Prof. Dr. med. Urs Fischer, MD MSc
Professor for Acute Neurology and Stroke
Co-Director Clinical Trial Unit Bern
University Hospital Bern and University of Bern
Freiburgstrasse 10
3010 Bern
Switzerland
Tel. +41 31 632 33 32
Fax +41 31 632 03 21
E-mail: urs.fischer@insel.ch
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Urs Fischer is Professor for Acute Neurology and Stroke at the Department of Neurology and Co-Director of the Clinical Trial Unit (CTU), University of Bern. He studied in Bern, London, San Francisco and Lomé and graduated in 2000. He trained as a neurologist in Bern. In 2008/2009 he performed a master of science by research in Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford. In 2011 he achieved the venia docendi, in 2014 he become an associate professor and in 2015 he was elected as Professor for Acute Neurology and Stroke at the University of Bern. He is the Co-Chair of the Stroke Center Bern and Head of the Neurological Emergency Team. Furthermore he is the Co-Director of the Clinical Trial Unit at the University of Bern.
Urs Fischer is a clinical researcher and his main research interest involves diagnosis, management, treatment and outcome of patients with acute neurological diseases, especially of patients with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. He is participating in multiple preventive, diagnostic and acute treatment trials and stroke registries. He is Co-PI of the SWITCH study and Co-PI of the SWIFT DIRECT study.
Urs Fischer is active in National and European Stroke Societies: he is the founder of the Swiss Young Stroke Physicians and secretary general of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO). Together with Prof. Jan Gralla he founded the ESO ESMINT ESNR stroke winter school, which has been held for the third time in Bern in February 2016.
Urs Fischer is a clinical researcher and his main research interest involves diagnosis, management, treatment and outcome of patients with acute neurological diseases, especially of patients with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. He is participating in multiple preventive, diagnostic and acute treatment trials and stroke registries. He is Co-PI of the SWITCH study and Co-PI of the SWIFT DIRECT study.
Urs Fischer is active in National and European Stroke Societies: he is the founder of the Swiss Young Stroke Physicians and secretary general of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO). Together with Prof. Jan Gralla he founded the ESO ESMINT ESNR stroke winter school, which has been held for the third time in Bern in February 2016.
