Other competencies
- Electroneuromyography (ENMG)
- Botulinum toxin therapies for neurological diseases
- Neurological reports
Career
| Since 2018 | Head of Department of Cognitive Neurology/Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, USZ |
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| Since 2010 | Senior Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, USZ |
| Since 2008 | Head of Neuromuscular Center, USZ |
| 1999 – 2009 | Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, USZ |
| 1997 – 1999 | Research Fellow, INSERM U25, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France |
| 1993 – 1997 | Specialist training in neurology, Neurological University Clinic, Inselspital Bern |
| 1991 – 1993 | Research Fellow, Laboratory for Retinal Cell Biology, Department of Ophthalmology, USZ |
| 1990 | Postgraduate Course in Experimental Medicine, University of Zurich |
Most important memberships
- Board member and treasurer, Swiss Federation of Clinical Neurosocieties (SFCNS)
- Past-President of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNS)
- Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
- Member of the Myosuisse advisory board
- Member of the European Huntington’s Disease Network (EHDN)
- Member of the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (SGKN)
- Member of the Swiss Headache Society (SKG)
- Member of the Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich (AGZ) and the Foederatio medicorum helveticorum (FMH)
Research focus
- Phenotype and genotype in hereditary neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases
- Influence of physical activity and lifestyle on Huntington’s disease