Experience

Feb 2024 – Mar 2024

Attending Physician — Field Epidemiologist

Communicable Diseases — Cantonal Doctor's Office Vaud

Lausanne

  • Conducting outbreak investigation and coordinating response and control
  • Communicable Diseases Surveillance
  • Epidemic Intelligence and rapid risk evaluation
  • Development of smart data collection tools for outbreak investigation and response
  • Modernized the Cantonal mandatory reporting system for infectious diseases, transitioning it to a fully paperless system
May 2022 – Jan 2024

Resident Physician

Infectious Disease Service — Lausanne University Hospital

Lausanne

Clinical work specializing in complex infectious diseases, including infections in immunocompromised patients, bone and joint infections, and general infectious disease consultations. Expertise in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) and specialized outpatient clinics for HIV, STIs, zoonoses, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Short-term Consultant

World Health Organization

Technical support for the development of a digital adaptation kit (DAK) for IMCI in humanitarian contexts. Modeling of fever management algorithms.

Jan 2021 – Apr 2022

Visiting Physician

University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)

Kigali

Participation in clinical activities of the Department of Internal Medicine. General infectious disease/HIV consultations. Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology.

May 2020 – Apr 2022

Digital Health Physician-Scientist

Centre for Primary Care and Public Health — Lausanne University / Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Lausanne / Rwanda

Research Physician for the DYNAMIC project, aimed at improving quality of care for children in low-resource settings by implementing novel dynamic clinical algorithms and point-of-care tests.

Mar 2018 – Apr 2020

Chief Resident Physician

Tropical and Travel Medicine Polyclinic — Lausanne University

Lausanne

Clinical: Supervision of junior residents. Research: Co-Investigator for EFFORT study, Clinical content manager for Fever Travel App.

May 2017 – Feb 2018

Resident Physician

Tropical and Travel Medicine Polyclinic — Lausanne University

Lausanne

Pre-travel advice and vaccination. Post-travel outpatient clinic. Development of fever management CDSS.

May 2016 – Apr 2017

Resident Physician

CHUV — Lausanne University Hospital

Lausanne

Internal Medicine, Sub-intensive care, Geriatrics. 6-month rotation in Infectious Diseases.

Dec 2015 – Mar 2016

Junior Project Officer

CUAMM — Doctors With Africa

Luanda, Angola

Volunteer work on diabetes/hypertension pilot project among TB patients in Luanda, Angola.

Nov 2013 – Oct 2015

Resident Physician

Hopital Fribourgeois

Fribourg

Clinical tasks in Internal Medicine. Rotations in rehab, geriatrics, ED, subintensive care.

Education

2024 – 2024

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

University of Glasgow / Worshipful Society of Apothecaries (UK)

Passed with distinction after 9-month hybrid DTM&H course.

2024 – 2024

PGCert in Data Science, Technology and Innovation

University of Edinburgh (UK)

Postgraduate Certificate covering data science fundamentals, technology, and innovation.

2024 – 2024

Specialisation in Infectious Diseases

Swiss Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education (CH)

Swiss federal specialist title in Infectious Diseases.

2023 – 2023

Doctorate in Medicine (MD)

Lausanne University (CH)

Thesis: "Should we treat Blastocystis sp.?" — iris.unil.ch/handle/iris/213176

2020 – 2020

Specialisation in General Internal Medicine

Swiss Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education (CH)

Swiss federal specialist title in General Internal Medicine.

2013 – 2013

Master in Human Medicine and Surgery

Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria (IT)

Six-year Master's degree in Human Medicine and Surgery.

Awards & Certifications

2019 – 2019

CTH — Certificate of Travel Health

International Society of Travel Medicine

Certified body of knowledge in Travel Medicine.

2015 – 2015

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Medicus Mundi — Universita di Brescia

Three weeks course, 105 hours, 50 CME credits.