Clinical Education / Scientific, and Academic Activities
- 1977 – 1984: Medical school at the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- 1984: Swiss Federal Diploma of Human Medicine
- 1984 – 1995: Ophthalmology training, University Eye Clinic, Geneva, and University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland
- 1988: Glaucoma fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England
- 1992 – 1994: Research as well as clinical and surgical glaucoma fellowship (matching program), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami University, Miami, USA
- 1994 – 2007: Launching and Chair of the laboratory for ocular pharmacology and physiology at the University Eye Clinic Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- 1996: Assistant Professor, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- 2002: Titular Professor, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- 1998 and 1999: Oculoplastic surgery fellowships, San Geraldo University Eye Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 2001 – 2005: Co-chair with Prof. J. M. Piffaretti of the oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery unit, University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland
- 2005 – 2007: Head of oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery unit, University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland
- 2007 – 2011: Head of oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery unit, University Eye Clinic, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- 2001 – 2007: Chairman of the physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology section of the European Association for Vision Research in Ophthalmology (EVER) and finally EVER vice president
- 2004 – 2008: Chairman of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) Education Committee and EBO vice president
- 2007 – 2022: Swiss Delegate to the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), Ophthalmology Section, then general secretary substitute and later vice president
- 2007 – now: Launching and Head of his own private surgical clinic “Praxisklinik Holbeinstrasse”, Basel, Switzerland
PubMed® Citations
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