Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, FRCP

Medical Education
1988	Habilitation: ’Endothelial Vasoactive Substances and Cardiovascular Disease’ (equivalent to Ph.D. thesis), University of Basel/Switzerland
	U.S. Medical Examinations:
1985 1983	Certification of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (E.C.F.M.G.) Visa Qualifying Examination (V.Q.E.), Frankfurt/FRG
1980	Doctor in Medicine. Doctoral thesis: "Extrarenal manifestations of fibromuscular renovascular hypertension" (equivalent to Master Degree) University of Zurich/Switzerland
1978	Practical Physician: University of Zurich/Switzerland (equivalent to M.D.)
1974	Candidate of Medicine: University of Zurich/Switzerland (equivalent to B.S.)
1972-1978	Medical School: University of Zurich/Switzerland
Board certifications
2002	European Cardiologist
1989	Swiss Board of Cardiology
1987	Swiss Board of Internal Medicine
Academic positions
2017 - present	Professor of Caridology, Imperial College, London
2004 - present	Professor of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Zurich/Switzerland
1996 – 2004	Professor of Cardiology, University of Zurich/Switzerland
1993 - 1996	Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Berne/Switzerland
1992 - 1996	Professor of Medicine (Pharmacotherapy), University of Basel/Switzerland
1989 - 1992	Assistant Professor of Medicine (Privatdozent), University of Basel/Switzerland
Postgraduate training
1. 3. – 21. 3. 1996	Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (Chairman: Dr. V.J. Dzau), Stanford University, Stanford, Ca., U.S.A: Cardiac Transplantation (Head: Dr. C. Hunt) and Heart Failure Clinic (Head: Dr. M. Fowler)
1986	Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine (Chairman: Prof. H.C. Smith), Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Mn., U.S.A., Department of Medicine (Chairman: Prof. R.E. Weeks): Echocardiography Laboratory (Head: Prof. A.J. Tajik)
1984 - 1986	Department of Physiology and Biophysics (Chairman: Dr. J. Szurszewski), Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Mn., U.S.A.: Research Associate, Cardiovascular Physiology (Leiter: Prof. P.M. Vanhoutte und J.T. Shepherd)
1983 - 1984	Division of Cardiology (Head: Hans-Peter Krayenbühl, MD), Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Policlinic (Chairman: Walter Siegenthaler, MD), University Hospital Zurich/Switzerland
1982	Consultant Service of Internal Medicine, Neurosurgical Postoperative and Intensive Care Unit (Head: Gertrud Siegenthaler-Zuber, MD), Neurosurgical Clinic (Chairman: Mahmut G. Yasargil, MD), University Hospital Zurich/Switzerland
1.1.1982 - 31. 3. 1982	Intensive Care Unit (Head: P.C. Baumann, MD), Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Clinic (Chairman: Paul Frick, MD), University Hospital Zurich/Switzerland
1979 – 1983	Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Policlinic (Chairman: Walter Siegenthaler, MD), University Hospital Zurich/Switzerland
Staff Positions
2017 ─ today	Director of Research, Education & Development at Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital Trust and Imperial College in London, UK and University of Zurich (Campus Schlieren, Wagi-Areal), Switzerland: Director of the Center for Molecular Cardiology
2010 – 2017	Departement Heart-Vessel-Thorax (Administrator: Andreas Greulich), Chairman of Cardiology, University Hospital and Director of the Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich (Campus Schlieren, Wagi-Areal)
1996 - 2009	Department of Internal Medicine (Chairman: Thomas F. Lüscher, MD), University Hospital, and Institute of Physiology (Chairman: François Verrey, MD), University of Zurich/Switzerland: Head of Cardiology, University Hospital and Director of Cardiovascular Research, Institute of Physiology
1993 - 1996	Department of Internal Medicine (Heads: Peter W. Straub, MD and Hannes Bachofen, MD), University Hospitals, Inselspital Bern/Switzerland: Consultant and Co-Director, Division of Cardiology (Director: Bernhard Meier, MD)
1991- 1992	Department of Internal Medicine (Head: Werner Stauffacher, MD) University Hospital, Kantonsspital, Basel/Switzerland: Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Consultant, Division of Cardiology (Head: Felix Burkart, MD) and Attending Physician, Medical Clinic B (Head: Luzius Dettli, MD)
1989 - 1991	Division of Cardiology (Head: Felix Burkart, MD), Department of Internal Medicine (Chairman: Werner Stauffacher, MD), and Department of Research (Chairman: Fritz R. Bühler, MD), University Hospital, Kantonsspital, Basel/Switzerland: Associate Consultant, Cardiology and Head of Laboratory of Vascular Research
1987 - 1988	Division of Cardiology (Head: Felix Burkart, MD) and Hypertension (Head: Fritz R. Bühler, MD), Department of Internal Medicine (Chairman: Werner Stauffacher, MD), and Department of Research (Chairman: Alfred Pletscher, MD), University Hospital, Kantonsspital, Basel/Switzerland: Associate Consultant, Hypertension Service