Medical Training
Medical School: Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
Graduation: 1999
Board Certification: 2007 Swiss Board Certification in General Surgery
Appointments:
Residency
2000 – 2002 : Assistant physician, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
2002 – 2004 : Department of General Surgery, Buergerspital Solothurn, Switzerland
2006 - 2006 : Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
2006 – 2007 : Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
Staff Surgeon
2004 – 2006 Staff surgeon, General Surgery, Regionalspital Interlaken, Switzerland
2007 – present Staff surgeon, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
Research Fellowships
1995 – 1997: Scholarship from the Max-Planck-Society, Max Planck Research Unit Molecular Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Jena
2000 Research fellow at the Laboratory of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Clinical Research, University of Berne, Switzerland
Research Activity
2004 – present Research group leader: Department of Clinical Research, Laboratory of Thoracic Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland
Clinical and Research Interests
Molecular Oncology
Apoptosis