Career
Studies and trainings
| 2006 | Habilitation in Social Medicine and Epidemiology at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
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| 2006 | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| 1999 | Doctorate Dr. med., with distinction “summa cum laude” Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 1996 | State examination in medicine at the Humboldt University of Berlin |
Positions (selection)
| Since 2014 | Full Professor of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Since 2014 | Director of the Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland |
| Since 2014 | Professor for Primary Care, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine, Baltimore, USA |
| Since 2014 | Head of Research Group, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany |
| 2008 – 2013 | W2 Professor of Complementary Medicine and Deputy Director Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany |
Other activities (selection)
| Since 2019 | Co-Director of the Digital Society Initiative, UZH |
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| Since 2018 | Co-Director of Citizen Science Centers, UZH and ETH |
| 2017 – 2021 | Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Interprofessionalism & Internationality |
| Since 2017 | Program Director of the UZH/ ZHAW Doctoral Program “Care and Rehabilitation Sciences |
Most important memberships
- Working Group on Gynecological Oncology (AGO), Member of the IMed Commission
- German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)
- German Cancer Society (DKG)
- European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Swiss Professional Association Mind Body Medicine (SFMBM), President
- Society for Acupuncture Research, Board Member
- Society for Integrative Oncology, Board Member
Research focus
Evaluation of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and effect moderating factors, such as expectations, of non-pharmacological therapies using various research methods from clinical and implementation research. Areas of focus include Digital Health for Mind and Body, Acupuncture, and the advancement of research methods.