Portrait Miriam Vázquez

Miriam Vázquez
Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Specialties

  • Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections / prevention of hospital-acquired infections (especially post-operative wound infections)
  • Perioperative prophylaxis
  • Outbreak investigation and control

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 33 22

Other competencies

  • Infection prevention requirements for new buildings and conversions

Career

Since Jan. 2021 Attending Physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich
Feb. 2018 – Dec. 2020 Attending Physician / Deputy. Attending Physician, University Clinic of Infectiology and Travel Medicine, Inselspital Bern
Mar. 2016 – Jan. 2018 Resident at the University Department of Infectiology and Travel Medicine with a focus on hospital epidemiology, Inselspital Bern
Feb. 2014 – Feb 2016 Resident, University Department of Infectiology and Travel Medicine, Inselspital Bern
Jan. 2013 – Jan. 2014 Resident, Medical University Clinic, Aarau Cantonal Hospital
Jan. 2012 – Dec. 2012 Resident, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Aarau Cantonal Hospital
Aug. 2010 – Dec. 2011 Resident, University Medical Clinic, Aarau Cantonal Hospital
Jul. 2009 – Jun. 2010 Resident at the Department of Internal Medicine, SRO Niederbipp Hospital
Jan. 2009 – Jun. 2009 PhD student at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases (SGINF)
  • VSAO – Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians
  • Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH)