Patrick Pasi
Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine

Other functions at USZ

Manager Eating Disorders Center

Specialties

Nutritional psychiatry and psychotherapy (eating disorders and obesity, incl. bariatrics): inpatient, outpatient, consultation (interdisciplinary), incl. Research

Departments

Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 52 80

Mail psy.info@usz.ch

VCard

Career

Since 2023	Senior Physician meV Center for Eating Disorders, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, USZ
Since 2017-2023	Attending Physician, Center for Eating Disorders, Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, USZ
2015-2017	Head Physician Eating Disorders/ Obesity Outpatient Services Lucerne Psychiatry
2010	CAS Health Care Management HWZ Zurich
2009-2015	Attending Physician with extended responsabilities/ Head of Outpatient Clinic Lucerne
2007-2008	Attending Physician for addictive disorders lups
2005-2007	Hospital specialist outpatient clinic Lucerne lups
2005	Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy FMH
2004	Diploma in Psychotherapy Training: Systemic Therapy ZSB Bern
2004	Fellow in the psychotherapy department for eating disorders, USZ
2001-2004	Resident in the Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, USZ
2000-2001	Resident in Neurology, Ospedale civico Lugano
1998-2000	Resident in Psychiatry, Kilchberg Sanatorium
1997-1998	Resident in internal medicine, Bellinzona Hospital
1996	State Examination in Human Medicine, University of Zurich

Publications

Resorption of SSRI/SNRI after bariatric surgery: a prospective investigation (multicenter study, in press)
Estimation of meal portions in AN and BN: similarities and differences (in press)
Functional neuroanatomy of the locus coeruleus alerting/orienting system (co-author, in preparation)
Systemic therapies for adolescents and adults with eating disorders

Memberships

Swiss Society for Eating Disorders (SGES)
SGED/ASEMO (Swiss Society for Endocrinology and Diabetology, Obesity Section)
Board member of the Swiss Obesity Alliance
Co-President of the AKJ professional association (obesity in children and adolescents)
Board of Trustees SAPS (Patients’ Association)
Swiss Medical Association FMH
Swiss Society for Drug Safety in Psychiatry (SGAMSP)

Research focus

Eating disorders and obesity