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Felix Beuschlein

Felix Beuschlein, Prof. Dr. med.

  • Director of the Clinic of Endocrinology Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition
  • Co-Director Centre for Rare Diseases
  • University Hospital Zurich

Felix Beuschlein is Professor of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition at the University Clinic Zurich in Switzerland. He received his medical degree from School of Medicine at the University of Würzburg and completed his medical training in Freiburg, both in Germany. For postdoctoral studies he joined the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following a professorship for Endocrine Research at the University of Munich he recently was elected for a chair position at the University of Zurich.

Felix Beuschlein has served on several boards including the Annual Meeting Committee of the Endocrine Society, the executive committee of the Swiss Endocrine Society and has been the vice president of the German Endocrine Society and the chairman of the Adrenal, Hypertension and Steroid – Section. He has been a founding member, steering committee member and chairman of the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors (ENSAT).

His scientific interests mainly relate to adrenal disorders and endocrine tumors. He has authored more than 410 publications in high ranking international journals and has received a number of awards including the European Journal of Endocrinology Prize and Society for Endocrinology European Medal. He has organized several scientific meetings and has co-chaired the program organizing committee for a ECE meeting and served as head of the annual meeting steering committee of the ENDO 2021 meeting. As a strong believer in the value of scientific and clinical networking he has been involved in numerous national and international approaches including coordination of the ENSAT-CANCER consortium and participation in a number of European and international programs.