About

Expertise & Experience

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Education, Diplomas & Specialisation

2017

Assistant Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland (Habilitation)

2016

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

2015

PhD (Medicine), National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland

2014

MD (Doctor of Medicine), University of Bern

2014 - 2011

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland

2013

Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST) Cardiology

2006

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland

2005

United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) (Steps 1,2 & 3)

2004

Final Medical Exam, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

2003

Thesis: Thrombin and PAR1-activating peptide: effects on human uterine contractility in vitro

2002

BSc (Anatomy) – graduated with first class honours

2004 - 1997

Studied Medicine at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Career Pathway

04/18-06/18 Performed TAVI with newer generation transcatheter heart valves (Accurate Neo using ultrasound guided transfemoral puncture), MitraClip (including NTR and XTR newer generation devices) and Cardioband.

07/14-03/18 Triemli City Hospital, Zürich is the highest volume primary PCI centre in Zürich and the second highest volume centre in Switzerland. Performed an average of 500 PCIs per year and was also involved in the structural heart programme including TAVI, LAA Closure and PFO Closure.

07/13-06/14 Structural heart disease, Inselspital, Bern, Prof. Dr. P. Wenaweser, Prof. Dr. S. Windecker.

09/12-06/13 Invasive cardiology, Inselspital, Bern, 50% catheterization laboratory, 50% clinical research on percutaneous aortic valve replacement, Prof. Dr. P. Wenaweser, Prof. Dr. S. Windecker.

09/11-08/12 Invasive cardiology, Inselspital, Bern, 100% in the catheterization laboratory, Prof. Dr. S. Windecker, Prof. Dr. B. Meier.

07/10-08/11 Specialist Registrar, Cardiology, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

07/09-06/10 Specialist Registrar, Cardiology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

07/08-06/09 Specialist Registrar, Cardiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

07/07-06/08 Specialist Registrar, Internal Medicine, Wexford General Hospital, Wexford, Ireland.

01/07-06/07 Senior house officer, Internal Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

07/06-12/06 Senior house officer, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

07/05-06/06 Senior house officer, Internal Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

07/04-06/05 Intern, Medicine and Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

Grants & Awards

2012 European Association for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (EAPCI) clinical research grant (€ 25’000).

2011 Dr. Richard Steevens Travelling Scholarship from the Department of Health, Ireland (€ 62’000).

2004 Gold medal in medicine.

2003 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) und Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceutical Presidents Presenter Award for the best scientific abstract at the 50th anniversary of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation in  Washington, DC, USA, March 25–30, 2003

2000 Pharmacia and Upjohn Gold Medal in Pharmacology Award.

Review & Activities

Reviewer Activities

Circulation

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions

Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Imaging

EuroIntervention

Catheter Cardiovascular Interventions

 

Editorial Board Membership

Interventional Cardiology Review, Radcliffe Cardiology, UK, Editorial Board

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Associate Editor

 

Memberships

European Society of Cardiology

European Association for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Irish Cardiac Society

FMH

Swiss Cardiac Society

Zürich Cardiac Society