Short CV Georg Bosshard
1984 A-Levels
1992 Swiss state finals in human medicine (University of Zurich)
1993 - 2000 Clinical practice in several hospitals
2000 Specialist for General Medicine FMH
2000 - 2008 Research associate for medical law and ethics at the Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Zurich
2001 Master degree in Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics MAE (University of Zurich)
2004 / 2005 Postdoctoral fellowship at ESRC Centre for the Economic & Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGen) and at the International Observatory on End of Life Care (IEOLC), University of Lancaster/UK
2006 Venia legendi / habilitation for clinical ethics (Medical Faculty, University of Zurich)
2006 - 2009 Head of Clinical Ethics at Zurich University Hospital
Since 2009 Nursing home physician in Winterthur and freelance work as clinical ethicist
2010 Awarded as Geriatrician SFGG / FMH as a pioneer in the field
Currently associate professor (Privatdozent) for clinical ethics at the University of Zurich and a lecturer for medical ethics at the Fachhochschule Gesundheit WE'G.
Board member of the Swiss Society for Biomedical Ethics SGBE, and member of the Academy for Ethics in Medicine. 2004-2010 member of the Central Ethics Committee of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMW.
Member of the Swiss Medical Association FMH, of the Swiss Society for Primary Care, of the Swiss Society for Geriatric Medicine SFFG, and a board member of the Association of Palliative Care Winterthur.
His academic work was awarded the Vontobel-Award for research in Gerontology 2005 (first prize) and the Zurich University's Stehr-Boldt-Award 2007 (first prize).