Prof. Guzman is Head of the Department and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Basel and has been an active member of the SFCNS Board since 2019. Since the launch of the SFCNS Swiss Brain Health Plan in 2023, he has also served on its Board, representing the neurosurgical perspective and contributing to key initiatives – among them, the development of a Memorandum of Understanding with the German Brain Council.

With Prof. Guzman, the SFCNS gains a highly skilled and well-connected leader, dedicated to advancing the federation’s mission with commitment, vision, and forward-looking energy.

The SFCNS congratulates Prof. Guzman on his election and wishes him every success in his new role.

Prof. Guzman succeeds Prof. Luca Remonda, who has significantly strengthened and advanced the SFCNS during his presidency. His leadership was marked by a strong focus on the common interests of all neurological disciplines, the launch of the Swiss Brain Health Plan, and the continued development of postgraduate medical education and training within the clinical neurosciences.

We would like to thank Prof. Remonda for his remarkable dedication and visionary leadership, and we are pleased that he will continue to support the SFCNS Board as Past President.

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The Board is now composed as follows:

• President: Prof. Raphael Guzman MD
• Vice-President: Prof. Urs Fischer, MD > newly elected
• Past-Präsident: Prof. Luca Remonda, MD
• Treasurer: Prof Hans Jung, MD
• Assessors:
  Prof. Isabel Wanke, MD (SSNR)
  Prof. Alexandre Datta, MD (SSCN)
  Prof. Kim Quang Do Cuénod, MD (SSBP)
  PD Jean-Yves Fournier, MD (SSNC) > newly elected
  Prof. Andrea Klein, MD (SSNP) > newly elected
  Lukas Sveikata, MD (YouCliN) > newly elected

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The SFCNS warmly welcomes Prof. Urs Fischer, MD, as our new Vice President, along with the new board members PD Jean-Yves Fournier, MD, Prof. Andrea Klein, MD, and Lukas Sveikata, MD.

We extend our sincere thanks to Prof. Olivier Bozinov, MD, PD Barbara Goeggel, MD,  and Prof. Indrit Bègue, MD, who are stepping down from the board after contributing greatly to the goals of the SFCNS over the past year.

Last but not least, we would like to express our deep gratitude to Prof. Philippe Lyrer, MD, for his outstanding leadership and longstanding commitment as Vice-President, President, and Past-President. His dedication has played a key role in driving the SFCNS forward.