Dr. med. Bruno Schnetzler

Degree in artificial hearts and circulatory assistance (Pierre and Marie Curie University, France), thesis: Ambulatory ventricular assistance using the
NOVACOR system: initial experience at the Hôpital de La Pitié-Salpétrière

Diploma of the European College of Transplantation (Hesperis), thesis: Distributive justice and heart transplantation

FMH certification in internal medicine and cardiology

Thesis: Gene therapy. Preliminary studies (University of Geneva): diabetes option

Post-graduate course in experimental medicine and biology (Zurich, Fonds National de la Recherche Suisse)

Diplôme fédéral de médecin

Accredited physician at the Hôpital de Morges

Accredited physician at the Clinique de Genolier and Hôpital de Nyon

Attending physician and then Associate physician in interventional cardiology (Catheterisation lab, Interventional unit), Cardiology department, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Associate physician, Cardiology centre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève. Transplant unit, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Prof. G Mentha)

Attending physician in cardiovascular surgery (Prof. B Fadutti, then Dr A Kalangos): 40% of hours, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Transplant unit)

Attending physician at the Cardiology centre (Prof. P Delafontaine, then Prof. U Sigwart)

Substitute Doctor at the Cardiovascular rehabilitation centre, Clinique de Genolier (Dr C Vuille and Dr C Bacchiocchi-Suilen)

Opened medical practice (rue Neuve 7, 1260 Nyon)

Centre Cardiologique du Nord, St Denis (Paris), France (Dr B Chevalier), 50% of hours, diagnostic and interventional catheterisation

Assistant chief resident at the Cardiovascular surgery clinic (Prof. B Faidutti), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 50% of hours, in charge of heart transplants

Assistant chief resident at the Cardiology Centre. Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (Prof. P Delafontaine): in charge of the cardiology unit and heart transplants

Cardiology department, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France (Prof. M C Aumont): diagnostic and interventional catheterisation

Chief resident at the Cardiovascular department, Hôpital de La Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France (Prof. I Gandjbakhch): carrying out pre-transplant health assessments, heart transplants, cardiomyoplasties and implantation of Novacor ventricular assist systems

Cardiology department, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France (Prof. A Vahanian): diagnostic and interventional catheterisation

Resident at the Cardiology centre, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève (Prof. W Rutishauser)

Resident at the First medical clinic, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève (Prof. P A Müller and Prof. A F Junod)

Research resident at the Laboratoires Louis-Jeantet (Prof. P Halban, Geneva)

Post-graduate course in experimental medicine and biology (Zurich, Fonds National de la Recherche Suisse)

Resident at the First medical clinic, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève (Prof. P A Müller, Geneva)