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Steering group
Claudio Schneider
Chief resident General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital)
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS Component 1 and Abdominal Sonography
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Caroline Rimensberger
Chief resident General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern (Inselspital)
SGUM certified POCUS Component 1 and Abdominal Sonography
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Antonio Leidi
Attending physician in General Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1, 11 and 13
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR) and holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in patient-oriented clinical research
Olivier Grosgurin
Attending physician in General Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program and for the POCUS Unit
Responsible for the Internal Medicine Intermediate Care Unit
SGUM POCUS directory board's member
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1, 11 and 13
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR) and Privat-docent (PD) at University of Geneva
Fernando Esposito
Attending Physician General Internal Medicine, HFR Fribourg-Hôpital cantonal
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS Component 1, 11 and Abdominal Sonography
Malik Benmachiche
Attending Physician General Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
Responsible for the Internal Medicine Intermediate Care Unit
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1, 5, 11 and 13
Additional certification in Intensive Care (FMH)
Elisa Maria Neris Muggetti
Attending Physician General Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civico Lugano
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS Component 1 and 11
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Max Kirsch
Attending Physician General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS Component 1 and Abdominal Sonography (SGUM)
Additional certification in Intensive Care (FMH) and Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Andrea Meienberg
Attending physician in Medical Policlinic, University Hospital Basel
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1 and Abdominal Sonography
Master in Medical Education
SGUM General Internal Medicine directory board member
Cédric Steinmann
Chief resident in General Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zürich/UZH
Responsible for the departmental Ultrasound program
SGUM certified POCUS components 1 and 11 and Abdominal Sonography
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Rahel Felser
Attending physician in General Internal Medicine, Kantonspital Olten
SGUM GIM section directory board's Co-President
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1 and Abdominal Sonography
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Christiane Arnold-Ferrari
Attending physician in the Emergency Department, Hospital Burgdorf
SGUM GIM section directory board's Co-President
SGUM certified POCUS Components 1 and Abdominal Sonography
Additional certification in Emergency Medicine (SGNOR)
Master in Medical Education
Christoph Janggen
General Practitioner at Medizentrum Burgergut, Steffisburg
SGAIM/SSMIG directory board’s Member
SGUM GIM section directory board's member
SGUM certified Abdominal Sonography
SGUM certified MSK Sonography
SGG/SSG certified Gastroscopy
Primary care
Christian Bengel
General Practitioner at Medbase Bern Zentrum
SGUM certified Abdominal Sonography
Additional Certification in Sport & Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS)
David Herren
General practitioner and Attending Physician General Internal Medicine, Policlinique de médecine générale, Unisanté, Lausanne
Responsible of the general practitioner’s unit (UMG), Unisanté, Lausanne
Responsible of the departamental Ultrasound Program (uniSon)
