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Prof Jan Bonhoeffer, MD

Head Physician Infectiology / Vaccinology

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Other functions at UKBB

  • Research group leader

Since 2020
Founder and President of the Heart-Based Medicine Foundation, Basel

Since 2019
Professor of Paediatrics, Infectiology / Vaccinology, UKBB, Basel

Since 2018
Co-founder and member of the executive board of Youkidoc Kindergesundheit, Basel

Since 2012
Head physician for paediatric infectious diseases, UKBB, Basel

2015 - 2022
Deputy Head, Paediatric Infectiology/Vaccinology, UKBB

2012 - 2019
Privatdozent Paediatric Infectiology/Vaccinology, University of Basel

2003 - 2019
President, Brighton Collaboration Foundation

2006 - 2007
Assistant Physician Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines University of Basel

2005
Assistant Physician Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, St George's University of London

2000 - 2006
Research Associate, Paediatric Infectious Disease and Vaccines, UKBB, Basel (2000-2004; 2006),
St Georges Vaccine Institute, London, UK (2005),
Centres of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA (2001-2002)

2000 - 2004
General Co-ordinator, The Brighton Collaboration

2012
Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel

2010
Specialisation - Infectious Diseases, Swiss Society for Infectiology

2008
Specialisation - Paediatrics, Paediatrics Switzerland & FMH (Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum)

1999
Dr med., University of Basel

Since 2023
SwissPedHealth - PReparing PERsonalizEd PEdiatRic PRimaRy caRE (PREPP)

2019 - 2020
SPEAC - Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines, CEPI

2015 - 7
GAIA - Global Alignment of Immunisation Safety Assessment in Pregnancy project

2013 - 2019
ADVANCE - Accelerated development of vaccine benefit-risk collaboration in Europe, IMI

2011 - 2017
GRIP - Global Research in Paediatrics, DG Research FP7-HEALTH

2011 - 2012
GVSB - Global vaccine safety Blueprint, WHO

2009 - 2012
VAESCO - Vaccine Adverse Event Surveillance & Communication, ECDC

currently
Member - European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)

currently
Member - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Group of Switzerland

currently
Member - Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases

currently
Member - Paediatrics Switzerland

2015 - 2016
Chair - Human Vaccines, International Alliance for Biological Standardisation (IABS)

2014 - 2017
Consultant - WHO: Maternal Immunisation Safety

2014 - 2016
Member - Strategic Advisory Group of the WHO Global Vaccine Safety Initiative (GVSI)

2012 – 2014
Member - WHO Global Vaccine Safety Initiative Planning Group (GVSI)

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The Medgate Kids Line provides quick and uncomplicated medical advice if your child is unwell. The medical team of our partner Medgate is available to you by telephone around the clock.

058 387 78 82
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For emergencies abroad: Call the emergency number of your health insurance company. You will find this number on your health insurance card.

More information: On the Page of the emergency ward you will find everything you need to know about behaviour in emergencies, typical childhood illnesses and waiting times.

Important emergency numbers

144 Outpatient clinic
145 Tox Info Suisse (Poisonings)
117 Police
118 Fire brigade

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Spitalstrasse 33
4056 Basel | CH

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