Other competencies
- Diagnostics of viral infections
- Development of resistance to antiretroviral drugs
- Hepatitis C
- Mycobacterial infections
- COVID-19
- Diagnosis and treatment of all infections
Career
Positions
| since 2013 | Vice Director |
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| since 2005 | Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 2003 – 2005 | Senior Attending Physician, Director a.i. of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 1999 – 2003 | Attending Physician Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 1996 – 1999 | University of California San Diego, Infectious Disease Fellowship |
| 1994 – 1995 | Resident in internal medicine, Triemli City Hospital |
| 1993 | Resident, consultation service, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 1992 | Resident, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 1991 | Scientific Resident at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
Studies & Diplomas
| 2016 | Full Professor ad personam for Clinical Infectiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich |
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| 2010 | Right to award doctorates at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences |
| 2009 | Associate Professor ad personam for Clinical Infectiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich |
| 2006 | Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich |
| 2000 | Habilitation Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology (USZ) |
| 1999 | Specialist title for infectiology |
| 1996 | Specialist title for internal medicine |
| 1993 | ECFMG Certificate, USA |
| 1993 | Dissertation University of Zurich |
| 1984 – 1990 | Medical studies at the University of Zurich |
Most important memberships
- Swiss Society of Infectiology, Board Member (SGINF)
- Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine (SGAIM)
- Association of Swiss Physicians (FMH)
- International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
Research focus
- HIV: Antiretroviral therapy, development of resistance to antiretroviral drugs, acute HIV infection, HIV latency and HIV reservoir, development of neutralizing antibodies, transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, HIV pathogenesis and HIV medicine
- other viral diseases (influenza, SARS-CoV-2)
Publications
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- President of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study(www.shcs.ch)
- Member of the Program Committee of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
- Member of the Guideline Panel for Antiretroviral Therapy IAS-USA
- Member of the Mutation Panel for Antiretroviral Resistance IAS-USA
- Chairman of the antiretroviral drug resistance recommendation panel IAS-USA
- Member of the Executive Committee and co-chair of the scientific steering committee of RESPOND (International Cohort Consortium of Infectious Diseases) www.chip.dk/Studies/RESPOND/About