Portrait Petra S. Hüppi

Petra S. Hüppi
Prof. Dr. med.

Representative University Advisory Board
In office since 2020

Professional career

  • Specialist in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, Prof. Dr. med.
  • Since 2003 Chief Physician for Development and Growth, Geneva University Children’s Hospital
  • since 2003 Full Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva until 2023
  • Active research in the field of neuroscience
  • University Councilor at the University of Zurich since 2019
  • since 2020 as a representative of the UZH University Council on the Hospital Board at the University Hospital Zurich.

Other significant mandates

  • Foundation Board mandates
    • Foundation PrimEnfance (Geneva)
    • Foundation Gertrude von Meissner (Basel)
    • Nestlé Foundation; Chairman’s Office (Lausanne)
    • Fondation pour la recherche médicale (Geneva)
  • Vice President of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
  • Member
    • Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMV)