Silvia Valisena, MD
Doctor
Registrar (Cheffe de Clinique Adjointe) at the Service of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Regional Hospital of Bellinzona
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Member Since: 2024
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
I use ROCK and JAAOS reviews to study the topics. I practised with ResStudy for the final exam of orthopaedics, part 1 (FMH, Switzerland).
As an International Resident Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
My favourite resource is ROCK because the topics are very well explained and for each, a relevant bibliography is provided.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
"Become aware of your own values, that shape yourself and your future. We and our values can change over time, and so our path” - From Dr. Mario Mendoza Sagaon, the Director of the Service of Paediatric Surgery and Orthopaedics of the Regional Hospital of Bellinzona, Switzerland.
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Health first, smart productivity after.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
Make time to visit all my family every year. This is not banal, since it is distributed in Italy, the UK, and Canada.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
Time with my pets (2 cats and a dog).
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
Despite Italian, I love American coffee, apples with peanut butter and jelly… and I break spaghetti :-D