Curriculum Vitae
Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, FRCP
Thomas F. Lüscher 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-538X
| 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 |
| 2020 - present | Professor of Cardiology (Hons.) Kings College London |
| 1996 - 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 |