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2019 | Facharztexamen Chirurgie (FMH) |
2018 | Facharztexamen Kinderchirurgie (FMH) |
2018 | European Board of Pediatric Surgery written exam |
2018 | ATLS Instruktor |
2008 - 2016 | United States Medical Licence Examinations (Step1, Step 2CS, Step 2CK, Step 3) |
2014 |
Doktor der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. sc.
Nat) |
2012 | Basisexamen Chirurgie |
2011 | Doktor der Medizin (Dr. med.) |
2000 - 2007 | Medizinstudium Universität Zürich |
Seit 05/2022 |
Leitender Arzt und Fachbereichsleiter Viszeral-und Thoraxchirurgie Universitäts-Kinderspital
beider Basel (Prof. S. Holland-Cunz) |
2020-2022 |
Oberarzt Kinderchirurgie Universitäts-Kinderspital
beider Basel (Prof. S. Holland-Cunz) |
2019 |
Stv. Oberarzt Kinderchirurgie Universitäts-Kinderspital
beider Basel (Prof. S. Holland-Cunz) |
2018 - 2019 | Oberarzt Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie Kanstonsspital Winterthur
(Prof. S. Breitenstein) |
2016 - 2018 | Pediatric Surgery Fellow Childrens Hospital Colorado, USA (Prof. F. Karrer) |
2015 - 2016 | Assistenzarzt Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie Kanstonsspital Winterthur (Prof. S. Breitenstein) |
2013-2014 |
Assistenzarzt Kinderchirurgie Kinderspital Zürich (Prof. M.
Meuli)
|
2011 - 2013 | Assistenzarzt Chirurgie Spital Bülach (Frau Dr. B. Muff) |
2008 - 2010 | MD-PhD Physiologisches Institut der Universität Zürich (Prof. F. Verrey) |
As a Pediatric Surgeon, I am often confronted with rare diseases and disorders and their respective treatment. Clinical decisions thereby mostly base on limited evidence. My goal is hence to (i) provide high-evidence clinical research and (ii) to address treatment options of rare disorders in basic (translational) research:
Clinical research (i):
Systematic reviews attempt
to systematically identify, rate, synthesize and finally present the evidence,
that meets pre-defined eligibility criteria to answer specific research
questions. As systematic reviews are only as good (or as bad) as therein
included studies, Cochrane systematic reviews set a very high threshold for
studies to be included, and authors have to apply to certain predefined rules
and methods that intend to reduce bias and confounding factors. For the
past years we conducted several systematic reviews including three Cochrane
eviews (https://www.cochranelibrary.com/search). For one of these systematic reviews
we were awarded with the British Journal of Surgery Prize in 2021. As for some
research questions, good evidence is lacking (e.g. due to the rarity of the
disease), in 2016 we founded the metaanalysis group (www.metaanalysis-group.ch) in order to synthesize the evidence
of specific research questions where high-quality evidence is missing. In
collaboration with other Cochrane Groups (https://colorectal.cochrane.org, https://ugpd.cochrane.org) we
furthermore intend to share our knowledge by offering peer reviews, help with
specific research questions, and by offering master theses to medical students
at the Universities of Zürich and Basel.
Translational
research (ii):
During my MD-PhD, I worked on the expression
and regulation of intestinal amino acid and other nutrient transporters in
humans. Among other findings, we could hereby show, that SARS-CoV-2 receptor
angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in small intestinal enterocytes is necessary
for the expression of luminal membrane amino acid transporters B0AT1
(SLC6A19) and SIT1 (SLC6A20). The intestine might be an entry site for
SARS-CoV-2 and the infection might have even started by eating food from the
Wuhan market. After my PhD I
started to build my own basic research group adressing the expression of small
intestinal nutrient (amino acids and monosaccharides) transporters in human
newborns. We could hereby show for the first time, that human newborns lack the
expression of Proline transporter SIT1, as well as of Fructose transporter
GLUT5. Whereas intestinal Proline transport can be provided by other
transporters, this signifies, that human newborns are not able to absorb
Fructose at all. For these findings I was awarded with the ‚Prix Nachwuchs’ by
the Swiss Society of Pediatric Surgery in 2019. In collaboration with the group
of Prof. Christoph Schneider (University of Zürich) and Prof. James Dunn
(University of Stanford) we are currently investigating new treatment methods
(intestinal distraction using an elastic spring; chronic intestinal helminth
infection, etc.) for short bowel syndrome, a seldom disorder affecting mainly
newborns after major intestinal resections.
Seit 2020 |
Core Curriculum
Kinderchirurgie für Assistenz- und Stv. Oberärzte UKBB |
Seit 2019 | Club Pädiatrie Universität Basel |
Seit 2019 | AIP (Arzt im Praktikum) Masterstudiengang
Universität Basel |
Seit 2018 | ATLS Instruktor |
Leitender Arzt Chirurgie
Fachbereichsleiter Viszeral-und Thoraxchirurgie
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