Silvio Brugger

 Position and Affiliation:

Senior Attending Physician, Research Group Leader, 

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) Professor, 

Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology,

University Hospital Zurich (USZ) and University of Zurich (UZH)

Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), 

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, SWITZERLAND

Education:

Academic education: 

2021                           
Habilitation (Venia Legendi), Medical Faculty, University of Zurich, 22.07.2021 

2016-2017                 
Certificate in Applied Biostatistics, Harvard Catalyst Program, Harvard University 

2014-2017                 
Postdoctoral Training, Prof. K. P. Lemon, Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine & Harvard Medical School 

2006-2010                 
Swiss National M.D.-Ph.D. Program with a fellowship from the SNF (323530 119214), Inter-actions of Streptococcus pneumoniae with the human nasopharynx. Prof. K. Mühlemann, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern. Ph.D. (M.D, Ph.D. / Dr. sc) summa cum laude, 30.06.2010 

2007                           
M.D. (Dr. med.), Rapid and reproducible molecular typing of S. pneumoniae using the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer. Prof. K. Mühlemann, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, 04.04.2007 

Clinical training: 

Since 2023                
Specialization/Training in Clinical Microbiology (FAMH [medical laboratories of Switzerland] Curriculum)

2023                           
Specialist/Focus in Hospital Epidemiology (Schwerpunkt Infektionsprävention und-kontrolle im Gesundheitswesen; SIWF/FMH) 

2019                           
Board certification in Infectious Diseases (FMH Infektiologie), FMH/SIWF, Switzerland 

2017-2018                 
Fellow (Assistenzarzt) in Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich 

2014                           
Board certification in Internal medicine (FMH Allg. Innere Medizin), FMH/SIWF, Switzerland 

2010-2013                 
Resident and Fellow (Assistenzarzt) in Internal Medicine, Departments of General Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern. 

2000-2006                 
Medical School, University of Bern (Switzerland), Federal Medical License/Staatsexamen: 20.11.2006 

Professional Experience:

2021-present            
Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

2024-present            
Senior Attending Physician (Leitender Oberarzt) in Infectious Diseases, Head Hospital Epidemiology Laboratory and Research Group Leader, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich

2022-present            
Head of Hospital Epidemiology Laboratory, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich 

2021-present            
Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

2019-2023                 
Attending Physician (Oberarzt) in Infectious Diseases, Head Hospital Epidemiology Laboratory and Research Group Leader, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich.

10/2017-12/2018    
Fellow (Assistenzarzt) in Infectious Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich.

10/2013-09/2014    
Attending physician (Oberarzt i.V.), Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern.

07/2012-08/2012    
Visiting Scientist, Lemon Lab, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.

07/2010-09/2013    
Resident and Fellow (Assistenzarzt) in Internal Medicine, Departments of General Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care, Inselspital, Univer-sity Hospital Bern.

11/2006-06/2010    
M.D.-Ph.D.-Student, Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern.