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The practice and our team.
Experienced, caring, committed.

We don’t just want to treat you; we want to get to know you. Our goal: a relationship of trust that lasts for years.

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Dr Thomas Stangl, Dr Gabriela Buck and Florian Nowotny
The practice

Outpatient health centre.

Gesundheitszentrum Hottingen belongs to the Stiftung Diakoniewerk Neumünster – Schweizerische Pflegerinnenschule. Our focus is general practice.

Medical and therapy team

Dr. med. univ. Thomas Stangl
Lead doctor

Dr. med. univ. Thomas Stangl

General practitioner (Austria)

LanguagesGerman, English
Focus areasGeneral practice · Manual medicine · Emergency medicine …
Career and education
Areas of focus
  • General practice
  • Manual medicine
  • Emergency medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Occupational medicine
Professional career
Since 2022
Lead doctor at Gesundheitszentrum Hottingen
Since 2017
Lead doctor at various practices in Zurich
2000 – 2017
Independent practice in Salzburg and occupational healthcare for several companies
Education and training
  • Medical studies at the Medical University of Vienna
  • Training as a general practitioner at St. Johann Spital, University Hospital Salzburg
  • Further training with diplomas in emergency medicine, acupuncture and manual medicine
Memberships
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Zurich Cantonal Medical Association (AGZ)
  • Z-Med
Dr. med. Gabriela Buck
Specialist

Dr. med. Gabriela Buck

Specialist in general internal medicine (FMH)

LanguagesGerman, English, French
Focus areasGeneral internal medicine · Travel medicine
Career and education
Areas of focus
  • General internal medicine
  • Travel medicine
Professional career
Since 2026
Specialist in general internal medicine at Gesundheitszentrum Hottingen
2012 – 2025
Deputy Chief Physician, Aviation Medicine, Aeromedical Institute, Dübendorf
2011 – 2012
Lead doctor, ‘Check-Bus’ prevention campaign, Sanitas Zurich
2011
Specialist examination in general internal medicine (FMH)
2010 – 2011
Resident doctor, Outpatient Clinic of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
2009 – 2010
Resident doctor, internal medicine, Klinik Susenberg, Zurich
2007 – 2009
Resident doctor, internal medicine, Spital Zollikerberg
2006
Resident doctor, Centre for Travel Medicine, University of Zurich
2005 – 2006
Resident doctor, Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zurich
2004
Resident doctor, surgery, Spital Zollikerberg
Education and training
  • Medical studies at the University of Zurich
  • State medical examination at the University of Zurich
  • Doctorate in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
Memberships
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Swiss Association of Resident and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
Florian Nowotny
Dipl. Arzt

Florian Nowotny

General internal medicine

LanguagesGerman, English
Focus areasMedical care with a focus on general practice · Comprehensive assessment of physical symptoms and conditions · Support with chronic illnesses …
Career and education
Areas of focus
  • Medical care with a focus on general practice
  • Comprehensive assessment of physical symptoms and conditions
  • Support with chronic illnesses
  • Preventive measures and check-ups
  • Coordination of interdisciplinary care
Professional career
2015 – 2025
Medicopraxis Thalwil
2018
Klinik Hirslanden, Institute of General Internal Medicine and Nephrology
2014 – 2021
Arzthaus Zürich City
2009 – 2014
Klinik Hirslanden Zurich, interdisciplinary emergency department
2008 – 2009
Zentralklinikum Augsburg, medical intensive care, Germany
2005 – 2008
Wertachklinik Schwabmünchen, internal medicine, Germany
Education and training
  • Medical studies
  • State examination
  • Swiss federal specialist title in general internal medicine (FMH)
Memberships
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
  • Swiss Association of Resident and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
Uwe Knickelbein
Dipl. Arzt

Uwe Knickelbein

Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy

LanguagesGerman, English, Dutch
Focus areasDepression · Adjustment disorders
Career and education
Areas of focus
  • Depression
  • Adjustment disorders
Professional career
Since 2024
Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy at Gesundheitszentrum Hottingen
2018 – 2024
Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy at the Arzthaus practices in Zug and Zurich Löwenplatz
2014 – 2017
Social medicine service of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Knappschaft-Bahn-See in Moers, Germany
2008 – 2023
Psychiatrist in independent practice, Zentrum für Neurologie und Psychiatrie Duisburg-West, Germany
2007 – 2014
Psychiatrist, GGNet outpatient clinic for old age psychiatry, Winterswijk/Groenlo, Netherlands
1999 – 2007
Psychiatrist in solo practice, Duisburg, Germany
1997 – 1998
Resident doctor, Westfälische Klinik für Psychiatrie, Münster, Germany
1996 – 1997
Resident doctor, Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany
1994 – 1996
Resident doctor, Westfälische Klinik für Psychiatrie, Münster, Germany
1993 – 1994
Resident doctor, Psychiatric Department, St. Josef Hospital, Moers, Germany
1991 – 1993
Doctor in supervised practice (Arzt im Praktikum), addiction admissions ward, ZKH Bremen-Ost, Germany
Education and training
  • Medical studies at RWTH Aachen, University of Göttingen and Maastricht University
  • Licence to practise medicine
  • Specialist in psychiatry (Germany)
  • Additional qualification in social medicine (Germany)
  • MEBEKO recognition as a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy
Memberships
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Nervenheilkunde (DGPPN)
  • TSV Alemannia Aachen
Melanie Seifert
Craniosacral therapist

Melanie Seifert

Complementary therapist (OdA KT), craniosacral therapy

LanguagesGerman, English
Focus areasCraniosacral treatments using biomechanical and biodynamic techniques to promote self-regulation · Individual assessment and treatment planning with a detailed medical history · Guidance and advice to strengthen self-awareness and your ability to support your own recovery …
Career and education
Areas of focus
  • Craniosacral treatments using biomechanical and biodynamic techniques to promote self-regulation
  • Individual assessment and treatment planning with a detailed medical history
  • Guidance and advice to strengthen self-awareness and your ability to support your own recovery
  • A holistic understanding of health as a process you can actively shape
Education and training
  • Complementary therapist (OdA KT), craniosacral therapy
  • Yoga teacher
  • Social pedagogue (HF)
  • Healthcare specialist (EFZ)
  • Positional release technique (lumbar spine, sacrum, pelvis)
  • Scar work in craniosacral therapy
  • Recognising and managing sleep disorders
  • Craniosacral therapy before and after surgery
  • Body-centred counselling and process support
Dr. med. Igor Dichovski
Specialist

Dr. med. Igor Dichovski

Specialist in orthopaedics and trauma surgery

ConsultationsEvery other Monday
Areas of focusSports injuries · Spine · Joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments

Our practice team

The people who look after you at reception, on the phone and in the lab.

Janis Menegola
Lead medical practice assistant (MPA)
Janis Menegola
Federally certified leadership specialist, medical practice assistant
Thanusha Thangarasa
Deputy lead medical practice assistant (MPA)
Thanusha Thangarasa
Medical practice assistant
Elsa Gonçalves
Medical secretary
Elsa Gonçalves
Medical secretary, clinic assistant
AH
MPA
Aulona Haziraj
Medical practice assistant
Marina Fonseca
Trainee medical practice assistant (MPA)
Marina Fonseca
Trainee medical practice assistant
JW
Trainee medical practice assistant (MPA)
Jael Wider
Trainee medical practice assistant

Inside the practice

This is what our practice looks like, so you know what to expect before your first visit.

Lab
Waiting room
Waiting room
Practice lab
Practice lab
Examination in the consulting room
Consulting room
Dr Thomas Stangl in conversation
Consultation
Uwe Knickelbein in conversation
Consultation
Melanie Seifert during a treatment session
Therapy room
Craniosacral therapy
Craniosacral therapy

New patients welcome.

We are accepting new patients, with no long waiting list. Book online or give us a call. We make time to listen to your concerns.

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Opening hoursMon, Tue, Wed, Fri 08:00–17:00
Thu 07:00–18:30
open through lunch
AddressFreiestrasse 71
8032 Zürich
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