"The greatest relief that we can experience is the disappearance of pain." (St. Augusgtinus)  Fortunately, with proper medical therapy, the pain vanishes. What could we do however, if it, or some other complaints, persist despite the therapy?  
The pain occurs in various diseases of locomotor, psychoneural, gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular or skin system. They are the sign of disturbed function of those organs. The cause might be inflammatory, tumorous or traumatic.
Since 1971 I have been trying with many of my colleagues by thousands and thousands of patients in such situations to help. Sometimes this was succeeded only with the application of both classic medical school medicine and alternative medical methods, so called complementary medicine.  Therefore, in my office, various methods of both medical schools are used. Some lines on "how and why" of the applied therapeutic strategies could be seen in "Menü" under "New".

The appointments are made either through your family physician or you may contact us directly. During the first visit your general condition will be thoroughly examined. Beside extensive conversation and clinical examination, additional laboratory or X-ray tests and/or consulting of the other medical specialties might be proposed. During the second visit you will be instructed about detail diagnosis and therapeutic possibilities of your disease. The therapy ensues either on ambulatory basis or stationary at the Private Clinic Linde. Prior and after the completion of the therapy extensive reports are sent to your family physician, if desired.  
At all times you have the insight into all planed examinations and therapies, their results, costs and reports to the third parties.  

Medical curriculum:

1964-1969: Study of medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1969-1971: Rotating internship, University clinics, Zagreb.
1971-1974: Resident Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
1974-1975: Professor Anesthesiology, Director of the Pain Clinic, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
1976-1977: Chief Staff Anesthesiology, Pain Clinic, Intensive Medicine, Central Institute for Tumors and Similar Diseases, Zagreb.
1977-1982: Staff Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
1982-1999: Chief Staff Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Privatklinik Linde, Biel, Switzerland
Since 1994: Private staff physician, Privatklinik Linde.
Since 2000: Private medical doctor for Pain Therapy, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Acquired degrees:

1969: Doctor of medicine, University of Zagreb
1970: Medical Doctor, USA (M.D.)
1972: Licensed Physician and Surgeon, USA
1973: Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology (FACA)
1974: Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (DABA)
1976: Specialist Physician Anesthesiology, Croatian Society for Anesthesiology
1982: Specialist Physician for Anesthesiology, Swiss Society for Anesthesiology and Reanimation

1985: Doctor medicinae, Medical Faculty, University of Zürich.

1989: Diplomate of the European Academy of Anaesthesiology (DEAA).

1990: Knight Grand Cross, Knights of Malta

1992: Licensed Physician, Swiss federal Examination

1992: Special Physician, FMH Anesthesiology

1999: Ability Certification of the Swiss Society for Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

2000: Diplomate of the Swiss Society for Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

2000: Diplomate of the Hoho School for Ch’an ch’ikung, Zürich

2001: Diplomate of the Nanjing University and European Academy for Acupuncture and special knowledge in Traditional Chinese Medicine

2002: Diplomate of the Beijing University for Chinese Medicine, Beijing

2002: Diplomate of the Guangxi University for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning

   

  Professional Memberships  

  1. International Association for the Study of Pain

  2. European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

  3. Schweizerische Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes (Honorary member)

  4. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Anästhesie und Reanimation

  5. Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum

  6. American Society of Regional Anesthesia

  7. Schweizerische Ärztegesellschaft für Akupunktur und Aurikulomedizin

  8.  Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin

  9. American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

10. Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Medicine

 

More important publications:

1.Is placebo analgesia mediated with endorphine? Pain Abstracts 1: 1978, Montreal

2.First endotracheal intubation. Anesthesiology 52: 523, 1980

3.Herzluxation nach stumpfem Thoraxtrauma. Anästhesist 29: 504, 1980

4.Phantom limb pain during peridural anesthesia. Pain 11: 269, 1981

5.Die peridurale Morphingabe zur Behandlung postoperativer Schmerzen. Regional-Anästhesie 5: 42, 1982

6.Phantom-Erscheinungen während Regionalanästhesie. Regional-Anästhesie 6: 30, 1983

7.Necessity of free flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Regional Anesthesia 8: 177, 1983

8.Die Vermeidung der Hypoxämie während der Narkose. Anästhesist 32: 554, 1983

9.Tödliche Lungenembolie nach Blutleere und Periduralanästhesie. Regional-Anästhesie 6: 83, 1983

10.Is the application of an Esmarch bandage justified? Anesthesiology 60: 526, 1984

11.Ist 0.5%ige Bupivacaine Lösung isobar? Regional-Anästhesie 7: 89, 1984

12.Postspinal headache and relationship of needle bevel to longitudinal dural fibers. Regional Anesthesia 10: 70, 1985

13.Die postspinalen Kopfschmerzen, der Nadelschliff und die Längsrichtung der Durafasern. Regional-Anästhesie 9: 54, 1986

14.Editing: Was ist das? Regional-Anästhesie 10: 41, 1987

15.Optimal regional anesthesia for abdominal hysterectomy: Combined subarachnoid and epidural block compared with other regional techniques. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 10: 297, 1993

16. Erfolgsrate der Spinalanästhesie ist nicht von freier Liquoraspiration abhängig. Acta Anaesthesiologica Helvetica 2: 5, 1993

17.Verminderung der Herzfrequenz nach Flumazenil. Acta Anaesthesiologica Helvetica 3: 15, 1994