Biel, Berne, Switzerland
I design healthcare systems that work – clinically, operationally and at scale. With over 25 years at the intersection of perioperative medicine, academic research and institutional leadership, my focus is on what actually moves organizations forward: connecting clinical excellence with operational transformation and digital integration. Currently, I lead the Department of Anesthesiology at Spitalzentrum Biel and serve as Medical Director of MEDIN au Lac – SZB's ambulatory perioperative platform – where we are actively driving the shift toward ambulatory surgical care, including pioneering new tariff partnership models with insurers. Strategic focus areas: Perioperative system design & ambulatory transformation Operational excellence in complex healthcare environments Digital health integration & preoperative pathway innovation Leadership, governance and institutional development Clinical focus areas: Precision anesthesia & advanced perioperative monitoring Multimodal, opioid-sparing perioperative concepts Interdisciplinary OR performance & perioperative coordination Patient-centered quality optimization Passionate about building future-ready healthcare organizations – and still very much hands-on in the operating room.
MEDIN au Lac is Spitalzentrum Biel's integrated ambulatory perioperative platform, combining outpatient surgery, anesthesia and interdisciplinary care pathways within a hospital-based ambulatory model. As Medical Director, I lead the medical governance and strategic development of this center, with a focus on proactive ambulatory transformation and the continuous expansion of procedures suitable for outpatient settings. Key initiatives include: Development of efficient, patient-centered ambulatory care pathways across surgical specialties Interdisciplinary workflow optimization across surgery, anesthesia and nursing Pioneer work in tariff innovation: negotiating individual service-level tariff agreements with insurers ("Tarifpartnerschaft 2.0") as a model for sustainable ambulatory financing Integration of digital tools and preoperative assessment pathways into the ambulatory setting
Responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Department of Anesthesiology at Spitalzentrum Biel – one of the larger regional hospital centers in the Swiss Mittelland, covering inpatient and ambulatory perioperative care. Leading a team of approximately 20 physicians and 30 anesthesia nursing professionals, delivering around 10,000 anesthesia cases annually across the full spectrum of surgical and procedural specialties. Key areas of activity: Precision anesthesia and advanced perioperative monitoring Multimodal and opioid-sparing perioperative concepts Digital integration and preoperative assessment pathways Interdisciplinary OR coordination and operational performance Leadership of innovation and organizational transformation initiatives Expansion of ambulatory and integrated perioperative care structures Particular focus on combining clinical excellence, operational efficiency and patient-centered care – while actively driving the transformation of perioperative medicine toward more precise, individualized and ambulatory-oriented models.
Providing specialized perioperative and anesthesia services for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and specialized medical practices. Areas of activity include: • Ambulatory and hospital-based anesthesia services • Pediatric, thoracic and cardiovascular anesthesia • MRI and non-operating room anesthesia • Support for integrated perioperative care pathways and specialized procedural environments
Led pediatric anesthesiology services within a high-volume tertiary care center, combining advanced clinical work with operational and educational leadership over six years. Key contributions: Built and operated a 24/7 pediatric anesthesia emergency service from the ground up Led MRI anesthesia programs for both pediatric and adult patients Advanced neonatal and high-complexity pediatric anesthesia in interdisciplinary surgical environments Mentorship and development of junior anesthesiologists Particular focus on clinical excellence, patient safety and operational reliability in highly specialized perioperative settings.
Eleven years of combined clinical, academic and leadership roles within the University Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Inselspital Bern. Clinical and research focus: Cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia in adults and children Advanced perioperative and neuromonitoring (including intraoperative cerebral NIRS, TEE) Translational perioperative research and clinical trial management OR management and interdisciplinary perioperative coordination Additional leadership responsibilities: Research infrastructure leadership, including supervision of research nursing teams Clinical involvement in pediatric and neonatal intensive care medicine Academic output: multiple peer-reviewed publications, award-winning congress presentations (SGAR-SSAR, DGAI) This period shaped my conviction that clinical excellence, operational performance and research rigor are not competing priorities – they reinforce each other.