Born in Steingaden (Germany) in 1958.

Education

1976-1982	Faculty of medicine, Munich University, Germany
1982-1984	Medical thesis, faculty of medicine, Munich University, Germany
1984	ECFMG, Visa Qualifying Examination, USA
1993	Lecturer at the Geneva University faculty of medicine
1997	Qualified as specialist in internal medicine of the Bavaria chamber of physicians, Munich

Clinical experience

• 1981-1982
  Internship: four months each in internal medicine, surgery and orthopaedics at the university hospitals of Munich and Augsburg.
• 1982-1984
  Assistant physician, internal medicine, Munich university hospital.
• 1984-1986
  Assistant physician, medical and therapeutic clinic of the departments of internal medicine and of infectious diseases at Geneva University Hospitals.
• 1986-1989
  Clinical specialization: infectious diseases division of the department of internal medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals, USA.
• Since 1990
  Consultant physician, infectious diseases department of the Geneva University Hospitals' division of internal medicine.

Professional activities

• 1982-1984
  Assistant physician, Munich University medical clinic (Prof. E. Buchborn)
• 1984-1987
  Assistant physician, medical and therapeutic clinic, division of internal medicine and at the department of infectious diseases (Prof. F.A. Waldvogel) at Geneva University Hospitals.
• 1987-1989
  Specialist, infectious diseases division (Prof. R.A. Clark), department of internal medicine (Prof. M.J. Welsh), department of physiology (Prof. K.P. Campbell), Iowa University Hospitals, USA.
• 1989-1992
  Scientific head of clinic, infectious diseases department (Prof. D. Lew) of Geneva University Hospitals' division of internal medicine.
• 1992-1998
  Master of teaching and research, infectious diseases department (Prof. D. Lew) of Geneva University Hospitals' division of internal medicine.
• Since 1998
  Professor of Medicine (ordinary professor), Geriatric Division, Geneva University Hospitals/ In charge of the biology-of-ageing research laboratory.

Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases
• European Society for Clinical Investigation

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