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Philipp Gerber
Prof. Dr. med. Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

Other functions at USZ

  • Clinical Director Endocrinology Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery

Specialties

  • Overweight and obesity
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Clinical nutrition

Departments

Appointment

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 36 20
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Other competencies

  • Overweight and obesity
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Clinical nutrition
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hormonal and metabolic diseases

Career

Since 2020 Head Physician Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, USZ
Since 2018 Clinical Director (Endocrinology) Obesity Center Zurich
2013 – 2020 Senior Physician, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, USZ
2012 Postgraduate fellow at Imperial College London, UK (Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism)
2008 – 2011 Resident at the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, USZ
2006 – 2008 Postgraduate fellow at ETH Zurich (Cell Biology)
2004 – 2005 Resident at the Clinic for Internal Medicine, USZ
2003 – 2004 Resident at the Clinic for Internal Medicine, Limmattal Hospital

Most important memberships

  • SGED (Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Board Member)
  • ASEMO (Swiss Association for Metabolism and Obesity, Board Member)
  • GESKES (Swiss Society for Clinical Nutrition)
  • SMOB (Swiss Society for the Study of morbid Obesity and Metabolic Disorders)
  • EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity)
  • FMH (Swiss Medical Association)

Research focus

  • Development of healthy diets (PI of the “LIMITFOOD” study).
  • Influence of different types of sugar on human metabolism
  • Influence of different cholesterol particles on cardiovascular risk.

Publications

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Further

  • Regular speaker at national and international professional congresses
  • Author of Switzerland-wide guidelines on overweight / obesity
  • Specialist FMH for Endocrinology / Diabetology and General Internal Medicine

PD Dr. med. Philipp Gerber Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

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