Other competencies
- CMV infection during pregnancy Cytomegaly – USZ
- Care for pregnant women with congenital or acquired blood clotting problems
- Teaching at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich
Career
| since 2022 | Senior Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich |
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| 2021 | Venia legendi of the University of Zurich for the field of gynecology and obstetrics |
| 2020 – 2021 | Attending Physician with extended responsibilities, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2017 | Specialty Title Fetomaternal Medicine FMH |
| 2014 | Specialist FMH for Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| 2013 – 2019 | Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2009 – 2013 | Resident, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2008 | Resident, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Cantonal Hospital Altdorf (UR) |
| 2006 – 2007 | Assistant physician, gynecology and obstetrics, Luzerner Kantonsspital Wolhusen |
| 2006 | Doctorate in medicine (Dr. med. univ.) at the Medical University of Vienna with the dissertation “Placental passage of fluconazole with the in vitro placenta perfusion model”. |
Most important memberships
- SGGG – Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- AFMM – Academy of Fetomaternal Medicine
- DGGG – German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
- AGG – Working Group for Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine in the DGG – Section Classical Obstetrics
Research focus
Focus
Anticipation, prevention, and treatment of severe postpartum hemorrhage.
Current focus is on new therapeutic concepts such as vacuum-induced tamponade (in uterine atony) and role of blood clotting factor 13 (in bleeding-related coagulopathy)
Other research areas
Intrahepatic pregnancy cholestasis, application of Bryophyllum pinatum.
Research collaborations
Virtopsie bei verstorbenen Kindern (Neonatologie USZ), Connectivity of the human thalamus with 3D multi-scale imaging (Zentrum für MR-Forschung Kinderspital Zürich), Novel glomerular urine biomarkers in patients with preeclampsia (Nephrologie USZ), CMV-Register (Geburtshilfe CHUV), Microsurgical training using human perfused placenta model (Neurochirurgie USZ)
Publications
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- Third-party research funding acquired: CHF 3,410,000, no conflicts of interest
- Editorial Board Member of the journal BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth (2019-present; Labor, delivery, and postpartum health section).
- Reviewer for all recognized gynaecology/obstetrics journals
- Principal Investigator of the SNSF-funded SWIFT study (SWIss Factor XIII Trial)
- Teaching at UZH, ETH, ZHAW
Languages
- German
- English
- Italian