Career
| Since 2017 | Associate Professor of Cardiology ‘with tenure’, University of Zurich |
|---|---|
| 2010 – 2016 | Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Zurich |
| Since 2016 | Vice Clinic Director, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich |
| Since 2006 | Senior Physician, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2003 – 2009 | Assistant Professor of Cardiology, University of Zurich |
| Since 2003 | Research Group Leader, University of Zurich |
| 2003 – 2005 | Senior Physician, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich |
| 1998 – 2002 | Assistant doctor, Wädenswil Specialist Hospital, Zurich University Hospital, Bern University Hospital |
| 1994 – 1997 | Cardiovascular Research, Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| 1993 | State examination, University of Basel |
Most important memberships
- Board of Trustees, Swiss Heart Foundation (2005-2009 and since 2014)
- Member, Scientific Committee, Swiss Heart Foundation (since 2005)
- Member, Board of Directors, Swiss Society of Cardiology (2014-2024)
- President, Continuing Education Commission, Swiss Society of Cardiology (2016-2024)
- Vice President, Swiss Society of Cardiology (2018-2020)
- President, Swiss Society of Cardiology (2020-2022)
- Past President, Swiss Society of Cardiology (2022-2024)
- Member, Board of Directors, Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging Working Group, Swiss Society of Cardiology (since 2023)
- Member, Board of Directors, Zurich Society of Cardiology (since 2013)
- Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation for Scientific Research, University of Zurich (since 2020)
- Member, Board of Directors, SIWF (Swiss Institute for Continuing and Further Education) (since 2022)
- Member, Education Committee, European Society of Cardiology (2016-2022)
- Head, Task Force Core Curriculum, European Society of Cardiology (2018-2022)
- Member, Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee, European Society of Cardiology (since 2024)
- Secretary, UEMS (Union Européen des Médecins Spécialistes) Cardiac Section (since 2021)
- Member, UEMS (Union Européen des Médecins Spécialistes) ETR Review Committee (since 2024)
Research focus
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: echocardiography for phenotype analysis and prediction of cardiovascular events
- Aortic stenosis: echocardiography and CT for phenotype analysis and prediction of cardiovascular events
- Tricuspid regurgitation: echocardiography and biomarkers for phenotype analysis and prediction of cardiovascular events