dr. med. Bihl Florian

Born in 1969, resident of Willisau, married to Dr. Loriana Di Giammarino Bihl, two children.

FMH specialist in gastroenterology

Education

1998 - Degree in medicine from the University of Bologna with an experimental thesis on hepatitis C
1999-2003 - Training in internal medicine at the Regional Hospital of Lugano
2003 - Senior physician in internal medicine at Lugano Regional Hospital, Civico site
2003-2006 - Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) scholarship: Harvard Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Viral Immunology (immune response in hepatitis B and C virus infection)
2006-2009 - Training in gastroenterology and hepatology in Geneva: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) with rotation in the Transplant Unit, hepatology and endoscopy outpatient clinic.
2009-2010 - Training in gastroenterology and outpatient hepatology in Lausanne: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudoise (CHUV)
2010 - FMH specialist qualification in gastroenterology
2010-2012 - Head of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Regional Hospital of Bellinzona and Valleys (ORBV)
Since 2011 - Consultant in the gastroenterology and hepatology department at Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
Since 2014 - Consultant in gastroenterology at the Regional Hospital of Mendrisio (OBV)
Since 2017 - Head of Hepatology at EOC

Associations

European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver (SASL)
Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF)
Swiss Gastroenterology Society (SGG/SSG)

Scientific activity

Various scientific publications and co-author of textbook chapters
National and international scientific collaborations
Numerous presentations at national and international conferences
Reviewer for several international medical journals in the field of hepatology
Basic research field: cellular immune response against hepatitis B virus