Other competencies
- Basic research in the field of hemoglobin toxicity
Doctorates and exams
| 2020 | Habilitation UZH in the field of anesthesiology |
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| 2015 | FMH specialist in anesthesiology |
| 2006 | Master of Science UZH in Medical Biology |
| 2006 | Dissertation UZH |
| 2004 | Federal State Examination UZH |
Clinical work and training
| Since 2017 | Attending Physician, Institute of Anesthesiology, USZ |
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| 2016 – 2017 | General Anesthesia, Institute of Anesthesiology, USZ |
| 2015 – 2016 | General pediatric anesthesia, Children’s Hospital Zurich |
| 2013 | Cardioanesthesia, Institute of Anesthesiology, USZ |
| 2011 – 2013 | General Anesthesia, Institute of Anesthesiology, USZ |
| 2007 – 2010 | General anesthesia, cardioanesthesia and intensive care medicine, Triemli City Hospital Zurich |
Scientific activity and training
| Since 2019 | Head of the Perioperative Inflammation Research Laboratory, Institute of Anesthesiology, USZ |
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| Since 2016 | Research Associate, Research Unit of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine, USZ |
| 2014 – 2015 | Postdoc, Research Unit of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine, USZ |
| 2011 – 2014 | Protected Research Time as part of the Patient Blood Management Program of the Health Department of the Canton of Zurich for the attention of Prof. D.R. Spahn |
| 2010 – 2011 | Visiting Scientist in the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Division of Hematology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), Bethesda, Maryland, USA and Postdoc, Research Unit of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine, USZ |
| 2006 – 2007 | Postdoc, Research Unit of the Medical Clinic B, Department of Internal Medicine, USZ |
| 2005 – 2006 | Interdisciplinary postgraduate studies in clinical-experimental research (Master’s course in medical biology) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at UZH |
Most important memberships
- Switzerland. Society for Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (SGAR)
- European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA)
- Association of Swiss Physicians (FMH)
- Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
Research focus
- Protective mechanisms and functions of the plasma protein haptoglobin
- Toxicity mechanisms of cell-free hemoglobin:
- Modifications of vascular NO signaling
- Oxidative effects and tissue damage
- Inflammation and immunomodulation