12, 2020 @ 13:54

Hi,

I am a student of physical therapy in Geneva and write my reseach on knee problems ("Muay Thai and knee permanent injuries"). 

Is there anyone who traine Thai Boxing for at least 240 hours regularly or started to have knee problems earlier and can share his/her experience via msg? 

Thanks a lot in advance, your input will help others and science :)

Kris R, Feb 12, 2020 @ 22:15