Training in Cardiology 1994 –1995 Cardiology, Tiefenauspital Bern, Prof. H. Baur 1995 – 1997 Cardiology, Inselspital Bern, Prof. B. Meier 1998 – 1999 Head assistant of Invasive Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Th. Lüscher 1999 - 2015 Deputy Chief Physician and head interventional cardiology Cardiology Department, Prof. T. Moccetti Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland Since 2016 Chief of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland Venia Legendi 2012 Universität Zürich Memberships • Past-President of the Swiss Society of Cardiology • Past-President of the Tariff Commission of the Swiss Society of Cardiology • European Board of Cardiology • Former President of the Swiss Working Group for PTCA and Thrombolysis (2010-2011) • Former Member of the organizing committee of the Euro PCR (2010-2011) • Member of the Swiss Working Group for Heart Failure • Swiss Society of Internal Medicine • Member of the Ordine dei Medici del Canton Ticino (Medical Society of Canton Ticino) • Former Editor in chief Tribuna Medica Ticinese • Editorial board Kardiovaskuläre Medizin Member of the • Board committee of the AMIS plus (National registry of acute myocardial infarction in Switzerland) • Chair of Steering committee Mitraclip Swiss Registry • Steering committee BASKET-PROVE Investigators • Steering committee Comfortable Trial • Steering committee of the Biosolve IV trial (bio absorbable stent) 3 Other • Director of the International Interventional Meeting MTE on coronary high risk interventions (Lugano 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016) • Organizer of the Winter Meeting of the Swiss society of interventional cardiology (2001 and 2008)