LANGUAGES
French, German, English
Expertise
Shoulder surgery
Dr. Steve Brenn
Orthopedic surgeon and traumatology specialist
Shoulder surgery
Dr. Steve Brenn studied medicine at the University of Lausanne. He completed his residency in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), where he served as the senior resident for the shoulder and upper limb team. In 2010, he became the head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department at the Saint-Loup Hospital, specializing in shoulder surgery. Dr. Brenn treats shoulder injuries, sports injuries, and age-related degenerative shoulder conditions. He is fully committed to shoulder surgery, teaching through specialized lectures, establishing a Fellowship program, and researching and developing a new implant for rotator cuff tears.
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Professional background
2012
Dr. Steve Brenn's practice, shoulder surgery, is located at Avenue de Servan 10, 1006 Lausanne, accredited to the Bois-Cerf and Montchoisi Clinics.
2010 – 2012
Head Physician FMH Orthopedics, Shoulder Surgery Orthopedics and Traumatology Department EHnv, Saint-Loup site
2008 – 2010
Head of Clinic: Orthopedics-Traumatology Shoulder and Upper Limb Team CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Farron)
2008 – 2007
Head of Clinic: Orthopedics-Traumatology Shoulder and Upper Limb Team Orthopedic Hospital of French-Speaking Switzerland, Lausanne (Professor Farron)
2006 – 2007
Head of Clinic: Orthopedics-Traumatology, Yverdon Hospital Center, Yverdon (Dr. Fischer, Dr. Husmann, Dr. Vuillemier)
2005 – 2006
Deputy Head of Clinic (acting): Orthopedics-Traumatology. Specific responsibilities: Head of the on-call program, continuous care and intensive care, CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Leyvraz)
2004 – 2005
5th year assistant: orthopedics-traumatology CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Leyvraz)
2002 – 2004
3rd-4th year assistant: orthopedics-traumatology Orthopedic Hospital of French-speaking Switzerland, Lausanne (Professor Leyvraz)
2001 – 2002
2nd year assistant: cardiovascular surgery CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Von Segesser)
2001
2nd year assistant: plastic and reconstructive surgery Longeraie Clinic (Professor Egloff)
2000 – 2001
1st year assistant: general surgery, surgical emergencies CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Gillet)
2000
First year junior assistant: neurosurgery CHUV, Lausanne (Professor Villemure)
Training
2022
Radiation protection in orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal traumatology
2008
FMH specialist title in orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal traumatology
1999
Federal Diploma of Medicine
Publications
Rotator Cuff: From Diagnosis to Treatment, April 8, 2021 https://youtu.be/GBRg74DWOXw
Rotator cuff tear - Medicol news: https://www.medicol.ch/med/index.php/fr/dechirure-de-la-coiffe-des-rotateurs-interview
Interview at the Montchoisi Clinic 2021, rotator cuff: https://vimeo.com/imagerie/review/537765246/8779824b5e
Dr Antonino Fugazzotto, Dr Jacques Vallotton and Dr Steve Brenn Partial lesions of the supraspinatus tendon: what treatment?
Medical chronicles on LFM and Radio Lac, March 2021: rotator cuff, shoulder pain, osteoarthritis and shoulder replacement, shoulder fracture, shoulder instability and dislocation
Article Le Matin, February 11, 2018, Clavicle fractures in cyclists
Article Le Matin, February 11, 2018, Clavicle fractures in cyclists
Lunch Meeting March 3, 2016, Hôtel de la Paix: Rotator cuff injuries, from repair to prosthesis
Conference at Hotel Alpha, March 11, 2015, The Shoulder in All Its Forms
Article from 24 Heures, March 4, 2015, All you need to know about delicate shoulder pathologies
Clinically Yours Journal, March 2014
Conference for general practitioners, March 2011: Management of shoulder pathologies
Swiss Medical Review, August 2008: “Acromioclavicular injuries: diagnosis and treatment”
SSO 2008: “Chodrosarcoma of the fifth toe: report of a case”
SECEC-ESSSE 2006 Athens: “Complications of locking plates used for fractures of the proximal humerus”
SSO 2005: “Inferior dislocation of the patella. An unusual type of dislocation”
Romand Orthopedics Day 2004 Lausanne: “Review of custom-made total hip prostheses from L'HO”
Affiliations
Federation of Swiss Physicians (FMH)
SVM Vaudois Medical Society
GOV Vaud Orthopedic Group
ASMI Swiss Association of Independent Doctors
Français 
English (UK)