Journal of General Practice

Thomas D Szucs

Prof. Thomas D. Szucs, MD,Professor in Pharmaceutical Medicine and Director of ECPM at the University of Basel.He holds a medical degree from the University of Basel, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University.

Biography

Prof. Thomas D. Szucs,is Professor in Pharmaceutical Medicine and Director of ECPM at the University of Basel. Previously he was Chief Medical Officer of Hirslanden Holding, the largest private hospital chain in Switzerland. From 1998 to 2001 he was head of the Department of Medical Economics, a joint venture of the University Hospital in Zurich and the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Zurich. Professor Szucs’ former appointments include head of research and founder of the Center of Pharmacoeconomics of the University of Milan, head of the working group for Clinical Economics at the University of Munich, senior consultant at Arthur D. Little Inc and head of the Department of Health Economics at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. in Basel. Professor Szucs was appointed professor of pharmacology / pharmacoeconomics at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Milan in 1996 and associate professor for medical economics at the University of Zurich in 2002. He holds a medical degree from the University of Basel, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University, and is board certified in Pharmaceutical Medicine as well as in Prevention and Public Health. Recently, he has received a LL.M in International Business Law with a specialisation in Information- and Technology Law from the University of Zurich. He is also member of the editorial board of several scientific journals and has published more than 200 articles, book chapters and monographies.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Medicine

Prevention and Public Health.