Career History
| 06.2026 | Director of Research and Teaching, University Hospital of Zurich |
| 08.2020 – 06.2026 | Head of Department, Clinical director, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 04.2015 | Deputy Director and Director of Clinical Research, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital of Zurich |
| 01.2017 – 03.2017 | Visiting professor, Dept. Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Fertility plus, University of Auckland, NZ |
| 05.2016 | Visiting professor, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of San Francisco (UCSF), USA |
| 05.2016 | Short visits fertility centers: Cornell-Weill/Presbyterian, New York (Zev Rosenwaks), Columbia. University, New York (Mark Sauer) and University of San Francisco (UCSF, Marcelle Cedars) |
| 03.2016 | List position within triple proposal appointment procedure University Professorship “Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine” Medical Faculty Innsbruck |
| 01.01.2015 | Head of Clinical Research, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital of Zurich |
| 12.06.2014 | Professorship at the University of Zürich (Associate Professor 06.2014-07.2020) |
| 30.05.2012 | Rehabilitated at the University of Zurich |
| 01.07.2010 | Head of interdisciplinary sexual medicine consultation, University Hospital Zurich |
| 01.02.2010 | Head of Sexual & Gynaeco-Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital of Zurich |
| 24.05.2007 | Habilitation Gynecology & Obstetrics (RWTH Aachen): Epidemiological and psychosomatic factors in the development and course of hypertensive pregnancy diseases. |
| 01.09.2003 | Venia legendi Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
| 01.04.2003 | Attending Physician, Department of Gynecology, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology USZ |
Education and training
| 2016 – 2017 | Additional training in management, Hplus Bildung/Management; BWI AG Zurich, ETH Zurich |
| 28.02.2012 | Focus FMH Reproductive Medicine and Gynecological Endocrinology |
| 21.03.2002 | Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, North Rhine Medical Association & Recognition by Swiss Federal Office of Public Health |
| 1992 – 2001 | Resident, University Women’s Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Prof. Dr. W. Rath |
| 1999 – 2002 | Advanced training in body therapy, DITAT Bonn |
| 1997 – 2000 | Continuing Education Sexual Medicine & Therapy, German Society for Sexual Research |
| 1993 – 1999 | Additional qualification in psychotherapy, North Rhine Medical Association |
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11.1992 – 01.2001
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Specialty training, University hospital RWTH Aachen, Prof. Dr. W. Rath |
| 07.1992 – 03.1995 | Doctoral thesis, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany: Prevalence of infectious diseases in prostitutes: an investigation of 311 prostitutes in Düsseldorf, summa cum laude (31.03.1995) |
| 1991 – 1992 | Stays abroad in clinics in France and Scotland for a total of 13 months |
| 09.1988 – 07.1989 | Medical studies at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Erasmus program, 12 months |
| 09.1985 – 07.1992 | Medical studies at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
Most important memberships
- Founding member Swiss Society for Sexology (Swisssexology), 2013-2016 President
- Swiss Society for Reproductive Medicine
- European Society for Contraception
- Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG)
- Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
- Swiss Academy for Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine (APPM)
- Swiss Working Group on Psychosomatic Gynecology and Obstetrics (AGPGG), 2004-2014 Board Member
- International Society for Psychosomatic Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Key Research Areas
- Human Reproduction Reloaded – H2R
- University research focus of the University of Zurich, participation of 6 faculties
- Immunological approaches in the treatment of endometriosis (Innosuisse).
- “Big data” approaches in improving the treatment of infertility patients (Innosuisse).
- Development of new biomarkers to predict the potential of human oocytes.
- Functional Genomics Center, ETH Zürich
- Inst. Veterinary Reproductive Endocrinology, ETH Zurich
- Center aerospace, biomedical science & technology, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Dept. of Computer Science, Sapienza University Rome
- Analysis and optimization of the organizational structures of the Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology, USZ
- Dept. of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich
- Analysis of various prognostic factors of IVF/ICSI treatments.
- SNF Travel Grant
- Dept. of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Auckland, New Zealand
- Development of a wearable (Ava) for pregnancy planning, prevention and monitoring.
- 2 CTI grants, 1 Innosuisse grant
- AVA
- EMPA: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CSEM: Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique
- Youth sexuality – a representative study in Switzerland
- SNF-Grant
- Groupe de recherche sur la santé des adolescents (GRSA), Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (IUMSP), CHUV Lausanne
- Endocrinological mechanisms in the regulation of female body weight.
- ZIPH Grant, Philhuman Foundation, Foundation for wiss. Research UZH/ Baugarten Foundation, Foundation for the Promotion of Nutrition Research in Switzerland
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology UZH
- Dept. of Economics, ETH Zurich
- Epigenetics in male transmission of rheumatic diseases.
- Jubilee Foundation, Gebauer Foundation
- Department of Rheumatology, USZ
- Development of a mathematical model of the female cycle and for the support of fertility treatments (PAEON)
- FP-7 EU Grant
- Dept. of Computer Science, Sapienza University Rome, ZUSE Institute Berlin, Hannover Medical School
- Space Biology Group, ETH Zurich
- PAEON-Neuropsychology: interactions between steroid hormones & neuropsychological changes.
- Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation
- Psychology Institute University of Zurich, ZHAW Zurich
- PAEON-Epigenetics: Influences of different hormone constellations on epigenetic activation patterns.
- Department of Psychiatry, Hannover Medical School
- Risk factors and quality of life in endometriosis
- Charité Berlin, RWTH Aachen, KS St. Gallen, Stadtspital Triemli, KS Schaffhausen, Department of Gynecology USZ etc.
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Reviewer for professional journals
- Human Reproduction
- Fertility and Sterility
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Reproductive BioMedicine Online
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- European Journal of Contraception
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Journal of Sexual Medicine
- Scientific Reports
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Journal of Sexual Research
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Gynecological endocrinology
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Biological Psychology
- Early Human Development
Expert opinion research grants
- SNF Ambizione
- Swiss Cancer League
- Filling the Gap
- Horten Stiftung
- Kurt und Senta Hermann Stiftung
- CanDoc
- Post-Doc-Programme
- ETH Pioneer Fellowship
- Forschungspreise wissenschaftlicher Fachgesellschaften