Dr. Urs Beat Schaad graduated in 1971 from the Medical Faculty of the Bernese Medical School and in 1978 he completed his specialist training in Pediatrics (Specialist FMH in Pediatrics). From 1978 until 1996 he gained vast experience in different institutions, hospitals and universities on different positions.
Professor Urs B. Schaad is a member of various infectious disease committees and professional organizations.
By the end of 2018, he had presented more than 400 times at Professional Medical Meetings in Switzerland and in many countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. He is the author of over 250 articles, 150 of these are original papers in peer-reviewed Medical Journals, the great majority in English.
Professor Urs B. Schaad also has a long and vast experience in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies regarding vaccines, antibiotics and immunostimulants.