Other competencies
- Early palliative care implementation
- Multimodal pain therapy
- Extended symptom control
- Apprenticeship and training incl. Master’s thesis/dissertation supervision
- Responsibility for consultation service and consultation hours
- DRG
- Coordination and implementation of clinical studies
Career
| Since 2020 | Vice Medical Director of the Palliative Care Center Attending Physician with extended responsibilities, Palliative Care Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich |
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| 2018-2020 | Attending Physician, Palliative Care Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 09/2019 | Habilitation / Venia Legendi (University of Zurich) |
| 08/2018 | Additional qualification in addiction medicine (Germany) |
| 11/2015 | Additional qualification in palliative care (Germany) |
| 2014 – 2018 | Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2013 – 2014 | Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 11/2013 | Electroencephalography certificate |
| 05/2013 | Specialist examination in neurology |
| 2012 – 2013 | Fellow, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2011 – 2012 | Resident, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich |
| 2008 – 2011 | Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2006 – 2008 | Neurological University Hospital Tübingen, Germany |
| 2007 | Dissertation |
| 11/2005 | State Exam |
Most important memberships
- European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Brain Tumor Group,
- European Association of Neurooncology (EANO),
- Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO),
- Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (SGKN);
- Zurich Neurological Society (ZNG);
- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Working Group Supportive and Palliative Cancer Care AND Working Group Central Nervous System Tumors;
- Quality of Life Committee of the EORTC Brain Tumor Group;
- Palliative.ch;
- FMH
- Swiss neuro-oncology society (founding member)
- Diversity Committee USZ
Research focus
- Alkylator resistance in brain tumors
- Long-term survival in glioblastoma
- Quality of life in cancer
Publications
To the publication listFurther
- Coordinator of the EORTC 1419 study on long-term survival in glioblastoma