Dr. med. Alessia Callegari, Oberärztin Kardiologie

PD Dr. med.
Alessia
Callegari

Oberärztin
Kardiologie
Venia Legendi für das Gebiet Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Universität Zürich
Schwerpunkte: Herzkatheter, Forschung
Akademischer Werdegang

2025: Habilitation: Gebiet Pädiatrische Kardiologie
2021–2022: Master of Science (MSc) in Health Professions Education (HPE), UCL Medical School, London
2020: Promotion, Universität Zürich
2009–2016: Studium der Humanmedizin, Universität Padua, Italien (110/110 cum laude)
2025: Research Fellowship – Deutsches Herzzentrum, München

Klinischer Werdegang

Seit 2025: Oberärztin für Kinderkardiologie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
2023–2024: Fellowship in Interventioneller Kinderkardiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris
2019–2023: Facharztausbildung Kinderkardiologie, Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich
2016–2019: Facharztausbildung Pädiatrie, Kantonsspital Baden und Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich

Facharztausbildung

2023: FMH-Diplom Kinderkardiologie
2021: FMH-Diplom Pädiatrie

Weiterbildung

2023: Certification of Training in Congenital Cardiology of the European Society of Paediatric Cardiology
2020–2021: Women's Leadership Program, Yale School of Management
2021: Teaching course for clinical teachers, UZH, Zurich
2020: Scientific Writing training, UZH, Zurich
2019: Good Clinical Practice (GCP I-II-III) Training - Swiss TPH

Preise und Ehrungen
  • 2024: Best Poster Award - pulmonary valve interventions, CSI foundation
  • 2024: Young Investigator Award, United Pharmaceutics - 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension
  • 2023: Best Poster – Imaging Group, 1. Preis, AEPC, Dublin
  • 2022: Best Poster, 1. Preis, AEPC, Genf
  • 2019: Best Moderated Poster Presentation - Imaging Group, 1. Preis, AEPC, Sevilla
  • 2016: Best Moderated Poster Presentation, 1. Preis, AEPC, Rom
Mitgliedschaften
  • European Society of Pediatric Cardiology (AEPC) / Working Group Interventional Cardiology
  • Women As One
  • Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology Society (PICS)
  • Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
  • Swiss Society of Pediatric Cariology (SGPK)
Forschungsschwerpunkte
  • Single Ventricle Patienten
  • Interventionelle Kinderkardiologie
Eingeworbene Drittmittel
  • 2025: Return Grant / Walter und Gertrud Siegenthaler Stiftung
  • 2024: Research Grant / Principal Investigator / European Society of Paediatric Cardiology (AEPC)
  • 2024: Research Grant / Co-Principal Investigator / Fondation de l’Avenir
  • 2024: Research Grant / Principal Investigator / The 3-Hearts Foundation
  • 2024: Travel grant for participation at the Fellow and Early-Career Course of the PICS Society
  • 2023: Travel grant for participation at the SCAI training from AEPC
  • 2023: Academic Career Advancement Travel Fellowship, Claus-Cramer Stiftung
  • 2023: Academic Career Advancement Travel Fellowship, Swiss Heart Foundation - Rutishauser Fund
  • 2022–2023: Career development support through “Filling the Gap”, University of Zurich
  • 2019–2020: Research Grant / Principal Investigator / Children's Research Center, University of Zurich
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