[5][6] He initially trained to become a flight surgeon at the Swiss Air Force Medical Institute.
Subsequently, he obtained a broad education in Internal medicine and epidemiology at academic institutions in Sydney, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Chicago, San Francisco, and London.
[12][13][14] In the early days of his career, he served as a Chief Border Physician at the Zurich Airport.
[23] He currently serves as the member of the Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases and an honorary fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine.
[24][25] Additional award includes the Bronze Medal of the City of Paris and also received the honor of serving as the chairman of the W.H.O.