About us
The team of the Swiss Mongolian Pediatric Project consists of a Swiss and a Mongolian core groups.
The project was initiated by the pediatricians:
• Thomas Baumann, instructor for hip sonography, author
• Raoul Schmid, instructor for hip sonography and member of the Swiss Hip Commission
In the following year after Thomas Baumann’s trip to Mongolia 2007, it was decided to start a targeted aid program with the assistance of the Swiss Association for Ultrasound in Pediatrics SVUPP.
Meanwhile, the team was actively supported by following people:
• Petrign Toendury, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Bern
• Reto Gambon, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Thusis
• Corinne Wyder, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Burgdorf
• Corina Wilhelm, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Baar
• Bettina Essers, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Zurich
• Stefan Essig, researcher, institute of Primary and Community Care, Lucerne
• Madleina Taha, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Aarau
• Nicole Ritz, pediatrician, infectiologist, Basel
• Julia Stettler, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, Solothurn
• Michael Buettcher, pediatrician, hip sonography tutor, infectiologist, Lucerne
and also by our pediatric orthopaedists:
• Harry Klima, St. Gallen
• Pascal Gerhardt, St. Gallen
The Mongolian core group in Ulaanbaatar consists of:
• Mrs. Dr. Bayalag Munkhuu, pediatrician, epidemiologist
• Mrs. Dr. Erdenesuvd Renchinnyam, pediatric radiologist
• Mr. Munhtulga Ulziibat, assistant physician, coordinator
The Swiss Mongolian Pediatric Project is a non-profit association, all donations are tax-exempt in Switzerland.
The project is supported by the Swiss Association for Ultrasound in Pediatrics (SVUPP).