Jürg Hammer

Intensivist

Basel Metropolitan Area

About

Prof. em. Dr. med. Jürg Hammer, MD, FERS is Board Certified in Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS) Consultant for Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the University Children's Hospital Basel Former consultant for Pediatric Pulmonology at the Children‘s Hospital Aarau Former Medical Head of the Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) Former Deputy Chief physician for Pediatrics at UKBB Initiator and former Organisator of PaedArt (www.paedart.ch) Initiator and Organisator of Hands-on Courses on Pediatric Flexible and Rigid Bronchoscopy (www.pediatric-bronchoscopy.com) Former Chair of the HERMES Examination committee in paediatric respiratory medicine in Europe Fomer president of the Examination and Education commission of the Swiss Society of Pediatric Pulmonology Former president of the sports commission of the University of Basel Honorary member and former president of the Swiss Society of Pediatric Pulmonology (SGPP) Honorary member of the German Society of Pediatric Pulmonology (GPP)

Experience

  • Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB) (30 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior consultant
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

    • Head, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
      Sep 1999 - Aug 2024 · 25 yrs

    • Head, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
      Nov 1996 - Aug 2024 · 27 yrs 10 mos

  • Senior consultant at Kantonsspital Aarau AG
    Oct 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Pediatric Pulmonology

  • Fellow, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
    1991 - 1995 · 4 yrs

  • Visiting Fellow; Pediatric Intensive Care and Pulmonology at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
    Oct 1994 - Oct 1994 · 1 mo

  • Assistenzarzt Pädiatrie at University Children's Hospital
    Jan 1988 - Mar 1991 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    General pediatric residency 2.5 years participation in pulmonary outpatient clinics beside normal residency