Career
| Since 2014 | Senior Physician, Cardiology Outpatient Clinic, Department of Cardiology, USZ |
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| Since 2012 | Director of the “FIFA Medical Center of Excellence,” University Heart Center Zurich |
| Since 2010 | Head of Sports Cardiology/Sports Medicine, University of Zurich “approved by Swiss Olympic” |
| 2014 | Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in the field of cardiology/internal medicine |
| 2013 – 2014 | Senior Physician (m.b.V.) / Director of the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic, University Heart Center Zurich |
| 2008 – 2013 | Senior Physician in Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich |
| 2008 | Board certification (FMH) in cardiology |
| 2007 – 2008 | Resident/Deputy Senior Physician in Cardiology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital (Switzerland) |
| 2006 | SGSM Certificate of Competence in Sports Medicine |
| 2006 | Board Certification (FMH) in Internal Medicine |
| 2005 – 2007 | Resident in Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich (Switzerland) |
| 2002 – 2005 | Resident in Internal Medicine, Winterthur Cantonal Hospital (Switzerland) |
| 2001 – 2002 | Resident in Surgery, Bülach Hospital (Switzerland) |
| 1999 – 2001 | Resident in Internal Medicine, Wetzikon Hospital (Switzerland) |
| 1999 | Doctoral dissertation (“Quantitative Morphology of the Kidneys in Feto-Fetal Transfusion Syndrome”) |
| 1998 | State Examination in Human Medicine (University of Zurich) |
| 1992 – 1998 | Studied medicine at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), with study periods in Heidelberg (Germany) and Vienna (Austria), among other places |
Most important memberships
- Association of Swiss Physicians (FMH)
- Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich AGZ
- Zurich Society of Cardiology (ZGK)
- Swiss Society of Cardiology (SGK)
- Swiss Society of Sports Medicine (SGSM) (Board of Directors)
- German Society of Cardiology (DGK) (Executive Board of the Sports Cardiology Working Group)
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EACP) (Board Member, Nucleus Sports Cardiology)
Main research areas
- Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Sports
- Sports Cardiology (including preventive examinations and sports counseling for cardiac conditions)
- Exercise Physiology
- ECG and Echocardiography in Athletes
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Preventive Cardiology (including physical inactivity, cholesterol metabolism disorders, and stress)
- Exercise-induced hypertension
Publications
To the publication listFurther
- Team physician for the Swiss Women’s National Ski Team (Swiss Ski) since 2004
- Team physician for the professional ice hockey team (EHC Kloten) since 2005
- Medical Advisor to FIFA, the world soccer governing body, since 2006
- Medical Advisor to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 2012
- Associate Editor of the “European Heart Journal” since 2009
- Associate Editor of “Science and Medicine in Football” since 2017
- Lecturer at the University of Zurich since 2008
- Lecturer at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) since 2014
- Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich since 2016