Career
| 04/2024 | Adjunct Professor Medical University of Vienna |
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| 12/2023 | Titular Professorship University of Zurich |
| 10/2022 | Federal Certificate of Competence in Anogenital Laser FMCH |
| 2020/2021 | Medical Leadership (CAS, University of Zurich) |
| Since 05/2020 | MUVON advisory board |
| Since 01/2020 | Senior Attending Physician in gynecology, physician responsible for personnel for residents / Further training, Coordinator Pelvic Floor Center USZ (Prof.. Schär / PD Dr. Imesch / Prof. Fink) |
| 02/2008 – 12/2019 | Attending Physician, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich (PD Dr. Imesch / Prof. Fink), Physician responsible for assistant physicians/further training, Coordinator of the Pelvic Floor Center USZ |
| 07/2019 | Swiss Urogenital Malformations Network (member) |
| 04/2019 | MUSIC network (Multisystem cell therapy for improvement of urinary continence) |
| 02/2017 | Habilitation in gynecology and obstetrics |
| 05/2016 | Focus on urogynecology |
| 2013 – 2016 | FIGO Working Group Pelvic Floor Pathology and Reconstructive Surgery (Member) |
| 12/2015 | Coordinator Pelvic Floor Center USZ |
| 06/2014 | Swiss Urogynecology Association (Board member, President since 6/2019) |
| 07/2011 – 03/2013 | Research Fellow, Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (Prof. J.O.L. DeLancey) |
| 2013 | Clinical Ethics Committee USZ |
| 2013 | Member Bryophyllum Study Group |
| 02/2011 | Focus on surgical gynecology |
| 09/2009 | Cantonal Ethics Committee Zurich (Member) |
| 2009 | Good Clinical Practice Courses I/II/III, Clinical Trial Center USZ, Zurich |
| 02/2006 – 01/2008 | Attending Physician Gynecology and Obstetrics, Cantonal Hospital Uri (Dr. Werder) |
| 11/2007 | Certificate of competence in pregnancy ultrasound |
| 11/2006 | Specialist in gynecology/obstetrics, FMH |
| 01/2003 – 01/2006 | Resident in Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Zurich (Profs. Haller / Fink / Zimmermann / Imthurn) |
| 2001 | Assistant Surgeon, Cantonal Hospital Zug (Dr. Lerf) |
| 2000 and 2001 | Resident in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Cantonal Hospital Uri (Dr. Werder) |
| 10/2000 | Promotion: Chemokine expression in acute rejection episodes after heart transplantation, Theodor Kocher Institute, Berne (Prof. M. Baggiolini) |
| 1993 – 1999 | Medical studies in Fribourg and Bern |
| 1993 | Matura type B (Latin, history), cantonal school Kollegium Schwyz |
Most important memberships
- Foederatio Medicorum Helvetica (FMH)
- Switzerland. Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG)
- Association of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Pathology (AUG)
- German Continence Society (DKG)
- Mediterranean Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Society (MIPS)
- Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU)
- European Urogynaecology Association (EUGA)
- International Continence Society (ICS)
- IUGA: Head of International Advisory Board Europe
- IUGA: Education Committee Member
- Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM)
- Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
- Swiss Academy of Perinatal Pharmacology (SAPP)
- Swiss Medical Women (SMW)
- Business and Professional Women (BPW)
- Guideline Commission AWMF, committee member Urogyn
- Swiss Urogenital Malformation Network, committee member
Research focus
- Imaging of the pelvic floor
- Hyperactive bladder and nocturia, phytotherapy
- Surgical treatment of incontinence and descensus
- Meta-analyses and core outcome sets (i-CHORUS, International Collaboration for Harmonizing Outcomes, Research, and Standards in Urogynaecology and Women’s Health)
Publications
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- International Urogynecology Journal (Editorial Board, since 2015)
- Praxis Mag (formerly Praxis Depesche) (Advisory Board, since 2020)
- Swiss journal for gynecology and obstetrics in practice (Scientific Board, since 2020)
- info@gynaekologie.ch (Advisory Board, since 2023)
- Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant review)