Name:
Christian Eugen Mueller
Date of Birth:
April 24th, 1968
Marital Status:
Married, two childen (17 & 15 years)
Nationality:
Swiss & German
Academic Status:
Professor, Chefarzt
Position:
Director Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel
Address:
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel
Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Tel: 0041 61328 65 49
christian.mueller@usb.ch
Website:
www.dyspnea.ch
Publications:
Author and co-author of >1025 written peer review including 544 original publications (303 as first or last author)
Orchid-Nr. 0000-0002-1120-6405
Education
1995
MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Munich, Germany
1993-1996
MD Thesis
1995-1999
Assistenzarzt, Internal Medicine & Cardiology, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Germany
1995-1996
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Intravascular Ultrasound (Prof. J. McB. Hodgson, Case
Western University, Cleveland, USA)
1997-1998
Notarztausbildung, Ärztekammer Freiburg im Breisgau
1999-2002
Assistenzarzt, Department of Internal Medicine / Department of Intensive Care / Department
of Anesthesia / Department of Cardiology; University Hospital Basel
2002
Board Certification in Internal Medicine, FMH
2003
Board Certification in Intensive Care Medicine, FMH
2003
Board Certification in Cardiology, FMH
2003
Habilitation, Universität of Basel
Current Position
2011 -
Professor of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Basel
2011 -
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), Faculty of Medicine, University
2019 -
Chefarzt Outcome Forschung, Leiter Stationäre Kardiologie, Universitäres Herzzentrum,
University Hospital Basel
2019 -
Leitungsboard, Universitäres Herzzentrum, University Hospital Basel
Previous Positions
2019-2021
Ärztlicher Leiter, Universitäres Herzzentrum, University Hospital Basel
2015-2019
Ärztlicher Leiter, Kurzzeitklinik, University Hospital Basel
2011-2019 Leitender Arzt Kardiologie, University Hospital Basel
2004-2011 Leitender Arzt Innere Medizin, University Hospital Basel
2002-2004 Oberarzt Intensivmedizin & Innere Medizin, University Hospital Basel
2007-2011 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University Basel
2004-2010 Professorship Swiss National Science Foundation
Awards
Investigator Award Intensive Care 2001+2003+2005, Investigator Award Swiss Society of Internal Medicine 2004,
Viollier Award 2004, Swiss Heart Foundation Award 2005, Theodor Naegeli Award 2007, Magda Heras Award of the
ESC-ACVC 2014;
Clarivate Web of Science 2019: Among Top 1% most cited researchers in clinical medicine worldwide,
among Top 3 in Switzerland
Supervision of young Researchers
current titles are listed, names provided for those with at least one first authorship in a peer-reviewed publication, Prof.
Dr. D. Staub, Prof. Dr. T. Reichlin, Prof Dr. T. Breidthardt, Prof. Dr. W. Hochholzer, Prof. Dr. R. Twerenbold, PD Dr. M. Rubini
Gimenez, Dr. M. Reiter, Dr. K. Wildi, K. Laule, Dr. C. Zellweger, Dr. N. Schaub, PD Dr. P. Haaf, Dr. J. Meissner, Dr. M.
Noveanu, Dr. M. Potocki, Dr. B. Moehring, Dr. A. Irfan, Dr. R. Hoeller, Dr. M. Müller, Dr. B. Meller, Dr. S. Zürcher, Dr. C.
Balmelli, Dr. G. Lee, Dr. S. Mann Sou, Dr. Y. Tanglay, Dr. Z. Moreno Weidmann, Dr. F. Stallone, Dr. P. Hillinger, Dr. J.
Boeddinghaus, Dr. T. Nestelberger, Dr. Ch. Puelacher, Dr. P. Badertscher, Dr. D. Flores, Dr. H. Singeisen, Dr. J. du Faye de
Lavallaz, U. Honegger, Dr. Z. Sabti, Dr. N. Kozhuharov, Dr. D. Mueller, Dr. L. Sazgary, Dr. P. Lopez Ayala, Dr. D. Wussler,
Dr. J. Walter, Dr. L. Koechlin, Dr. T. Zimmermann, Dr. B. Hafner, Dr. A. Prepoudis, Dr. A. Yufera Sanchez, Dr. S. Frey, Dr. H.
Schoepfer, Dr. M. Belkin, Dr. T. Coscia, Dr. R. Meister, Dr. M. Liffert, Dr. M. Amrein, Dr. K. Arslani, Dr. R. Giger, Dr. V.
Troester, Dr. P. Ratmann, Dr. A. Prepoudis, Dr. V. Widmer, Dr. E. Michou, Dr. J. Gueckel, Dr. P. Muzyk, Dr. T. Resa, Dr. D.
Mueller, plus 150 MD doctoral students (with monography dissertation) and 125 master students.
The following Professors have done their sabbatical in my research team: Prof. A. Mebazaa, Prof. C. Meune, Prof. O. Miro
Teaching activities
2001 - Faculty of Medicine, University Basel, Lectures and tutorials in Internal Medicine & Cardiology,
Tutorials, direct supervision and training for doctoral students (20 per year) and master students (10 per year)
+ bedside teaching to young physicians, Courses/lectures in cardiology (about 50 per year)
Organisation of Scientific Meetings
2010-2023
International Global REsearch in Acute CondiTions Meeting, chair scientific committee, each year
100-150 attendees
2013
ESC ACCA Meeting Madrid, 1000 attendees, scientific committee
2014
ESC ACCA Meeting Geneva, 1100 attendees, scientific committee
2019-2023
Integrated Management of Acute & Chronic CV Diseases, Innsbruck, n=125, scientific committee
Institutional Responsibilities
2001 -
Training and supervision of graduate and postgraduate students in clinical research,
Internal medicine and cardiology,
- Support and supervision of several cardiovascular research groups
- Conduct of high-quality clinical research with immediate impact on patient care
- Obtaining competitive funding for the CRIB and for own research
- Inpatient services cardiology department & treatment standards cardiology
- Leitung Universitäres Herzzentrum & CRIB, Personalkommission Kardiologie
- Participation in different committees of the Medical Faculty, chairing some
Previous academic rankings
2017 Top 3, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Kardiologie (Nachfolge Prof. TF Lüscher)
Reviewing Activities
2016 - 2020
Associate Editor European Heart Journal
2020 -
Associate Editor European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care
2020 -
Associate Editor Swiss Medical Weekly
2001 -
Reviewer for The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Nature, JAMA, Circulation,
JACC, EHJ, Nature Reviews Cardiol, Am J RCCM, JAMA Internal Medicine, BMJ,…
2001 -
Reviewer for scientific funding bodies including SNF, SHS, DHF, NHF.
2004 -
Advisory boards of several biomedical companies
Membership & Activities in Scientific Societies
2004 - Swiss Society of Cardiology, Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Swiss Society of
General Internal Medicine
2010 - 2016 European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACVC),
Board member
2014 - 2016 ESC ACVC, Secretary
2016 - 2020 ESC, Heart Failure Association, Board member
2008 - ESC, Biomarker Study group, member, since 2021 chair
2014 -
ESC-ACVC, Acute Heart Failure Study group, founder & chair, now member
2016 - ESC, HFA, Committee for Diagnosis, chair, now member
2014 - 2020 ESC, HFA, Committee for Acute Heart Failure, member
2013 - 2015 ESC, Section Coordinator for 2015 NSTACS-Guideline
2008 - GREAT-network: Co-founder & current President
2018 - 2020 ESC, Section Coordinator for 2020 NSTACS-Guideline
2018 - 2022 ESC, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee
2018 – 2020 SGK/BAG, Committee for recommendations of reimbursement of cTn tests
2020 - 2022 ESC, Section Coordinator for 2022 Perioperative Guideline
Major Collaborations
topic: early diagnosis & management of acute myocardial infarction
Prof. K. Borgwardt, ETH Zürich; Prof. K. Rentsch, University of Basel; Prof. S. Meex, University of Maastricht; Prof. S.
Blankenberg, Cardiology, University of Hamburg, Germany; Prof. L. Cullen, Emergency Medicine, University of Brisbane;
Prof. M. Than, Emergency Medicine, University of Christchurch; Prof. FW Peacock, Emergency Medicine, University of
Houston; Prof. N. Mills, Cardiology, University of Edinburgh; Prof. D. Keller, University Hospital Zurich; Prof. M. Christ,
Kantonsspital Luzern; PD Dr. N. Arenja, Kantonsspital Olten; Dr. N. Geigy, Kantonsspital Liestal; Prof. Ph. Schütz,
Cantonal Hospital Aarau; Prof. R. Bingisser, University of Basel; Prof. O. Miro, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona; Prof. JL
Zamorano, University Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid;