1992
Dissertation "Changes in the underlying kidney diseases in 660 kidney transplant patients in Basel over the last 24 years", Prof G. Thiel, Basel

1991
State examination

1985 – 1991
Human Medicine, University of Basel

1985
Matura, Cantonal School Kreuzlingen

since 2015
Head of Neuropaediatrics, Head of the paediatric section of the Neuromuscular Centre Basel at UKBB

Feb 2015
Venia Legendi of the University of Zurich for the field of paediatrics, neuropaediatrics

2008 – 2015
Head of Neuropaediatrics, Zurich Children's Hospital
Head of the paediatric section of the Neuromuscular Centre Zurich, Deputy Head of the Neuropaediatrics Department (2010-2015)

2009
Senior clinical research fellow, Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

2006
Clinical research fellow, Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London

2002 – 2008
Senior Consultant in Neuropaediatrics, Zurich Children's Hospital

2001
Certificates of competence in electroencephalography SGKN
Specialist title Neuropaediatrics

2001
Assistant physician in neurology, University Hospital Zurich

2000
Senior Physician Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre Affoltern a. A.

1999
Training assistant in neuropaediatrics, Zurich Children's Hospital

1997
Specialist title FMH Paediatrics

1995 – 1998
Paediatrics, Eastern Switzerland Children's Hospital St. Gallen (including 1.5 years in neuropaediatrics)

1994 – 1995
Paediatrics, Bruderholz Cantonal Hospital

1993
Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Rorschach

1992
Practice representations Sta. Maria i. Münstertal

since 2011
National coordinator and sponsor Representative of the Multinational European Trial for Children with the Opsocionus Myocionus Syndrome/Dancing Eye Syndrome OMS/DES

since 2009
Ongoing joint scientific projects

2009
Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Institute of Child Health, London

2006
Clinical research fellow, Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London

2004/07/10/15
Speaker and co-organiser of the Swiss Climbing Course (advanced training course for neuropaediatricians): Module neurodegenerative diseases, acute and episodic ataxia, movement disorders

2009/11/14
Neuropaediatrics module from the Certificate of advance studies ZFH for neuropsychologists in the course Neuropsychology of childhood and adolescence

2011 – 2015
Organisation and management of the annual Swiss Neuropaediatrics Driving School in Kappel a. A.

2002 – 2010
Co-organiser and speaker at the "Neuropaediatric Driving School" in cooperation with the Neuropaediatrics Department at Inselspital Bern

since 2002
Clinical examination course in paediatrics

since 2002
Lecturer and co-organiser of regular neuropaediatric courses for paediatric residents at the Children's Hospital and as part of the lecture series "Current Problems in Neuropaediatrics"

since 2014
Board member of the GNP (Society for Neuropaediatrics)

since 2013
Board member of the Swiss Muscle Society

since 2010
Vice President of the Swiss Society for Neuropaediatrics (SGNP)

since 2008
Member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Swiss Muscle Society

since 2007
Founder of the Swiss "Muscle interest group", management and organisation of biannual meetings

SGP
Swiss Society for Paediatrics

SGNP
Swiss Society for Neuropaediatrics

GNP
Society for Neuropaediatrics

EPNS
European Society of Paediatric Neurology

SGKN
Swiss Society for Neurophysiology

WMS
World Muscle Society

• Co-initiator and co-responsible for the Swiss Register for Duchenne and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Tanne Foundation, Swiss Foundation for the Deafblind
• Study committee member of the Multinational European Trial for Children with Opsocionus Myocionus Syndrome/Dancing Eye Syndrome