Employments:
Since 2011- Associate Professor, Head of Section
Institute of Veterinary Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy
Department for Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
2008-2010 Assistant Professor, Head of Section
Institute of Veterinary Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy
Department for Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
2006- 2007 Clinical Instructor
Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway
2003-2005 Research fellow
Institute of Veterinary Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy
Department for Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
2001-2005 PhD student
International Doctoral School, Faculty of Biomedical Science and Engineering
University of Aalborg, Denmark
1998-2002 Resident for the ECVAA
Anaesthesia Section, Department for Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
Promotions:
2006 Habilitation/Privatdozent (Venia docendi) in Veterinary Anaesthesiology
“Basic physiology and pharmacological modulation of the Nociceptive
Withdrawal Reflex in horses”
Anaesthesia Section, Department for Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
2005 PhD (Doctoral degree philosophiae doctor)
International Doctoral School, Faculty of Biomedical Science and Engineering
University of Aalborg, Denmark
2005 Diploma in Veterinary Acupuncture
Association of British Veterinary Acupuncture (ABVA), Bristol, UK
2003 Dissertation (Doktor der Veterinär-Medizin)
“Quantitative assessment of nociception in horses by use of the nociceptive
withdrawal reflex evoked by transcutaneous electrical stimulation”
Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, Switzerland
2002 Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia
and Analgesia (ECVAA)
1997 Dissertation (Doctor in Veterinary Medicine)
“Evaluation of an intravenous anaesthetic protocol in the horse”
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
Graduation:
1997 Graduation of Veterinary studies
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pisa (Italy)