Medical practice · Lugano
Pain Therapy, Acupuncture and Laser Therapy in Lugano
Swiss Centro Medico is Dr Zeljko Djordjevic's practice in Lugano: personalised treatment for chronic pain through rheumatology, laser therapy, acupuncture and regenerative medicine. Every treatment plan starts with a thorough specialist assessment.
RME quality label of the physician for acupuncture and Chinese medicine: under certain conditions, treatments are reimbursed by complementary insurance. For acupuncture, also recognised by Visana, with reimbursement according to the patient's complementary insurance.
Dr Zeljko Djordjevic
Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation FMH · Manual medicine · Acupuncture TCM
FMH Physical medicine and rehabilitation
20 years of clinical practice since 2006
5 languages Italian, German, English, Serbian, Slovenian
Via Volta 1 next to USI and EOC hospital
The practice in three answers
What is Swiss Centro Medico?
Swiss Centro Medico is Dr Zeljko Djordjevic's practice in Lugano, Via Alessandro Volta 1: pain therapy, acupuncture, laser therapy, regenerative medicine and rheumatology in one practice, with musculoskeletal ultrasound on site. Every pathway starts with a specialist visit.
Who sees patients, and in which languages?
At Swiss Centro Medico Dr Zeljko Djordjevic sees every patient personally, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation FMH, 20 years of clinical practice since 2006, in Italian, German, English, Serbian and Slovenian. You book directly, without going through your family doctor: how the first visit goes.
Who pays for the treatments?
The physician holds the RME quality label for acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and in Ticino the practice bills complementary insurers: with complementary insurance, under certain conditions, the treatment can be reimbursed. Patients with basic insurance only receive a clear cost estimate at the visit and pay directly. For acupuncture Swiss Centro Medico is also recognised by Visana, with reimbursement according to the patient's complementary policy.
Areas of specialisation
01 · Acupuncture
Acupuncture performed by a specialist physician, combining Western diagnosis with assessment according to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
- Chronic pain, headaches, joint and functional disorders
- Classical, abdominal, RAC ear acupuncture and laser
- ASA qualification in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine
- Sterile single-use needles, or laserneedles without a puncture
02 · Rheumatology
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the spine, muscles, joints and bones.
- Inflammatory joint and spinal diseases
- Degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis
- Disc herniation, scoliosis, whiplash
- Post-operative rehabilitation and second opinions
03 · Pain therapy
Diagnosis and interventional treatment of pain.
- Aspiration and injection of soft tissues and joints
- Spinal injections for disc herniation and stenosis
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound guidance
- Alongside manual medicine and the rheumatology pathway, when needed
Treatments
All treatments ↓
Acupuncture and TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine and auriculomedicine for a wide range of complaints, with needles or laser.
Invasive laser therapy
Precise, deep action on chronic conditions, tendon injuries and complaints that do not respond to conservative treatment.
Interventional pain therapy
Joint and spinal injections for disc herniation and stenosis, performed under ultrasound guidance.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound
In-house diagnostic imaging, with an in-house laboratory and an external partner for rapid results.
Manual medicine
A conservative orthopaedic method for painful functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
Non-invasive laser acupuncture
Laserneedles on the skin, no puncture: for those who cannot tolerate needles.
About me
Dr Zeljko Djordjevic
I am Dr Zeljko Djordjevic, specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation FMH: at Swiss Centro Medico, Via Alessandro Volta 1 in Lugano, I see every patient personally, from the first assessment to follow-up, in Italian, German, English, Serbian and Slovenian.
I also practise in Zürich Oerlikon, at Arztpraxis Sternen.
Education
- 2006 · Degree in Medicine, University of Vienna
- 2013 · Specialisation in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- 2015 · Qualification in manual medicine
- 2018 · Acupuncture and Chinese pharmacotherapy
- 2019 · Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- 2026 · Abdominal acupuncture, level 1, Istituto Paracelso, Rome
Affiliations
- Swiss Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SSMFR)
- Swiss Medical Society for Manual Medicine (SAMM)
- Swiss Medical Society for Acupuncture (SACAM)
Languages
Italian · German · English · Serbian · Slovenian
News: recent studies explained by the physician
Nobel 2026 · 8 October 2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine: what optogenetics is and what it has to do with laser therapy
The 2026 Nobel Prize honours optogenetics, which activates nerve cells with light. What it is, and why it is not laser therapy.
Exosomes · 1 October 2026
Exosomes: are they all the same? What a 2026 review found
A review of 70 studies: the cells of origin matter, but no source is the best overall.
Book your first consultation
Initial specialist assessment and a personalised treatment plan.
We accept referrals and second-opinion requests from your physician, via HIN. dr.djordjevic@hin.ch
All therapies
How to reach us
In Lugano, a short walk from USI and EOC
The practice is centrally located in Italian-speaking Switzerland, also reachable by car and by train from Mendrisio, Bellinzona, Locarno and Chiasso.
By car: the practice's own car park is right in front. By public transport: a short walk from USI.
Address
Via Alessandro Volta 1
6900 Lugano
Opening hours
Monday–Friday 08:00–16:30
Saturday and Sunday closed
Phone
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