Valérie Schweizer

Background

Schweizer, Valérie was born on February 10, 1961 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Daughter of Eric René Schweizer and Madeleine Ruth Mosimann.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Gymnase of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1979; diploma in phoniatrics, U. Besançon, France, 1995.

Career

Resident in general surgery, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1986; resident in general surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Monthey, Monthey, Switzerland, 1987-1988; resident in pediatric surgery, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1986-1987; resident in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1988; resident in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1990-1991; resident in maxillo-facial surgery, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1988-1989; resident in oncology otolaryngology, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1989-1990; fellow, Center Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, 1991-1993; fellow, Cantonal Hospital of Lucern, Switzerland, 1993-1994. Visiting doctor in neurolaryngology, HNO-Universitât Klinik, Innsbruck, Austria, 1994, in laryngology, University Hospital of Iowa City, Iowa, 1995. Research physician in laryngology U. Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis, since 1995.

Lecturer in field.

Membership

Member Society Française de Phoniatrie, International Association Logopedics and Phoniatrics.

Interests

• Avocations: natural history, zoology, horseback riding, knitting.

Connections

Father:

Eric René Schweizer

Mother:

Madeleine Ruth Mosimann