Background
Vallotton, Michel Bernard was born on March 4, 1933 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Maxime and Jeanne-Marie (Estoppey) Vallotton.
educator endocrinologist physician
Vallotton, Michel Bernard was born on March 4, 1933 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Maxime and Jeanne-Marie (Estoppey) Vallotton.
Doctor of Medicine, University Lausanne, 1961.
Intern, resident University Hospital, Geneva-Zurich, Switzerland, 1958-1962. Research fellow Institute of Biochemistry, Zurich, 1962-1966. Clinical research fellow Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1964-1967.
Chief Laboratory for Clinical Investigation and division endocrinology University Hospital, Geneva, 1968-1998, assistant professor, 1972-1974, professor, since 1974, honorary professor medicine, since 1998. Consultant endocrinology University Hospital, Geneva, 1970-1998, acting chief division endocrinology and diabetes, 1994-1998. Consultant Foundation Carlos et Elsie de Reuter pour la Rechercher Médicale, since 1981, Foundation Professor Doctor Medical Max Cloëtta, 1998-2008.
First lieutenant Swiss Army. Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member American Federation for Clinical Research, American Endocrine Society, American Society Hypertension, Royal Academy Medicine Belgium, European Society for Clinical Investigation, Medical Society Geneva, Swiss Society Biochemistry (Friedrich-Miescher prize 1972), Swiss Society Endocrinology (president 1973-1975), Swiss Society Nephrology, Swiss Association against Arterial Hypertension (president 1989-1990), International Society Hypertension, International Society for Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Swiss Medical Academy Sciences.
Married Marie-Claude Delachaux. Children: Olivier, Nicolas, Dominique.