Background
Ammann, Rudolf Werner was born on April 23, 1926 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Werner and Gertrude (Von der Muehll) Ammann.
gastroenterologist medicine educator
Ammann, Rudolf Werner was born on April 23, 1926 in Zurich, Switzerland. Son of Werner and Gertrude (Von der Muehll) Ammann.
Doctor of Medicine, University Zurich, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, University Zurich, 1967.
Resident in pathology, U. Zurich, 1952-1954; resident in internal medicine, U. Zurich, 1954-1956; associate professor, U. Zurich, 1974-1988; professor, U. Zurich, 1988-1994; honorary professor, U. Zurich, since 1994; dean Medical Faculty, U. Zurich, 1988-1990; research fellow, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1956-1958; resident, Department Medicine, Zurich, 1960-1961; lecturer, Medical Polytechnic, Zurich, 1962-1968; interim director, Medical Polytechnic, Zurich, 1969-1971; head gastrointestinal unit, University Hospital, Zurich, 1974-1994; interim head life science department, Paul Scherer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, since 1996.
With Swiss Army, 1969-1991. Member Swiss Society Gastroenterology (president 1974-1976), Bockus International Society Gastroenterology (president 1979-1981), European Pancreatic Club (president 1978-1979), Ungarian Gastroenterology Society (honorary), German Gastroenterology Society.
Married Mariann Von Muralt, October 18, 1959. Children: Therese, Robert.