Dr. med. Spyridon Arampatzis CURRICULUM VITAE Biographical Last Name First Name Nationality Marital Status Business Address Arampatzis Spyridon (Spiros) Greek Married Attending Physician Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology University of Bern, Inselspital CH - 3010 Bern, Switzerland Tel: + 41 31 632 3141 / 3144 Fax: + 41 31 632 9734 E-mail: spyridon.arampatzis@insel.ch Education Primary school Secondary school College Goethe Institut University 1978-1984 in Thessaloniki/Greece 1985-1987 in Thessaloniki/Greece 1987-1990 in Thessaloniki/Greece Graduation: Apolyterion (Abitur) 1990 1991 German Language Course, Düsseldorf, Germany 1992 1998 Medical School Heidelberg and Saarland, Germany Professional Experience 1999-2001 Fellowship in Internal Medicine, Emergency Department and Nephrology, SHG Clinics,Germany 2001-2002 Army medical officer, Internal Medicine & Emergency Department Greece 2002-2003 Fellowship in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Serres, Greece 2003-2007 Clinical and Research Fellow in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland 2007 FMH Internal Medicine Examination 2007 FMH Nephrology (Swiss Certification) 2008-2009 Residency in Nephrology, Medical Department, University of Larissa, Greece
2009-2011 Residency in University Clinic for Osteoporosis, Inselspital Bern since 06/2011 Residency/Clinical Research University Clinic for Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Inselspital, Bern 2010 International Osteoporosis Foundation, Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis, (Lyon, France) 2011 Advanced Course on methods of assessment and treatment options of protein energy wasting in chronic kidney diseases, (Lyon, France) Memberships Swiss Society of Nephrology (SSN, SGN) Swiss Society of Transplantation (SST, SGT) Greek Society of Nephrology and Transplantation (GSN) International Society of Nephrology (ISN) European Renal Association European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) American Society of Nephrology (ASN) American Society of Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR) Grants 1. Research Grant of the Greek Society of Nephrology 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD) enzyme activity and enhanced Glucocorticoid Availability in Primary Male Osteoporosis Period (2010-2012 ) 2. Research Grant of Swiss Society of Nephrology Effects of stochastic resonance therapy on functional muscle strength and postural steadiness after kidney transplantation Period (2012-2014) 3. Research & Clinical Grant, Renal Osteopathy Sarkopenia after kidney transplantation Peer-Reviewed/ Clinical innovation project, Inselspital Project Group Leader 4. Unrestricted Research Grant from AMGEN Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease Period (2011-2014 )
5. Unrestricted Research Grant from AMGEN Novel bone turnover-markers in Chronic Kidney Disease 6. SKIPOG-2 Collaborative research project: Osteoporosis and steroid metabolites SNF/Multicenter Study Period (2013-2016) (Subivestigator) 7. Unrestricted Research Grant from Abvie Role of acid-base homeostasis on blood pressure regulation, renal function and bone disease Peer-Reviewed/ Multicenter Study (Subivestigator) Awards 1. Second Best Dissertation Award, Uni. Bern 2003 Comparative Enzymology of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1: Possible Implications for the Development of Inhibitors for Treatment of Patients with the Metabolic Syndrom 2. Best clinical research project Award, Uni. Bern 2012 Analysis of diuretic-induced hyponatremia and osteoporotic fractures in 10.000 elderly patients admitted to the emergency department Arampatzis S. Funk GC, Zimmermann H, Mohaupt M, Exadaktylos AK, Lindner G
Research Activity 1997 1999 Clinical research ass. as a medical student: Sleep Apnea Lab, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Germany 2000-2001 Clinical research ass. Sleep Apnea Lab, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Saarland, Germany 2003 2007 Research & Clinical Fellow, University Clinic for Nephrology and Hypertension, Nephrology Research Unit, University of Bern, Switzerland 2007-2009 Clinical & Research Resident, Nephrology Clinical Research Unit, University of Larissa, Greece 2009-06/2011 Clinical & Research Resident, University policlinic for Osteoporosis, Bern, Switzerland 06//2011-present; Clinical & Research Resident, University Clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nephrology Research Unit, University of Bern, Switzerland Current research Projects Renal Sarkopenia and Osteopathie in chronic kidney disease and renal transplantation Vascualar calcification and bone mineral disorders in chronic kidney disease and renal transplantation Electorlyte disorders and and associations with clinical outcome and bone mineral disorders Contranst enhanced ultrasound and BOLD-MRI in renal transplantation Acute kindney injury in Sepsis Pharmacoepidemiology of diuretic therapy associated electrolyte and bone disorders
Teaching Appointments University of Bern/Switzerland 2010 present Supervision and comlpetion of 3 medical Dissertations and currently of 1 Master Thesis medical students 2011 - present Clinical skills tutorials for 3rd year medical students 2011 - present Supervision of fellows of the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension; Inselspital Bern Inselspital 2012 present Lectures in clinical medicine and nephrology for intensive care nursing courses and dialysis care courses University of Thessaly/Greece 2008 2009 Clinical skills tutorials for 3rd, 4rd and 6rd year medical students 2008 2009 Lectures in clinical nephrology for 4th and 6th year medical students 2008 2009 Supervision of fellows of the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension