Clinica Sant'Anna

Dr. med. Andrea Azzola

Specialist in surgery, FMH member

Languages
IT DE FR EN ES
Areas of specialisation (2)

Contact me

Hospital (1)

Studio Medico WTC Agno
WTC Blocco 4
Via Lugano 18
CH - 6982 Agno

Work Experience

  • 07/1996 – 06/1997 Surgery, “S. Giovanni” Hospital, Bellinzona (TI), Switzerland
    (Prof. Dr.med. Philippe Gertsch)
  • 07/1997 – 02/2000 Internal Medicine, “La Carità” Hospital, Locarno (TI), Switzerland
    (PD Dr.med. Giorgio Mombelli)
  • 04/2000 – 12/2000 Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (Prof. Dr.med. A.P. Perruchoud)
  • 01/2001- 12/2001 Basic Research, Institute of Respiratoriy Medicine and Respiratory Research
  • Group, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital / University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    (Prof. Dr.med. Judith Black, Prof. Dr.phil. Michael Roth)
  • 01/2002-06/2002 Internal Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (Prof. Dr.med. A.P. Perruchoud, Prof. Dr.med. Stephan Marsch)
  • 07/2002-06.2003 Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (Prof. Dr. med. Michael Tamm)
  • 07.2003-03.2004 Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (Prof. Dr.med. M. Tamm, Prof. Dr.med. St. Marsch)
  • 04.2004-04.2005 “Oberarzt” Internal / Intensive Care medicine, Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (Prof. A.P. Perruchoud, Prof. Dr.med. St. Marsch, Prof. M. Tamm)
  • 05.2005-11.2005 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    (PD Dr. H. Parrger)
  • 12.2005-06.2006 First “Oberarzt”, Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (Prof. Dr.med. Stephan Marsch)
  • 07.2006-06.2019 Head of Service (“leitender Arzt”), Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, CH-6900 Lugano
  • 07.2019-04.2022 Head (“Chefarzt”), Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Lucerne Canton Hospital LUKS, CH-6000 Lucerne 16
  • Since 07.2022 Pulmonology in private practice, CH-6982 Agno and Pulmonology in private Clinic, Moncucco Clinic, CH-6900 Lugano

Memberships

  • Swiss Society of Internal Medicine (SGIM), 2004-2012
  • American College of Chest Physicians ACCP, since 2003. FCCP since 2008.
  • European Respiratory Society ERS, since 2004
  • Swiss Society of Pulmonary Hypertension (SSPH), since 2005. Board Member
  • since 2007. Head scientific group SSPH 2007-2017. 2016-2018 President elect,
  • 2018-2021 President, since 2021 past President and treasurer.
  • Swiss Society of Respiratory Medicine (SGP), since 2006.
  • Board Member SGP since 2015
  • Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine, since 2006

Awards

  • 1989 Best federal high school diploma in Canton Ticino
  • 2005 Best oral presentation, Annual Assembly of the Swiss Respiratory Society, Lucerne
  • 2009 Research award of the Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Education

  • 1989 – 1995 Medical school, Faculty of Human Medicine, University of Basel (Switzerland)
  • 1995 Diploma in Human Medicine (av. result 5,3 / 6)
  • 1996 Doctorate in Human Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
  • (Prof. Dr.med. G. Stalder). Subject: “Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a gastroenterology department of an university hospital and in a gastrenterology medical practice”. Field: Gastroenterology / epidemiology
  • 2003 Speciality in Internal Medicine FMH
  • 2005 Speciality in Respiratory Medicine FMH
  • 2005 Speciality in Critical Care Medicine FMH
  • 2005 / 2019 Fähigkeitsausweis Dosisintensives Röntgen / Re-certification 2019
  • 2006 Fähigkeitsausweis Respiratorische Polygraphie SGP
  • 2022 Fähigkeitsausweis Preaxislabor (ongoing)

Handouts Presentations

2001- 2022 Various oral presentations and posters:

  • Annual Assembly of the American thoracic Society ATS
  • Annual Assembly of the European respiratory Society ERS
  • Annual Assembly of the Swiss Respiratory Society
  • Annual Assembly of the Swiss Intensive Care Society
  • Annual Assembly of the Australian respiratory Society
  • Annual Assembly of the International Society of Hearth and Lung Transplantation
  • D-A-CH Annual Assembly Thoracic Surgery
  • D-A-CH Assembly Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Various national assemblies

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