Claudio Bassetti

Claudio Lino Alberto Bassetti was born and raised in Ticino, is married and father of
three boys. He speaks six languages and enjoys music, history and sports.
Bassetti received his MD degree from the University of Basel in 1984. He trained in
neurology in Bern and Lausanne and performed research fellowships in experimental
neurophysiology (Basel) and sleep (Ann Arbor, USA). In 2000 he was appointed
professor of Neurology at the University of Zurich. In 2009 he founded the Neurocenter
of Southern Switzerland. From 2012 until 2024, he was the director of the Neurology
Department at the Inselspital.
Bassetti has been working thoughout his career mainly as a general neurologist with a
special interest in clinical skills teaching. Using human and animal approaches he
pioneered the studies between sleep, sleep disorders and stroke. He also made
fundamental contributions to the etiology, pathophysiology and management of human
narcolepsy. He authored over 560 publications (H index 105) and 10 books.
He served as president of the European Neurological Society, European Sleep
Research Society and Swiss Neurological Society (SNS) and European Academy of
Neurology (EAN). He has been the founder president of the Swiss Federation of
Clinical Neurosocieties (SFCNS). For 8 years he served as board member of the Swiss
Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS).
He currently serves as vice-president of the European Brain Council (EBC) and Dean
of the Medical Faculty in Bern. He is honorary member of the SNS and EAN.