Portrait Claudia Cavelti-Weder, MPH

Claudia Cavelti-Weder, MPH
PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

Specialties

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Overweight/ nutrition
  • Dyslipidemia
Appointment

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 36 20
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Other competencies

Hormonal and metabolic diseases

Career

Since 2023 Senior Attending Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich
2020-2023 Attending Physician with extended responsibilities, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich
Since 2015 Research Group Leader Lab “Translational Diabetes”, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel
2015 – 2019 Ambizione-SCORE of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
2014 – 2020 Attending Physician Endocrinology, Diabetology & Metabolism, University Hospital Basel
2013 – 2014 Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich
2010 – 2013 Postgraduate fellow Harvard University, Boston, USA
2007 – 2009 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
2005 – 2007 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Bülach Hospital

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Society for Endocrinology and Diabetology (SGED)
  • European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
  • American Diabetes Association (ADA)
  • Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

Research focus

  • Intestinal immune system and diabetes
  • Air pollution and diabetes
  • Smoking and diabetes

Publications

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Further

2016 Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
2014 FMH specialist in endocrinology / diabetology
2013 Master of Public Health (MPH), Harvard University, Boston, USA
2011 Specialist FMH for General Internal Medicine
2005 Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Basel
2004 State examination, University of Basel

PD Dr. med. Claudia Cavelti-Weder Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition

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