Career
| Since 2022 | Professorship/Ordinaria for Thoracic Surgery, University of Zurich |
|---|---|
| Since 2020 | Clinic Director, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| Since 2019 | Management of the Lung Cancer Center Zurich |
| Since 2017 | Head of the Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2017 | Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Extraordinarius, University of Zurich |
| 2015 | Senior Physician, Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2014 | Fellowship at the Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Paris (France) |
| 2014 | Specialist FMH for Thoracic Surgery |
| 2013 | European Board of Thoracic Surgeons |
| 2011 | Clinical Fellowship an der Universität Toronto, Kanada |
| 2011 | SNF professorship |
| 2008 | Venia legendi |
| 2007 | Senior Physician, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2005 | Specialist for Surgery, Medical Association Berlin |
| 2001 | Approbation |
| 1991 | Promotion |
Most important memberships
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS, seit 2015)
- German Society for Surgery (DGC, since 2001)
- German Society for Thoracic Surgery (DGT, since 2012)
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO, seit 2007)
- European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS, seit 2012)
- European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP, seit 2010)
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC, seit 2012)
- International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig, seit 2018)
- International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT, seit 2017)
- Swiss Association for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)
- Swiss Society of Surgery (SGC, since 2010)
- Swiss Society for Pulmonary Hypertension (SGPH, since 2015)
- Swiss Society for Thoracic Surgery (SGT, since 2014)
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS, seit 2020)
Research focus
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
- Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Further
Executive Activities / Committees / Commissions
- European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP): Chair Mesothelioma Group, seit 2011
- Swiss Association for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK): Thoracic Surgery Representative for the Lung Cancer Group, since 2011.
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS): Councilor, 2012 – 2017; Chair Biology Club, 2012 – 2018, Member of the Learning Affair Committee, seit 2016; Program Committee, seit 2016; Treasurer elect, 2016; Treasurer, 2017 – 2022; President elect, 2021/2022; President, seit 2022
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery (ATS): Editorial Board, seit 2015
- International Association of the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC): Taskforce Mesothelioma, seit 2016; IASLC Staging Subcommittee MPM; Program Committee for 2018 and track committee member for NSCLC OMD 2022
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT): Program Committee, seit 2017; CTEPH Council Vice Chair, 2019 – 2020; representative to the Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee, 2020
- International Mesothelioma interest group (iMig): Board Member, seit 2018; Program Committee, seit 2019
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): National Research Council, seit 2019; Steering committee IICT SNSF, seit 2019; Ambizione, 2020 – 2021
- USZ Innovation pool: Commission, since 2020
- Taskforce for the ERS/ESTS Statement on Management of Pleural Infection, since 2020.
- Board of Trustees Schulthessklinik, since 2021
- International Director of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), since 2022
- Program Committee AATS for 2023