Career
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- Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Former Director, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss Board certified for cardiac, vascular and general surgery
- German, Russian and Ukrainian Board certified for cardiovascular surgery
- Founder and President of EurAsia Heart Foundation (www.eurasiaheart.com; www.eurasiaheart.ru)
- Senior Consultant Surgeon, Hirslanden Group, Cardiovascular Centre Zurich, Switzerland
| 2023 |
Guest Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China Senior Consultant Surgeon, Hirslanden-Group, Zurich |
| 2021 | Global Ambassador, The Abrahamic Business Circle (https://www.theabrahamicbusinesscircle.com) |
| 2020 | Director, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2019 |
Member of the Board of Directors of Joint-Stock Company Medsi Group, Gruzinskiy pereulok, 3A, Moskau, Russia Swiss Surgery – Expertise in Cancer & Operative Treatment |
| 2018 | A) Chief Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ezgu Niyat Medical Center, Tashkent, Uzbekistan B) Award of the Vasily P. Kolesov Medal by the State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 2017 | Senior Consultant and Managing Director for International Relations and Strategic Projects, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2016 | Visiting Professor, Yangon Medical University, Myanmar |
| 2015 |
A) Professor and faculty member, neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery at the Children’s University of St. Petersburg, Russia B) Deputy Chief Physician, Ukrainian Center for Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Kiev, Ukraine C) Co-Author of “Ukraine Modernisation Program” for “The Agency of the Modernisation of Ukraine / Workstream EU-Integration” (Co-Authors: Günter Verheugen; Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz; Ken Macdonald; Otto Depenheuer; Waldemar Pawlak; Michael Spindelegger; Illya Yemets) |
| 2014 | Foundation of the research company Intellistent®, Nidwalden, Switzerland + Swiss International Medical Group, Feusisberg, Switzerland |
| 2011 | Dr. h.c: Honorary Doctor, St. Petersburg Medical University, Russia |
| 2008 | Auditor, Swiss Transplant “Heart Transplantation” working group |
| 2006 | A) Foundation of EurAsia Heart – A Swiss Medical Foundation; Zurich, Switzerland B) Consultant, cardiovascular surgery, Hirslanden Klinik Im Park, Zurich |
| 2005 | Medical Director: “Focus Century Beijing”: Centre for International Medical Cooperation: http://mediex.online.fr/ |
| 2004 | A) Visiting Professor, Yangzhou Medical University, China B) Visiting Professor, Hebei University, China |
| 2003 | FMH specialist for surgery, special vascular surgery |
| 2001 | Visiting Professor, Harbin Medical University, China |
| 2000 | A) Director and Chief Physician, Clinic for Cardiac, Pediatric Heart and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Gießen, Germany B) Vice President, European Homograft Bank, Brussels, Belgium C) Visiting Professor, Wuhan Medical University, China |
| 1999 | Fellow of the European Society of Cardiovascular and thoracic Surgery Member of the Board of the Swiss Society of Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery |
| 1997 | A) PD, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich B) Chief physician and deputy to Prof. Marco Turina, University Hospital Zurich |
| 1995 | Academic teacher and part-time lecturer, Medical Faculty University of Zurich, Switzerland for cardiovascular surgery and congenital heart surgery |
| 1994 | FMH specialist for heart and vascular surgery |
| 1992 | FMH specialist for general surgery |
| 1983 | State Examination, University of Zurich |
| 1976 | Matura, Einsiedeln Abbey School |