Name: Desiree Nadine Wussler Academic Status: Senior Physician Position: Resident for Cardiology and Internal Medicine Specialist at University Hospital Basel, Senior Research Fellow at Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel Address: Department of Cardiology University Hospital Basel Spitalstrasse 2 CH-4031 Basel Email: desireenadine.wussler@usb.ch

Education Since 2023 Specialist for Internal Medicine 06/2021 Swiss Board Examination for Internal Medicine 06/2019 Experimental doctoral thesis 'In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a biocompatible sealant for on-demand repair of vascular defects', University-Heart Center Freiburg Bad Krozingen; Prof. Brigitte Stiller, Prof. Matthias Siepe ('summa cum laude') 11/2016 Medical Board examination, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (German grading 1.8) 2009-2016 Medical Trainings in Vietnam (Cho Ray Hospital), Greece (Aretaion Hospital), India (Tribal Hospital Sittilingi), Ghana (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital), Canada (Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital), Switzerland (Asana Klinikum Menziken), China (Shanghai East Hospital) and Freiburg (University Hospital) Employment History Since 05/2023 Fellow for Interventional Cardiology, University Hospital Basel; PD Gregor Leibundgut Since 08/2022 Resident for Cardiology, University Hospital Basel; Prof. Stefan Osswald 06/ - 07/2022 Senior Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB); Prof. Christian Mueller 02/-05/2022 Resident for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Prof. Stefano Bassetti 07/-01/2022 Resident for Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Basel; Prof. Hans Pargger 07/20-06/21 Resident for Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University-Heart Center Freiburg Bad Krozingen; Prof. Franz-Josef Neumann 01/-06/2020 Resident for Internal Medicine, Emergency Department, University Hospital Basel; Prof. Roland Bingisser 09/18-12/19 Resident for Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Prof. Stefano Bassetti 06/17-08/18 Post-doctoral research fellowship Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), Outcome- and Biomarker-Research, Prof. Christian Mueller Institutional Responsibilities Since 06/2017 Coordination of investigator-initiated trials, grant applications, supervision of doctoral and master students, conduction of clinical research studies, statistical analyses, scientific publishing at Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel 04/10-06/14 Student representative Bundesvertretung Medizinstudierender Deutschland (bvmd) Approved Research Projects Since 06/2017 Coordination of investigator-initiated trials, grant applications, supervision of doctoral and master students, conduction of clinical research studies, statistical analyses, scientific publishing at Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel 04/10-06/14 Student representative Bundesvertretung Medizinstudierender Deutschland (bvmd) Supervision of Junior Researchers Since 10/2022 Dr. Justas Simonavicius, Dominic Weil Since 10/2019 Dr. Maria Belkin, Dr. Eleni Michou Teaching Activities Since 2022 Lecturer Medical Faculty Basel Since 2017 Bedside teaching to junior physicians, University Hospital Basel 09/11-09/15 Tutor at the Institute of Physiology, Microbiology and Hygiene and Clinic for Internal Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg Membership in Scientific Societies Since 2023 Swiss Cardiologists of Tomorrow (SCOT) Since 2023 Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine (SGAIM) Since 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Since 2008 Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (GDNÄ) Organisation of Conferences Active participation in the “Question-Committee” of the Congress “MedArt Basel” 2018. Prizes, Awards and Fellowships 2022 Albrecht von Haller Young Investigator Award 2022, Swiss Heart Foundation (2.000 CHF) Antelope career program, University Basel (4.000 CHF) 2019 Best Scientific Presentation at Clinical Research Day, University Basel (500 CHF) Young Investigator Award at 20th Integrated Management of Acute and Chronic Coronary Artery Disease Meeting, Innsbruck (500 CHF) Otto Hess Trainee Award, Swiss Society of Cardiology, Joint Annual Meeting 2019, Interlaken (5.000 CHF) 2018 Best Poster Session European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2016 PROMOS Fellowship, University Freiburg: Medical Training in China (2.000 €) 2015 Scholarship of Freiburger Ärzte Consulting: Medical Training in Canada (500 €) 2014 Kaltenbach doctoral scholarship of German Heart Foundation (6.000 €) 2009 A levels with distinction: Bischof-Sproll-, Aesculap-, DMV- & Scheffelpreis 2008 Grant of Wilhelm and Else Heraeus-Stiftung for funding of young scientists Personal Skills Language skills: German (native speaker), English (fluent), French (basic communication skills) Digital competencies: Since 2015 Statistical analyses using SPSS, MedCalc, R, Inkscape