Dr. Wetterhall joined Healthpoint in January 2023 as a Consultant Spine and Orthopedic Surgeon. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Hälsouniversitetet Linköping, Sweden in 2006. Dr. Wetterhall completed his training to be a registered spine surgeon with the Swedish Society of Spinal Surgeons in 2017 after a tenure of three years.
Completing several complementary courses within the specialties of orthopedics and spine, Dr. Wetterhall has been trained in the latest surgical practices from international institutions like Bern University, Switzerland and Stockholm Spine Center, Upplands Väsby.
Over the past 17 years, Dr. Wetterhall has held several positions within orthopedic departments at reputable healthcare entities based in Sweden and the UAE. Most notably, in his recent role as Consultant Spine and Orthopedic Surgeon in the Neuro-Orthopedic Center at the Ryhov Regional Hospital, he operated on patients with spinal injuries, deformities and degenerative pain conditions as well as orthopedic fractures.
Dr. Wetterhall specializes in spinal surgery as a main sub-specialization. His specialties include degenerative cases such as disc disorders, spine instability/deformity, nerve entrapment, infectious disorders; and tumors of the spine.
He also performs both posterior and anterior approaches, open and minimally invasive surgery using a wide range of techniques including SI-joint fusions.
Additionally, he performs surgeries for patients who have suffered orthopedic trauma and can assess patients with spine-related conditions.
Having spent a certain portion of his career teaching medical students and residents, Dr. Wetterhall has trained other promising orthopedic surgeons and consultants. He served at the Department of Orthopedics Helsingborg Hospital & Faculty of Medicine at the prestigious Lund University, Sweden from 2012 to 2014. Most recently, he taught at a Ryhov University-affiliated hospital in Sweden.
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