
Anesthesiology
Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Medicine
General Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Diagnostic Ultrasound, and Ultrasound-guided Interventions in Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Academic career
- 2013 Awarded title of Doctor of Medicine, University of Zurich (Topic: Stentkyphoplastie vs Ballonkyphoplastie: Komplikationen und frühfunktionelle Resultate [Stent kyphoplasty vs balloon kyphoplasty: complications and early functional results])
- 2000 – 2007 Studied medicine, Humboldt University, Berlin (state finals exams)
University degree
- 2007 State finals exams, Humboldt University, Berlin
Studies
- 2000 – 2007 Studied medicine at Charité – Humboldt University, Berlin
Continuing professional development
- 2019 – 2020 Postgraduate training in Interventional Pain Management, Inselspital, Bern (PD Dr. Streitberger)
- 2014 – 2019 Postgraduate training in ultrasonography at the Hirslanden Hospital, Zurich (Prof. Dr. Serra, PD Dr. Tuma), at the Center da Sanda Val Müstair (Dr. von Fellenberg), and in the Emergency Department, Inselspital, Bern (Dr. Lehmann)
In addition, attendance at various events and congresses with continuing medical education in acute medicine (including Swiss Society for Emergency Medicine (SGNOR) courses, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, SFG-H, Radiation Protection Module B, Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM) courses on the Abdomen and Lungs, Regional Anesthesia, Basic Echocardiography, DEGUM vessels, DEGUM course on the musculosketal system, 80-hour pain course, Nottwil)
Professional career
- Since 08/2020 Consultant, Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Balgrist University Hospital
- 08/2019 – 07/2020 Fellowship in outpatient pain management to obtain the Certificate of Competence in Interventional Pain Management,
- 10/2016 – 07/2019 Resident, Anesthesiology Inselspital, Bern (all areas of Anesthesiology with the exception of the Swiss Air Rescue (REGA))
- 10/2016 – 08/2017 Part - time Consultant, Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Hospital, Zurich
- 07/2015 – 09/2016 Junior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Hospital, Zurich
- 10/2014 – 06/2015 Resident, Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Hospital, Zurich
- 10/2013 – 09/2014 Resident, Surgery, Triemli City Hospital, Zurich
- 02/2012 – 09/2013 Resident, Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern
- 10/2011 – 01/2012 Resident, Surgery und Orthopedics, Schwyz Hospital
- 04/2010 – 09/2011 Resident, Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, Zurich University Hospital (Trauma, Abdominal/thoracic Transplants, Burns)
- 04/2009 – 03/2010 Resident, Anesthesiology, Zurich University Hospital
- 01/2008 – 03/2009 Resident, Surgery und Orthopedics, Schwyz Hospital
Teaching posts
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2017 – 2020 Lecturer, BZ Pflege [Center for Higher Education in Nursing], Bern, Member of the Interdisciplinary Ultrasound committee, University of BerLecturer for Peer Tutors/ Young Sonographers (SGUM)
Degrees / Diplomas
- 2020 Certificate of Competence in Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM)
- 2019 European Diploma of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (EDAIC)
- 2019 Specialist in Anesthesiology (FMH)
- 2019 Certificate of Competence in Sonography (SGUM)
- 2018 Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine (FMH)
- 2017 Certificate of Competence in Preclinical Emergency Medicine / Emergency doctor (SGNOR)
- 2015 Specialist in General Internal Medicine (FMH)
- 2013 Awarded title of Doctor of Medicine, University of Zurich (Topic: Stentkyphoplastie vs Ballonkyphoplastie: Komplikationen und frühfunktionelle Resultate [Stent kyphoplasty vs balloon kyphoplasty: complications and early functional results])
- 2010 Basic exams in Surgery (FMH)
Memberships
- Swiss Medical Association (Foederatio Medicarum Helveticorum, FMH)
- Swiss Association of Residents and Consultants (VSAO)
- Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SGUM)
- Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management (SSIPM)
- Swiss Society for Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Scientific projects
- Pool of the SIGNATURE Study as a member of the University of Bern Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Committee
Publications
- Vertebral body stenting versus kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a randomized trial (J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Apr 3;95(7):577-84)
- Do different anesthesia regimes affect hippocampal apoptosis and neurologic deficits in a rodent cardiac arrest model? (BMC Anesthesiol. 2015 Jan 15;15:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-15-2.)