Switzerland

Professional activities / Clinical career

Since 02/2013 – Head of Department, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

04/2010-01/2013 – Senior Consultant, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

08/2002-03/2010 – Consultant, Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

07/1997-07/2002 – Resident in training, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Prof. M. Greulich and Prof. W. Gubisch, Marienhospital, Stuttgart, Germany

09/1996-06/1997 – Military service as a medical officer at the Medical Academy of the German Armed Forces and the Air Force Officers’ School, Munich and Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

10/1995-08/1996 – Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Mr. P. Chapman, FRCS, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, London, U.K.

08/1994-10/1995 – Resident, Plastic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery Prof. R. Sanders, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood Middlesex, U.K.

03/1994-07/1994 – Internship in Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Mr. T. Morley and Mr. P. Webb, Middlesex, U.K.

03/1992-10/1993 – Internship in Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Prof. J.W. May Jr. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

08/1991-02/1992 – Internship in Visceral Surgery – Pancreatic Biliaries & Colorectal – Mr. M. Knight, FRCS and Mr. R. Leicester, FRCS St. George’s Hospital, London, U.K.

02/1991-07/1991 – Internship in Visceral Surgery – Hepato- and Colorectal – Mr. T.G. Allen- Mersh, FRCS, Westminster Hospital, London, U.K. 

Professional qualifications/degrees

2013 – Professorship in plastic and reconstructive surgery (University of Bern, Switzerland)2009

2009 – Venia Docendi in plastic and reconstructive surgery (University of Bern, Switzerland)

2001 – Specialist title for plastic and reconstructive surgery (Landesärztekammer Baden – Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany)

1997 – Doctoral Thesis (Ludwig-Maximillian-University, Germany)

1984-1990 – Medical studies (Saarland University, Germany)