Research activities are an integral part of HUG's mission, and are carried out in close collaboration with the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine.
The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), a leading national and international academic institution, brings together eight public hospitals and two clinics.
In accordance with a decentralised approach, each department is led by a head of department, assisted by a management committee. Their role is to ensure that the following are properly applied in the department and its services:
Prof. Christoph Becker, head of the imaging and medical informatics department (8 sessions)
Prof. Dominique Belli, head of the child and adolescent department until the end of September 2017, then Prof. Alain Gervaix from October 2017 (10 sessions)
Prof. Denis Hochstrasser, head of the genetic medicine, laboratory and pathology department until the end of November 2017, then Prof. Laura Rubbia-Brandt from December 2017 (5 sessions)
Prof. Olivier Irion, head of the gynaecology and obstetrics department until the end of September 2017, then Prof. Patrick Petignat from October 2017 (10 sessions)