The Foundation Board
The current Foundation Board consists of 10 members from the healthcare industry and one legal advisor.
Their extensive experience and in-depth knowledge strengthen the Swiss Kidney Foundation in its commitment to health.
Member of the Foundation Board
François Verrey
| Forename | François |
| Surname | Verrey |
| Year of birth | 1954 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activity | After a few years’ medical activity, including in nephrology, several years’ work as a researcher and lecturer in physiology, particularly in the area of transport of salt and amino acids in the kidneys |
| Previous activities, if relevant | Director of National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney.CH, Director of Institute of Physiology of the University of Zürich, President of Swiss Society of Nephrology and the Swiss Physiological Society. |
| Current activities | As Professor emeritus working for various foundations, for the University of Zürich and, within the scope of the NCCR Kidney.CH and the Health Sciences eTraining Foundation (HSeT), on the postgraduate training course (CAS/DAS) ‘Translational Nephrology’ |
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Pierre-Yves Martin
| Forename | Pierre-Yves |
| Surname | Martin |
| Year of birth | 1956 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities | Head of the Department of Nephrology (2000-2021) |
| Previous activities, if relevant | Chief Physician Department of Medicine University of Geneva |
| Current activities | Professor Emeritus University of Geneva |
| Voluntary activity | President Fondation AGIR |
Isabelle Binet
| Forename | Isabelle |
| Surname | Binet |
| Year of birth | 1962 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activity | Several years’ care of people with kidney diseases and live kidney donors
Interest in informing laypeople about kidneys and transplantation |
| Previous activities, if relevant | President of Swiss Society of Nephrology |
| Current activities | Clinic head nephrology/transplant medicine, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital |
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Olivier Bonny
| Forename | Olivier |
| Surname | Bonny |
| Year of birth | 1969 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities |
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| Previous activities, if relevant | Secretary, Swiss Society of Nephrology (SSN) |
| Current activities | Head of the Service of Nephrology, HFR, Freiburg |
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Pietro Cippà
| Forename | Pietro |
| Surname | Cippà |
| Year of birth | 1982 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activity | Clinical nephrologist, basic researcher |
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| Voluntary activity | None at present |
Sabine Herzig
| Forename | Sabine |
| Surname | Herzig |
| Year of birth | 1978 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities | Worked for many years as a qualified nurse and specialist carer nursing and advising people with chronic kidney disease. Experience of teaching and training specialist nurses with the focus on chronic diseases and renal insufficiency |
| Previous activities, if relevant | Caring for people with kidney disease as a specialist nurse on the nephrology ward at Inselspital Bern, Switzerland. |
| Current activities | Head of specialist consultations for chronic kidney diseases, Inselspital Bern. Advanced practice nurse APN |
Thomas Hunziker
| Forename | Thomas |
| Surname | Hunziker |
| Year of birth | 1956 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activity | ADPKD, care of patients prior to transplantation, family support |
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Pandora Kunz
| Forename | Pandora |
| Surname | Kunz-Notter |
| Year of birth | 1985 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities | Lawyer specialising in public law, specifically public health law. |
| Current activities | Lawyer and partner in the practice of Kanzlei Lemann, Walz & Partner, Bern, Switzerland. |
Andrea Schäfer
| Forename | Andrea Maria |
| Surname | Schäfer Affentranger |
| Year of birth | 1961 |
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| Previous activities, if relevant | ditto |
| Current activities | ditto |
| Voluntary activity | President VNPS (Swiss Kidney Patients Association) |
Sibylle Tschumi
| Forename | Sibylle |
| Surname | Tschumi |
| Year of birth | 1976 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities |
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| Current activities | Head of Paediatric Nephrology Unit, Inselspital Bern |
| Voluntary activity | None at present |
Seraina von Moos
| Title | Dr. med. |
| Forename | Seraina |
| Surname | von Moos |
| Year of birth | 1981 |
| Experience in the field or focus of activities | Nephrology with focus on post-transplant care |
| Previous activities, if relevant | Medical studies & Master studies Biology/Immunology University of Zurich Advanced training in internal medicine and nephrology Senior physician at the University Hospital of Zurich President and co-founder of Young Swiss Nephrology |
| Current activities | Senior Physician Cantonal Hospital Lucerne |
Former members of the Foundation Board
Alfred Bär, Oberwil BL
Professor Andreas Bock, Aarau
Professor Michel Burnier, Lausanne
Ursula Dietrich, Bern
Walter Geiser, Dornach
Professor Jean-Pierre Guignard, Lausanne
Ulrich Hänsenberger, Bern
Professor Heini Murer, Beckenried
Professor Bernard Rossier, Lausanne
Dr. Carlo Schönholzer, Breganzona
Professor Jürg Steiger, Basel
«I live healthy and enjoy the present and listen well to my body»
Thomas Hunziker, Member of the Foundation Board
