ÖRGUL Selim

Chief of the Department of Diagnostics and Vice-Chair of Education at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)

  1. Present position:

Chief of the Department of Diagnostics and Vice-Chair of Education at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)

  1. Diplomas:

1980 Maturité Fédérale type C, «Prix du club rotary» and «prix des sciences»
1986 «Diplôme fédérale de medicine» University of Basel
1987 Doctoral dissertation, University of Basel
1999 Venia docenti (privat docent) at the University of Basel
2004 Professor of Ophthalmology

  1. Training and Education since secondary school diploma:

1980 – 1986  Medical school of the University of Basel, Graduation December 1986

  1. Professional activities (post graduate):

April 1987 – March 1988. Resident, Internal Medicine, District Hospital of La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)
April 1988 – June 1989. Resident, Surgery, District Hospital of La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)
July 1989 – December 1992. Resident, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
1993. Clinical fellowship in glaucoma, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
1994 – 1995. Postdoctoral research fellow, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, (USA)
January – June 1996. Resident, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
July 1996 – June 1997. Substitute senior Physician, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
July 1997 – May 2004. Senior Physician, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
Since June 2004. Chief of the Department of Diagnostics and member of the Clinic’s Administrative Board at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)
March 2015 – July 2016. Interimistic Chairman, Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel
September 2016 – February 2017. Deputy Chairman at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel
Since March 2018. Chief of the Department of Diagnostics and Vice-Chair of Education at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Basel (CH)

  1. Research positions

1993. Clinical fellowship in glaucoma, University Eye Clinic Basel
1994 – 1995. Postdoctoral research fellow, Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
1997 – 2016. Coordinator of clinical research at the University Eye Clinic Basel

  1. Professional Societies

Swiss Physician and Surgical Society (FMH)
Swiss Ophthalmic Society (Scientific Secretary)
International Glaucoma Association
European Glaucoma Society
Glaucoma Research Society
Glaucoma group of the Swiss Ophthalmic Society: (President: 2004-2006)        
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
European Association for Vison and Eye Research (EVER): Board member 2003-2008
Association for Continuing Education in Ophthalmology: President 2004-2009
Ocular Blood Flow Research Association: President 2007-2009

  1. Publications

142 peer-reviewed articles in international journals