Career
| 08.2020 | Clinic Director, Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 04.2015 | Head Physician, Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 01. – 02.2017 | Visiting Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
| 05.2016 | Short visits to fertility centers: Cornell-Weill/Presbyterian, New York (Zev Rosenwaks), Columbia University, New York (Mark Sauer) and University of San Francisco (UCSF, Marcelle Cedars) |
| 03.2016 | List position within three-person proposal appointment procedure University Professorship “Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine” Medical Faculty Innsbruck |
| 01.01.2015 | Head of Clinical Research, Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 12.06.2014 | Titular professorship University of Zurich |
| 30.05.2012 | Rehabilitation at the University of Zurich |
| 01.07.2010 | Head of interdisciplinary sexual medicine consultation, University Hospital Zurich |
| 24.05.2007 | Habilitation in Obstetrics & Gynecology (RWTH Aachen): Epidemiological and psychosomatic factors in the development and course of hypertensive pregnancy diseases |
| 01.04.2003 | Senior Physician, Department of Gynecology, Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology USZ |
Education and training
| 2016-2017 | Additional training in management, Hplus Education/Management; BWI AG Zurich, ETH Zurich |
| 2012 | FMH specialization in reproductive medicine and gynecological endocrinology |
| 2002 | Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, North Rhine Medical Association & recognition by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health |
| 1992-2001 | Assistant physician, University Women’s Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Prof. Dr. W. Rath |
| 1999-2002 | Further training in body therapy, DITAT Bonn |
| 1997-2000 | Further training in sexual medicine & therapy, German Society for Sexual Research |
| 1993-1999 | Additional qualification in psychotherapy, North Rhine Medical Association |
| 03.1995 | Dissertation, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf: Infection frequencies of prostitutes using the example of 311 prostitutes from the Düsseldorf area, grade: very good |
| 1991-1992 | Stays abroad in clinics in France and Scotland for a total of 13 months |
| 1988-1989 | Medical studies at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Erasmus program, 12 months |
| 1985-1992 | Medical studies at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
Most important memberships
- Founding member Swiss Society for Sexology (Swisssexology), 2013-2016 President
- Swiss Society for Reproductive Medicine
- European Society for Contraception
- Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG)
- Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
- Swiss Academy for Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine (APPM)
- Swiss Working Group on Psychosomatic Gynecology and Obstetrics (AGPGG), 2004-2014 Board Member
- International Society for Psychosomatic Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Research focus
- Human Reproduction Reloaded – H2R
- University research focus of the University of Zurich, participation of 6 faculties
- Immunological approaches in the treatment of endometriosis (Innosuisse).
- “Big data” approaches in improving the treatment of infertility patients (Innosuisse).
- Development of new biomarkers to predict the potential of human oocytes.
- Functional Genomics Center, ETH Zürich
- Inst. Veterinary Reproductive Endocrinology, ETH Zurich
- Center aerospace, biomedical science & technology, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- Dept. of Computer Science, Sapienza University Rome
- Analysis and optimization of the organizational structures of the Clinic for Reproductive Endocrinology, USZ
- Dept. of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zurich
- Analysis of various prognostic factors of IVF/ICSI treatments.
- SNF Travel Grant
- Dept. of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Auckland, New Zealand
- Development of a wearable (Ava) for pregnancy planning, prevention and monitoring.
- 2 CTI grants, 1 Innosuisse grant
- AVA (start-up)
- EMPA: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CSEM: Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique
- Youth sexuality – a representative study in Switzerland
- SNF-Grant
- Groupe de recherche sur la santé des adolescents (GRSA), Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (IUMSP), CHUV Lausanne
- Endocrinological mechanisms in the regulation of female body weight.
- ZIPH Grant, Philhuman Foundation, Foundation for wiss. Research UZH/ Baugarten Foundation, Foundation for the Promotion of Nutrition Research in Switzerland
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology UZH
- Dept. of Economics, ETH Zurich
- Epigenetics in male transmission of rheumatic diseases.
- Jubilee Foundation, Gebauer Foundation
- Department of Rheumatology, USZ
- Development of a mathematical model of the female cycle and for the support of fertility treatments (PAEON)
- FP-7 EU Grant
- Dept. of Computer Science, Sapienza University Rome, ZUSE Institute Berlin, Hannover Medical School
- Space Biology Group, ETH Zurich
- PAEON-Neuropsychology: interactions between steroid hormones & neuropsychological changes.
- Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation
- Psychology Institute University of Zurich, ZHAW Zurich
- PAEON-Epigenetics: Influences of different hormone constellations on epigenetic activation patterns.
- Department of Psychiatry, Hannover Medical School
- Risk factors and quality of life in endometriosis
- Charité Berlin, RWTH Aachen, KS St. Gallen, Stadtspital Triemli, KS Schaffhausen, Department of Gynecology USZ etc.
Further
Editorial board
- Science reports (Impact factor: 4.122)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology (Impact factor: 3.519)
- Gynecological endocrinology
Reviewer for professional journals
- Human Reproduction
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- European Journal of Contraception
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Journal of Sexual Medicine
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Journal of Sexual Research,
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Early Human Development
Expert opinion research grants
- Swiss Cancer League