[Translate to English:] Profilfoto von David Bervini in weissem Arztkittel auf weissem Hintergrund

David Bervini, MD, MAdvSurg

Professor and Senior Attending

Dr. David Bervini, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and a Senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. After completing his medical studies at the…

Dr. David Bervini, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and a Senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. After completing his medical studies at the University of Lausanne and further training in Lugano, Neuenburg and Lausanne, he obtained his medical specialist tittle in 2011.

This was followed by a two-year surgical fellowship with clinical research at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, under Prof. Michael Morgan, during which he specialized in the field of vascular neurosurgery. He was able to further expand his expertise in this field during advanced training in China and the USA in recent years.

David Bervini has received several awards for his research and clinical activities, including the César Roux Prize from the University of Lausanne. He is a reviewer of more than ten internationally renowned journals and a member of several nationals and internationals societies.
In addition, David Bervini is a delegated member of the European Society of Neurosurgery, an expert of the Swiss Stroke Society, a member of the Steering Committee of the Swiss Stroke Registry and an investigator in several national studies.

Besides clinical researches, he is interested in new technologies and leads several translational research projects in collaboration with several national and international centers. Dr. David Bervini’s publication list includes more than 50 original papers, reviews and book contributions.

David Bervini is married and father of triplets.


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

Contact

Social Media
My publications

Specialities

  • Microsurgical operations of vessels (cerebrovascular neurosurgery) as well as consultation and treatment in the case of
    • Aneurysms
    • Cerebral vascular malformations
    • Carotid stenosis
    • Vascular bypasses and Moyamoya Disease
  • Cranial Base Neurosurgery
  • Development of state-of-art surgical procedures and anatomical models for education and training purposes

Projects

  • Physical stimulation of aneurysms “SurgeonsLab” in collaboration with ARTORG, Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe, Prof. Stefan Weber)
  • “Real Time Augmented Visualization of Vessel Perfusion with Automated Video Analysis” in collaboration with the Computer Vision Group, University of Bern (Prof. Paolo Favaro). Supported by the CTU Research Grant
  • “Computational fluid dynamics modelling (CFD) of laminar wall shear stress (LWSS) of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) to predict haemorrhage”, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Hermodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology (LHTC) – EPFL, Lausanne (Prof. Nikolaos Stergiopulos).

Memberships

Awards

2021

1st place Ypsomed Innovation Award for SurgeonLab, Ypsomed Innovation Fund, Burgdorf BE

2020

Venture Kick Grant, Venture Lab, Schlieren

2020

Innosuisse Grant - Swiss Agency for the Promotion of Innovation, Bern

2020

Research Grant, Swiss Heart Foundation

2017

CTU Research Grant, University of Bern

Professional experience

Since 2015

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2014–2015

Senior physician with specialization in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2010–2011

Senior physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2008–2009

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2007–2008

Resident, Department of Surgery and ENT, Cantonal Hospital Neuchâtel

2005–2007

Resident, Clinic for Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital Lugano

Education

2/2024

Associate Professorship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

2021

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, appointment as Privatdozent of the University of Bern

2017

Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital and Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Prof. Y. Mao and Prof. Bin Xu)

2015

PhD, University of Lausanne

2013

Master of Advanced Surgery in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Prof. Michael K. Morgan)

2012–2013

Cerebrovascular Fellowship and Master of Advanced Surgery in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Prof. Michael K. Morgan)

2011

Specialist in Neurosurgery

2004

Doctorate at the University of Lausanne

1998–2004

Study of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Lausanne