| 2022 |
Fellow of the American Psychosomatic Society (FAPS) |
| 2021 |
Certificate Psychosomatic Specialist, International College of Psychosomatic Medicine |
| Since 2018 |
Director of Department, Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine USZ |
| Since 2018 |
Full professor (Ordinarius), Chair of Consiliary/Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics, University of Zurich |
| 2016 – 2022 |
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa |
| Since 2014 |
Chief Science Officer and Member of the Executive Board, Burnout Protector GmbH, Küsnacht (ZH) |
| 2014-2018 |
Head Physician, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Klinik Barmelweid, Barmelweid |
| 2014-2018 |
Member of the Executive Board, Klinik Barmelweid, Barmelweid |
| 2014-2018 |
Visiting Physician, University Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern |
| 2014 |
Titular Professor, University of Bern |
| 2012-2014 |
Full Professor (Ordinarius), Chair of Psycho-somatic and Psycho-social Medicine, University of Bern |
| 2012 |
Focus on consultation and liaison psychiatry (FMH) |
| 2010-2018 |
Head, Psychosomatic Medicine Research Group, Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern |
| 2009 |
Visiting Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, U.K. |
| 2008 |
Certified Medical Examiner Swiss Insurance Medicine (SIM) |
| 2008 |
Specialist FMH for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
| 2007 |
Herbert Weiner Early Career Award of the American Psychosomatic Society |
| 2005 |
Certificate of Proficiency in Delegated Psychotherapy (FMPP) |
| 2004-2005 |
Postgraduate Course in Hospital Management, College M and Inselspital Bern |
| 2004-2014 |
Member of the Clinic Management, Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern |
| 2004-2014 |
Chief Physician, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern |
| 2004-2012 |
Associate Professor (Extraordinarius), Chair of Somato-Psychosocial Medicine, University of Bern |
| 2003 |
Practice for Psychosomatic Medicine, Spiegel b. Bern |
| 2002 |
Heart Group Leader, Swiss Working Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation (SAKR) |
| 2001-2003 |
Senior Researcher, Co-Head of Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Institute of Behavioral Science, ETH Zurich. |
| 2001-2003 |
Senior Physician and Operative Head, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Zurich High Altitude Clinic Davos |
| 2001-2003 |
Practice for Psychosomatic Medicine, Davos Clavadel |
| 2001-2002 |
Senior Physician, Department of Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2000 |
Interdisciplinary Focus Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine SAPPM (FMH) |
| 1999 |
Biostatistics semester course, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA |
| 1999-2001 |
Postdoctoral / Postgraduate Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA |
| 1999 |
Specialist FMH for General Internal Medicine |
| 1998-1999 |
Resident, Medical Clinic, Zieglerspital Bern |
| 1996-1998 |
Resident, Medical Clinic, Cantonal Hospital Olten |
| 1995-1996 |
Resident, Department of Psychosomatics and Department of Neurology, Bern Bellevue Clinic, Montana (VS) |
| 1994-1997 |
Continuing Education Systemic Psychotherapy, University of Bern |
| 1994-1995 |
Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Polyclinic, University of Bern |
| 1993-1994 |
Resident, Neuhaus Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic, University of Bern |
| 1993 |
Resident, Medical Department C.L. Lory-Haus, Inselspital Bern |
| 1993 |
Doctorate in medicine (thesis on the risk of venous thrombosis) |
| 1992 |
State Examination and Federal Medical Diploma |
| 1986-1992 |
Study of human medicine, University of Bern |
| 1981-1985 |
Business high school (Matura), Bern-Neufeld |
