Dr Silvia Bonfanti

SMA-CERTIFIED IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALIST

Sports medicine and musculoskeletal rehabilitation specialist Dr Silvia Bonfanti has been working with the Centre ASSAL for Foot Care and Surgery since 2017. Dr Bonfanti accepted a position in the Sports Medicine and Exercise Centre of the Hirslanden Clinique La Colline (Swiss Olympic certified) in 2016, having previously worked as the Chief Resident of the Physical Medicine and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit of the Geneva University Hospitals from 2013 to 2016.

 

Description

Presentation

Dr Bonfanti was on the medical team at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and subsequently for other international competitions. She teaches courses on Joint Pathologies and Radiology at the Graduate School of Podiatry (HES). Her in-depth knowledge of rehabilitation practices ensures that an optimal recovery for our patients following surgical procedure and for any other musculoskeletal pathology, whether sports-related or otherwise.

 

Education

Silvia Bonfanti graduated from Medicine and Surgery in 2005. She went on to study at the University of Barcelona in Spain and the University of Pavia in Italy. In 2006, she joined the Geneva University Hospitals as an in-house resident in the Physical Medicine and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit and the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, where she remained until 2011. She started specific training in Sports Medicine in 2010 and was certified by the Swiss Medical Association (FHM) in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2013. In 2011, she worked as a physician in the Sports Medicine Unit of the Vaud University Hospital (CHUV), which helped further her knowledge in this field. 

 

Langues

French
Italian
English
Spanish
Portuguese

Other address

Office practices

Centre for Sports Medicine and Exercise (CSME)
Hirslanden Clinique La Colline

Avenue de la Roseraie 76B
1205 Genève - SUISSE

Tél. +41 22 702 25 41