Matthias Barton#
| Membership Number: | 4537 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWITZERLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.mimed.ch |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-8200-4341 |
- 2007 - present Professor of Cardiology, University of Zurich
- 2001 Assoc. Professor of Cardiology (PD), University of Zurich
- 2000 Habilitation (Medicine, Cardiology), University of Zurich
- 1994 License, Medicine, German Medical Board
- 1994 DM, Hannover Medical School
- 1994 MD, Hannover Medical School
Fields of Scholarship
- Chronic non-communicable diseases
- Molecular medicine
- Heart disease in women
- Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy
- Coronary artery disease
- Cardiovascular medicine
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
Honours and Distinctions
- Fellow, European Society of Cardiology (2016)
- University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Visiting Professor (2014)
- Kobe Pharmaceutical University Visiting Professor (2014)
- Presidential Lecture, Quebec Society of Hypertension, Montréal (2013)
- Chair, The Twelfth International Conference on Endothelin, Cambridge (2011)
- Georgia Health Sciences University Visiting Professor (2008)
- University of Erlangen IZKF Visiting Professor (2008)
- University or New Mexico Health Sciences Center Visiting Professor (2008 -)
- Fellow, American Heart Association, Council on High Blood Pressure and Kidney Research (2003)
- Fellow, American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (2001)
- Career Development Award (SCORE), Swiss National Science Foundation, equiv. to DFG Heisenberg (1999)
- Paul Lichtlen ADUMED Foundation Fellowship Award (1997)
- DFG Research Fellowship Award, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(1995)
- DAAD Scholarship Award for Clinical Training Abroad (Harvard Medical School) BMEP/IALS (1993)
Prizes and Awards
- Best Manuscript Award, American Heart Association (Circ Res 2009; 104:288-91) (2009)
- Young Investigator Award, Deutsche Hochdruckliga / German Hypertension Society, Heidelberg (2001)
- Young Investigator Award, Seventh International Conference on Endothelin, Edinburgh (2001)
- Finalist, Walter Siegenthaler Silver Medal, Ludwig-Heilmeyer Society for Internal Medicine, Berlin (2000)
- Swiss Cardiology Award, 11th International Vascular Biology Meeting, Geneva (2000)
- Annual Prize of the Swiss Society of Cardiology (1999)
