We would like to welcome Dr James Geiger to the Surfing Doctors organisation. Hailing from Switzerland, Dr Geiger is a well-traveled for a land-locked surfer and we look forward to working with him in the future.
Name:
James Geiger
Nationality:
Swiss
Current Position:
Resident in Gynecology and oncoplastic surgery at University hospital Basel, Switzerland
Favourite Surf Destination:
Both Indonesia and South Africa.
Travel Experience:
As a landlocked surfer I have quite a bit of travel experience, including France, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Italy, Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, South Africa and Reunion Island where I did a four month internship in Medschool. I have also been to Mexico, Costa rica, El Salvador, Maldives, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji … and of course Indonesia.
Education and Work Experience:
Medical School in Zurich, with my first two years in I did a Residency in Traumatology and Orthopedics in the Swiss Alps. followed by an 180° switch to Gynecology. At the moment I’m Resident at the University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland.