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Born and grew up in Pieterlen near Bern, Switzerland |
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Apprenticeship as a mechanic in Bern |
1973 |
Gymnasium (academic secondary school) and school-leaving exams in Bern |
1973–1979 |
Medical studies and qualification as a medical practitioner |
1982 |
Dissertation and PhD as a doctor of medicine |
1980–1985 |
Residency at the Zieglerspital hospital (Bern) and at the Universitäts-Inselspital hospital (Bern) |
1985 |
Member of the FMH Association (surgery) |
1985–1986 |
Consultant at the Clinic for Visceral Surgery at the Universitäts-Inselspital hospital (Bern) |
1986–1987 |
Fellow of Liver and Transplant Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA |
1988–1992 |
Representative of the clinic director at the Clinic for Visceral and Transplant Surgery at the Freie Universität Berlin [Free University of Berlin] |
since 1989 |
Habilitation and qualification as a university lecturer [Privatdozent] |
1992 |
Return to Bern as a private surgeon |
since 1992 |
Set-up of a team for visceral surgery at the Klinik Beau-Site in Bern |
since 2012 |
Founded the Centre for Bariatric Surgery |
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Lives in Bern, married with four children |