Thoracic surgery

2002-2003 Chairman Department DMLL (Visceral Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology) University Hospital Bern, Switzerland 2004-2008 President of the Swiss Society of Thoracic Surgery 2004-2008 Councillor of the European Association for Cardio- thoracic Surgery 2005-2010 Councillor of the Swiss Society of Surgery 2008-2016 Officer and Treasurer of the European Association for Cardio- Thoracic Surgery 2010-2012 Vice President of the Swiss Society of Surgery 2011- Member of the Parliament, State of Fribourg, Switzerland 2012-2014 President of the Swiss Society of Surgery 2014- Head of the Board, Jürg Ammann Foundation / Swiss Surgical Teams 2016 Honoris Causa Doctoris, Pomeranian Medical University Stettin, Poland 2017 Honorary Member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2017-2022 Guest Professor Shanghai Jiaotong University / Shanghai Chest Hospital 2018-2023 Guest professor Sichuan University/West China Hospital Sichuan China 2019- Full Professor for Thoracic Surgery, University of Bern, Switzerland