Employment History
| Since 2022 | Professor/Ordinaria for Thoracic Surgery, University of Zurich |
|---|---|
| Since 2020 | Director of Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| Since 2019 | Chair Lung Cancer Center Zurich |
| Since 2017 | Head of Research and Education a.i., Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2017 | Associate Professor for Thoracic Surgery (Professor ad personam), University of Zurich |
| 2015 | Senior Staff Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2014 | Sabbatical for specialized training at the Marie Lannelongue Centre Chirurgical, Paris, F |
| 2014 | Swiss Board of Thoracic Surgery (FMH) |
| 2013 | European Board of Thoracic Surgery (EBTS) |
| 2011 | Clinical Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, CA |
| 2011 | Swiss National Science Foundation Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, CH |
| 2008 | Venia legendi in Surgery (Privatdozent), University of Zurich, CH |
| 2007 | Staff Surgeon, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2005 | German Board of General Surgery |
| 2001 | Approbation |
| 1991 | Promotion |
Memberships
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS, since 2015)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (DGC, since 2001)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie (DGT, since 2012)
- European Respiratory Society (ERS, since 2016)
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO, since 2007)
- European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS, since 2012)
- European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP, since 2010)
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC, since 2012)
- International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig, since 2018)
- International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT, since 2017)
- Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klinische Krebsforschung (SAKK)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (SGC, since 2010)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pulmonale Hypertonie (SGPH, since 2015)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie (SGT, since 2014)
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS, since 2020)
Research Focus
- Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
- Lung carcinoma, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Executive activities / Committees
- European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP): Mesothelioma Group, since 2011
- Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klinische Krebsforschung (SAKK): Thoracic Surgery Representative for the Lung Cancer Group, since 2011
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS):
- Councilor, 2012 – 2017
- Chair Biology Club, 2012 – 2018
- Member of the Learning Affair Committee, since 2016
- Program Committee, since 2016
- Treasurer elect, 2016
- Treasurer, 2017 – 2022
- President elect, 2021/2022
- President, since 2022
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery (ATS): Editorial Board, since 2015
- International Association of the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC): Taskforce Mesothelioma, since 2016; IASLC Staging Subcommittee MPM; Program Committee for 2018 and track committee member for NSCLC OMD 2022
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT):
- Program Committee, since 2017
- CTEPH Council Vice Chair, 2019 – 2020
- representative to the Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee, 2020
- International Mesothelioma interest group (iMig):
- Board Member, since 2018
- Program Committee, since 2019
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF):
- National Research Council, since 2019
- Steering committee IICT SNSF, since 2019
- Ambizione, since 2020
- USZ Innovation pool: Commission, since 2020
- Taskforce for the ERS/ESTS Statement on Management of Pleural Infection, since 2020
- Stiftungsrat Schulthessklinik, since 2021
- International Director of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS, since 2022)
- Program Committee AATS for 2023