Cardiovascular Center Basel

Clinical Focal Areas: Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Diagnostics, Preven­ti­on

Professional Background and Careers

1965-1972
Studies of human medicine at the University of Basel, Swiss Federal State Examination and internships at the university hospitals Basel, Geneva and Liestal.

1971
ECFMG Certification by the Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), US-American medical examination for international medical graduates (IMGs)

1972-1973
Doctoral thesis (MD Medical Doctor) under Prof. Dr. med. and chem. A. Pletscher, research director at La Roche
Title of dissertation: "Uptake of Monoamines by Isolated Membranes of Storage Organelles"

1973-1976
Clinical and medical training for internal medicine at the University Hospital Basel, in particular for intensive care and emergency medical aid, and at the policlinic Basel.

1976-1978
Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Washington DC under Prof. Dr. med. E. Costa

1976-1978
Cardiological training at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard University, Boston under Prof. Dr. med. Bernard Lown of the Lown Cardiovascular Center at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Nobel prize laureate and discoverer of the Lown-Ganong-Levine-Syndrome (LGL).

1979-1980
Training for Medical Specialist of cardiology at the University Hospital Basel under Prof. Dr. med. F. Burkart and Prof. Dr. med. D. Burckardt.

1981-1982
Assistant medical director at the department of internal medicine at the University Hospital Basel under Prof. Dr. med. W. Stauffacher, Prof. Dr. med. U.C. Durach and Prof. Dr. med. L. Dettli.

1980
Qualification as medical specialist (FMH) for internal medicine.

1981
Qualification as medical specialist (FMH) for cardiology.

2002
Certificate of competence for practice laboratory (KHM).

Independent Professional Activity

1982-2006
Manager of his own medical practice in Zwingen with focal areas of internal medicine and cardiology.

2006-2012
Manager of his own medical practice of cardiology in Zwingen.

1982-2012
30 years of experience in Emergency Service in the canton Basel-Landschaft and Berne

1982-2012
Consultancy in cardiology at the county hospitals Dornach and Breitenbach, and the cantonal hospital Laufen.

1982-2012
Long-term (Holter) electrocardiogram (24h-ECG) analysis, consultancy and expert opinions for the Dr. Viollier Institute Basel.

2013-2019
Launching and management of the Cardiovascular Center Steinenvorstadt in Basel as joint practice together with the group medical practice Dr. med. A. Dervisoglu

2019-
Expansion and management of the Cardiovascular Center at St. Johanns-Vorstadt in Basel