Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Specialist title
Specialist in general internal medicine
Specialist in infectiology and hospital hygiene
Specialising in infection prevention and control in the healthcare sector
Work Focus
- General infectiology
- Hospital hygiene
- Orthopaedic infections
- Tick-borne diseases
Career Path
- Since 2022
Consultant physician for orthopaedic infections, Schulthess Klinik - Since 2021
Head of Internal Medicine and Infectiology, Zollikerberg Hospital - Since 2015
Head of a research group at the University Hospital Zurich (topic: photodynamic therapy for the prevention and treatment of prosthesis infections) - 2015 - 2021
Senior physician, Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Zurich, consultant physician at Balgrist Orthopaedic University Hospital and Schulthess Clinic, Zurich - 2016
Venia legendi (habilitation) Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Zurich - 2012 - 2014
Research assistant (SNF Fellowship), Biofilm Research Laboratory of Prof Shirtliff, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA - 2012
Specialist in infectiology (FMH) - 2009 - 2012
Assistant physician, Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Zurich - 2009
Specialist in internal medicine - 2008 - 2009
Junior doctor, Infectiology, Cantonal Hospital Zug - 2006 - 2008
Resident, Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Zug - 2005 - 2006
Resident, Neurology, EPI, Swiss Epilepsy Centre, Zurich - 2004 - 2005
Resident, Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Nidwalden, Stans - 1997 - 2003
Study of human medicine, University of Zurich
Memberships
- Country Delegate of European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS)
- Treasurer and active member in ESCMID study group for implant-associated infections (ESGIAI)
- Expert group on infections of the Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Centre for applied biotechnology and molecular methods (CABMM)
- American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Swiss Society for Infectiology (SGINF)
- Swiss Society of Internal Medicine (SGIM)
- European society of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases (ESCMID)
- Association of Swiss Assistant and Senior Physicians (VSAO)
- Swiss Medical Association (FMH)