Core Research and Innovation Staff
Our staff combines extensive knowledge and years of experience in different areas of health research, data analysis, and clinical practice.
Edouard Battegay, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine
Head and Founder of the International Center for Multimorbidity and Complexity in Medicine
Zurich / Basel, Switzerland
- Internal Medicine
- Differential Diagnosis
- Multimorbidity
- Support of Patient Itineraries in Healthcare and Hospitals
- Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Complex Medical Care
- Medicine, University Basel, Switzerland with stays in Lausanne, Switzerland and Montreal, Canada
- Internal Medicine and Research, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, and Pacific Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2021 – present: Head and Founder of the International Center for Multimorbidity and Complexity in Medicine ICMC, founded in 2021.
- 2021 – present: Clinical work at the Merian Iselin Klinik in Basel
- 2020 – present: Owner of IntelliXess AG, a company that supports institutions and individuals in healthcare, Basel Switzerland
- 2016 – present: Member of several boards of directors, European boards in multimorbidity and digital transformation
- 2007 – 2020: Head Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 2005 – 2007: Head Department Outpatient Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Professor of Outpatient Internal Medicine, University Basel, Switzerland
- German: Native
- English, French, Swedish, Hebrew: Advanced
- Italian, Arabic: Basic
Claudia Hackl-Zuccarella, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Zurich, Switzerland
- Psychsomatic Medicine and Psychocardiology
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Depression
- Positive Psychotherapy
- 2016 – 2022: Master of Advanced Studies in Psychotherapy
- 2012 – 2016: PhD in Psychology, University of Berne, Switzerland
- 2004 – 2011: MSc in Psychology, University of Zürich, Switzerland
- 2022 – present: Deputy Director and Psychotherapist, Autism Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2021 – present: Head Lab Research, Consultation-Liaison-Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
- 2020 – 2022: Psychologist, Psychiatrische Praxisgemeinschaft, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2019 – 2021: Psychologist & Researcher, Consultation-Liaison-Psychiatry & Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
- 2017 – 2019: Psychologist, Outpatient Clinic for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Medicine, Zurich
- 2017 – 2018: Psychologist, Rehabilitation Center, Wald, Switzerland
- 2016 – 2017: Assistant Psychologist, Center of Psychotic Disorders, University Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland
- German : Native
- Italian : Advanced
- English : Advanced
Thomas Dieterle, MD, Professor of Cardiology
Senior Research Associate
Basel, Switzerland
- General Internal Medicine
- Cardiology in particular Arterial Hypertension, Preventive Cardiology, Heart Failure, Big Data, Biomarkers for Clinical Decision Making
- 1988-1994 Faculty of Medicine, Universities of Freiburg, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria - 1994 State Medical Exam
- 2012-2014 Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 2014: Master of Health Business Administration (MHBA)
- Clinical and Scientific Training:
- 1995 MD thesis, Institute of Physiology, University of Freiburg/Germany
- 1995 – 2001 Residency Internal Medicine, St. Vincentius-Hospitals Karlsruhe/Germany, Felix Platter Hospital and University Hospital Basel
- 2001 – 2003 Postgraduate Research Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, USA, Divisions of Cardiology and Endocrinology
- 2003 – 2006 Fellowship Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel
- 2008 Habilitation Cardiology, University of Basel
- 2020 Professor of Cardiology, University of Basel
- 1995 – 2001 Residency Internal Medicine, St. Vincentius-Hospitals Karlsruhe/Germany, Felix Platter Hospital and University Hospital Basel
- 2001 – 2003 Postgraduate Research Fellowship, University of California, San Diego, USA, Divisions of Cardiology and Endocrinology
- 2003 – 2006 Fellowship Cardiology, University Hospital Basel
- 2007 – 2011 Attending Physician, Medical Outpatient Department and Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel
- 2011 – 2014 Senior Medical Director Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Diseases, Division Medical & scientifi Affairs, Roche Diagnostics, Basel
- 2014 – 2019 Senior Consultant and Head Clinical Research, University Department of Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Liestal
- 2015 - ongoing Research Group Leader, Department of Clinical research, University Hospital Basel
- 2019 – 2020 Clinical Science Leader Coronary Artery Disease, Roche Diagnostics International, Rotkreuz
- 2020 – 2021 Attending Physician Cardiology and Head Cardiovascular Research, Klinik Arlesheim, Arlesheim
- 2021 – 2024 Chief Medical Officer, Földiklinik – European Center of Lymphology, Hinterzarten, Germany
- 2025 – ongoing Senior Consultant Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Merian Iselin Klinik, Basel
- German
- English
- French
- Spanish
Aliki Buhayer, BSc
Senior Research Manager
Geneva, Switzerland
- Scientific Writing
- Publishing
- 1988 – 1991: BSc with Honours in Geography, School of Biology, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
- 1987 – 1988: Secretarial Diploma, Ecole Lémania, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1984 – 1987: Maturité Fédérale Moderne/Baccalauréat type D, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2018 – present: Scientific Writer, Prism Scientific Sàrl, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2016 – 2018: Marketing & Sales Lead Pulmonology, Vifor Pharma AG, Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland
- 2010 – 2016: Brand Manager Immunology Region Central Europe, UCB-Pharma AG, Bulle, Switzerland
- 2009 – 2010: Scientific Writer, Department of Ecology, University of Bern, Switzerland
- 2001 – 2009: Product Manager, Novartis Pharma Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland
- 1997 – 2000: Sales and Marketing Manager, Obtech Medical AG, Baar, Switzerland
- 1995 – 1996 Deputy Scientific Editor, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
- English: Native
- French: Native
- Italian: Advanced
- German: Fluent
Dana Blatch Armon, MD
- 2014-2021: M.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- 2011-2014: B.Sc. Med in Biomedical Science, Summa Cum Laude, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- 2024-........: Medical Internship at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2022-2024: International Center for Multimorbidity and Complexity, Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
- 2020-2021: Medical Internship at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2019-2020: Physician Assistant in the Surgery wing of the Emergency Department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
- 2019-2020: Physician Assistant (student) Internal Medicine, Emergency Department, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem
- 2012-2019: Research Assistant, Hadassah Medical Center and Medical Neurobiology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Hebrew: Native
- English: Advanced
- German: Fluent
Hanan Himoni
- Web Development
- Customer Success Management
- Technical Project Management
- 2016 – 2020: BSc Computer Science - Hadassah Academic College, IsraelAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner -AWS Restart Program
- 2024 – present: Full stack Developer, OutBox LTD, Israel
- 2020 – 2023: Customer Success Manager, Microsoft, Israel
- 2019 – 2020: Technical Account Manager, Microsoft, Israel
- Arabic: Native
- Hebrew: Advanced
- English: Advanced
Bianca Wahrenberger
Operations Co-Manager
Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Student
- Bachelor of Medicine 2021-2024, University of Basel
- Masters Thesis at Cardiovascular Research Institute of Basel
- German: Native
- English: Advanced
- French: Basics
Selma Stich
Operations Co-Manager
Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Student
- Bachelor of Medicine 2021-2024, University of Basel
- Masters Thesis at Cardiovascular Research Institute of Basel
- German: Native
- English: Advanced
- French: Basics
Organization
Monika Niederberger, MSc
- Business economics
- Organizational developtment
- MSc in Organizational development, University of Graz, Austria 2012
- Graduate hospital expert 2002
- Diploma in Business Economics AKAD 2000
- Qualified Nurse AKAP 1978
- Head of Business Administration, Division Internal Medicine/Oncology, Universitiy Hopital Zürich, 2011 – 2022, retired
- Clinic manager various clinics, University Hopital of Zürich, 2006 - 2011
- Head of Controlling, Männedorf Hospital, 1995 - 2006
- German: Native
- English: Advanced
- Spanish: Advanced
- French: Basic