Walter, Matthias, PD, MD PhD

His research focuses on autonomic dysfunctions in individuals with underlying neurological disorders with emphasis on cardiovascular, lower urinary tract, bowel and sexual function. He has ongoing national (Prof. Michèle Hubli, Prof. Thomas M. Kessler, PD Dr. Anke Scheel-Sailer, PD Dr. Dr. Björn Zörner) and international collaborations (Prof. Andrei Krassioukov and Prof. Tania Lam, Vancouver, Canada and Prof. Tom Nightingale, Birmingham, UK). He is the current chairmen of the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Autonomic Standards Committee.

Scientific activity and publications: ORCID   Google Scholar   Researchgate   LinkedIn

Education

2023        Habilitation (PD, i.e., ‘Lecturer’) – Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel
Title: “Prediction, amelioration, and characterization of autonomic dysreflexia in individuals with spinal cord injury”

2018         Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Thesis title: “Multi-methodological approaches to investigate lower urinary tract function in health and disease” (Supervisors Prof. P.E. van Kerrebroeck and Prof. G.A. van Koeveringe, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Co-Supervisor Prof. Armin Curt, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich)

2016           Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) – European board certification 2016            Specialist in Urology (FMH) – Board certification, Swiss medical association
2014             Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) – University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich
Thesis title: “Intrathecal baclofen therapy in children with severe spasticity: outcome and complications” (Supervisors Prof. F.H. Sennhauser and Prof. A. Meyer-Heim, University Children`s Hospital, Zurich)
2006              Federal Degree in Medicine (MD) – Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Employment

Since 11/2024                     Urologist in private practice, Urologie Nordwestschweiz
08/2020 – 07/2024             Attending physician, Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel
08/2019 – 07/2020             Fellow, Neuro-Urology, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil
11/2016 – 07/2019             Honorary postdoc, ICORD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
11/2016 – 07/2019             Division member, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UBC, Vancouver
2014 – 2016                           Adjunct postdoc, University of Zurich
2006 – 2016                           Residency at multiple hospitals across Switzerland