Since 10/2025
Senior Consultant Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB)
Senior Consultant Paediatric Infectiology Cantonal Hospital Aarau

09/2023 - 08/2025
Senior Fellow (Deputy Senior Physician) Paediatric Infectiology
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), London, UK

07/2022 - 08/2023
Trust Fellow paediatric infectiology, immunology and stem cell transplantation
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

08/2021 - 06/2022
Senior Fellow / Deputy Senior Consultant Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology Evelina London Children's Hospital, UK

07/2019 - 06/2021
Clinical Fellow Paediatric Infectiology and Vaccinology UKBB

06/2017 - 06/2019
Assistant doctor in paediatrics UKBB

05/2016 - 04/2017
Assistant doctor in paediatrics Hôpital du Jura, Delémont

02/2015 - 04/2016
Resident in Internal Medicine, Fricktal Health Centre, Rheinfelden Hospital

2026
Specialist (FMH) in infectiology (Switzerland)

2023
Specialist in paediatrics and adolescent medicine FMH

2017
Doctorate Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel

2008 - 2014
Medical studies at the University of Basel

• Russell N, Jefferson L, McGarrity O, Hatcher J, Kadambari S, Schmid H. Safety and tolerability of linezolid use in 186 children: A single centre observational study. Clin Microbiol Infect. Published online July 22, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2025.07.013
• Schmid H, Brown LK, Indrakumar B, McGarrity O, Hatcher J, Bamford A. Use of Cefiderocol in the Management of Children With Infection or Colonisation With Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria: A Retrospective, Single-centre Case Series. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024;43(8):772-776. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000004347
• Bielicki I, Schmid H (joint 1st authors), Atkinson A, Kahlert CR, Berger C, Troillet N, Marschall J, Bielicki JA; Swissnoso. Association between perioperative prophylaxis with cefuroxime plus metronidazole or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and surgical site infections in paediatric uncomplicated appendectomy: a Swiss retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2023 Sep 25;12(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s13756-023-01312-1.
• Schmid H, Heininger U. Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndrome-What It Might Be and What It Is Not. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 May 1;40(5S):S31-S34. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002772.
• Schmid H, Heininger U, Vuichard-Gysin D, Widmer A, Bielicki J. Preventive measures for accompanying caregivers of children in paediatric health care during the COVID-19 pandemic-walking an ethical tightrope. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Feb 2;27(5):668-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.01.023.
• Egli A, Schmid H (joint 1st authors), Kuenzli E, Widmer AF, Battegay M, Plagge H, Frei R, Achermann R, Weisser M. Association of daptomycin use with resistance development in Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia - a 7-year individual and population-based analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Feb;23(2):118.e1-118.e7. doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.003.

• Regular clinical and academic supervision of junior doctors and medical students as well as active participation in internal teaching events
• Tutor for Penta Training Course HIV & Other Congenital Infections 2025/2026
• Chair for Infectious Diseases Session Core Knowledge in Paediatrics Course, European Academy of Paediatrics 2025
• Designated Prescribing Practitioner (Supervision) for ‘Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Postgraduate Course’ University College London, 2024

• ESPID (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases)
• GMC (General Medical Council UK,fully registered with licence to practice)
• BPAIIG (British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group)
• PIGS (Paediatric Infectious Diseases Group of Switzerland)
• FMH (Swiss Medical Association)
• SGP (Swiss Society of Paediatrics)
• pTBnet (European Paediatric TB Network)
• Penta ID Network