Physicians Association for Nutrition Switzerland

Denis Pfeiffer is a physician currently working in the field of Internal and Emergency Medicine near Zurich. He has expertise in Nutrition Counselling and Preventive Medicine. As president, he oversees the development of the Swiss branch.

Selina Ehrenzeller is a medical student at the University of Basel. She established an elective project on “Nutrition and Medicine” at her university to address this underrepresented topic among Master’s medical students.

Medical Representative

Elina Christes is a physician currently working at the HFR (hôpital fribourgeois) in Fribourg. She has been involved in different student organisations on a local, national and international level during her studies. She has been leading a plant-based lifestyle for years and takes any opportunity to bring it closer to people and patients.

Finances, Members & Responsible for Food Science

Elias Zwyssig is a master’s student in Food Digestion & Health and has a Bachelor’s in Food Science from ETH Zurich. He has previously helped set up a student association in the Netherlands.

Aisha Abo El Ela is currently a research physician at the University Hospital Basel. She is a certified lifestyle physician and completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Nutrition for Disease Prevention and Health at ETH Zurich. While she herself has been following a plant-based lifestyle for years, she takes every opportunity to inspire people to live a healthy lifestyle.

University Groups

Alina Koller is a medical student at the University of Zurich. She has been interested in nutrition for many years and has been part of a research project which investigates this topic.

Ariane Pauli is a medical student at the University of Lausanne. She has volunteered on a local, national and international level in different student organizations and brings experience in project management, communication and social media design.

Camille Bertossa is a medical student at the University of Zurich. So far she has been involved in different student organizations on a local, national and international level and has experience in the areas of fundraising, sponsoring and marketing..