Other competencies
- Head of oncology training center SIWF (Cat.A, 3 years)
- Deputy Head of the Breast Center at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich
- Deputy Head of the Gynecological Tumor Center at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich
- Member of the Board of SAKK, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern
Career
| 1981 | State examination University of Geneva |
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| 1982 | Postgraduate Course in Experimental Medicine, University of Zurich |
| 1981-1984 | Research Associate, Experimental Pathology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 1984-1985 | Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen |
| 1986-1991 | Resident, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 1991-1993 | Fellow, Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda MD, USA |
| 1999 | Habilitation UZH |
| 2008 | Titular professorship UZH |
| 2008-2020 | (and still) Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| 2013-2019 | Head of Intestinal Tumor Center, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2018-2020 | Vice Director of Department of Oncology |
Most important memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO
- European Society of Medical Oncology ESMO
- Swiss Society for Medical Oncology SGMO
- Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine SGAIM
- Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich
- Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum FMH
Research focus
- Breast cancer, adjuvant treatment, brain metastases
- Colon cancer, management
- Pancreatic cancer, management
- Delivery of health care at the end of life
- Cost-effectiveness of cancer care
Further
- Research Prize of the Swiss Society for Hematology 1990
- Prize of the Dr. Arnold and Susanne Huggenberger-Bischoff Foundation for Cancer Research 1992
- Dissertation 1984, UZH
- Habilitation 1999, UZH
- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, SAKK, Project Group Breast Cancer (since 1993), Project Group GI Tumors (since 1995), Board of Directors (since 2013)
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, IBCSG, Scientific Committee