Caring for you as we would for ourselves
Francis Meier
Dr. med.

Francis Meier

Chief of Emergency Care Department

Specialist in General Internal Medicine and hospital-based Emergency Care (Swiss Society of Emergency and Rescue Medicine - SSERM), Member of the Swiss Medical Association (FMH)

  • Contact
  • Presentation
  • Career
  • Training
  • Research and publications

Secretarial

+41 22 719 60 10

Consultations by appointment only.

Hours

Monday
08:30 - 11:30
14:00 - 16:00
Tuesday
08:30 - 11:30
14:00 - 16:00
Thursday
08:30 - 11:30
14:00 - 16:00
Friday
08:30 - 11:30

Place of practice

  • Hôpital de La Tour
    Bâtiment B1
    Avenue J.-D. Maillard 3
    CH-1217 Meyrin

Languages spoken

  • French
  • English

Professional activities

Since 2016
Chair of the Medical Committee Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
1995 - 2004
Deputy Chief of Emergency Care Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
Since 2004
Chief of Emergency Care Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
Since 1995
Internal Medicine practice Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland

Teaching activities

1997 - 2014
Instructor Ecole supérieure de soins ambulanciers (Paramedic college), Geneva, Switzerland
Since 2008
Instructor University of Applied Sciences (HES-SO) Nutritionist

Degrees and qualifications

2005
Certificate of the Swiss Society of Emergency and Rescue Medicine (SSERM) Geneva, Switzerland
2002
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Lausanne, Switzerland
2001
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Lausanne, Switzerland
1990
FMH-accredited specialist in Internal Medicine Geneva, Switzerland
1986
License to practice Geneva, Switzerland
1986
Doctorate in Medicine Geneva, Switzerland
1984
Swiss medical degree Geneva, Switzerland

Professional training

2000
Course on emergency medicine Chexbres, Switzerland
1994 - 1995
Assistant head of SOS Médecins medical emergency service Geneva, Switzerland
1992 - 1993
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Department, Prof. Waldvogel Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
1991 - 1992
Chief Resident, Emergency Department Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland

Publication

2011
Co-author of the second edition of the book “Urgences à domicile,” published by Médecine et hygiène Geneva, Switzerland
2003
Co-author of the book “Urgences à domicile,” published by Médecine et hygiène Geneva, Switzerland