Prof. Schäfer

Nominations

• 2014 : Associate Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• 2011 : Titularprofessur, University of Zürich, Switzerland
• 2011 : Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• 2003 : Venia legendi (Privatdozent), University of Zürich, Switzerland
• 2003 : Swiss Board of Visceral Surgery, Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• 1999 : Swiss Board of General Surgery, Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• 1992 : Doctorate in medicine, Berne Medical School
• 1991 : M.D., Berne Medical School

Appointments

• 2015 : Médecin-chef, Department of Visceral Surgery, CHUV
• 2009 : Médecin adjoint (Senior Attending Surgeon), Program Director, Leader Team Upper GI, Department of Visceral Surgery, CHUV
• 2007 : Program Director, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich
• 2003 : Senior Attending Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich
• 2000 : Attending Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich
• 1999 : Attending Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Berne
• 1992 – 1998 : Residency in Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Berne, Department of Surgery, Zieglerspital Bern, Division of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Berne
• 1998 : Chief Resident, Division of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Berne

Clinical and research activities

• Pancreas
• Upper GI surgery
• Nutrition, perioperative medicine

Societies and Committee Member

• Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
• Swiss Surgical Association
• Expert Member of the General Surgery Board Examination
• Swiss Association for Surgical Research
• Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery
• Member of the Research Committee 1999 – 2005
• Treasurer and Secretary General 2002 – 2005
• President 2005 – 2007
• Past-President 2007 – 2009
• Swiss Association for Visceral Surgery
• Expert Member of the Specialist Visceral Surgery Board Examination
• Swiss Association for Clinical Nutrition
• European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)
• European Society of Digestive Disease (EDS)
• European Association for Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES)
• Member of the Research Committee 2005 – 2011
• European Surgical Association (ESA)
• International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• International Society of Surgery (ISS)
• American College of Surgeon (ACS)
• Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)

Honors and awards

• Annual Award of the Swiss Surgical Society, 1998
• Annual Award of the Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery, 2003
• Teacher of the Year, Division of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich, 2003
• Honorary Award of the International Association of Surgeons & Gastroenterologists, 2004
• Annual Award of the Swiss Surgical Society, 2008
• Annual Award of the Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery, 2009
• Teacher of the Year, Division of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne, 2011
• World Journal of Surgery: Distinguished Service Award 2010-2011 for his service as Editorial Board Member, 2012