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Our team

The CCHA is set-up in an interprofessional way. It currently consists of six people with different qualifications and complementary skills profiles. Data analysts, physicians and researchers work together on research and innovation projects in pediatrics.

Meet the team

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Nicole Ritz
Director
The innovative visionary of paediatric medicine.
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Foto LUKS NathalieGasser
Nathalie Gasser
Center Manager
The multi-talented pragmatist who keeps an eye on everything.
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Marcus M. Werners
Data Analyst
The Epic certificate champion with in-depth knowledge of the database.
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Foto LUKS Anna Schöni
Anna Schöni
Data Analyst
The disruptive big data expert with epidemiological insight.
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Sergio Ruiz Carmona
Data Analyst
The AI specialist with unlimited programming skills and an international background
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Urs Schumacher
Project lead biosensors
The biomedical engineer who bridges the gap between the future, research, and pediatrics
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Meet the steering committee

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Nicole Ritz
Director of the CCHA, Head physician of pediatrics, Children's hospital of Central Switzerland
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Nora Fritschi
Assistant Professor for Person-Centered Medicine in Childhood and Adolescent Medicine with Tenure Track, University of Lucerne
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Birgit Wernz
Birgit Wernz
Head of nursing, Children's hospital of Central Switzerland
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Meet the advisory board

Christian Baumgartner
Christian Baumgartner
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Sanela Baltensperger
Sanela Baltensperger
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Birgit Wernz
Nicolas von der Weid
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Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch
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Daryl Cheng
Daryl Cheng
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Achim Plückebaum
Achim Plueckebaum
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Julia Vogt
Julia Vogt
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Ross McKenzie
Ross McKenzie
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Matthias Kopp
Matthias Kopp
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Joern Larsen
Jørn Larsen
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CCHA alumni

Foto LUKS Mirjam Kissling
Mirjam Kissling
MD student pediatrics
Mirjam Kissling completed her doctoral thesis on criteria-led discharges at the CCHA from October 2025 to October 2025. We congratulate Mirjam on her successful completion. Starting in November 2025, Mirjam will work as a resident physician at the Children's Hospital of Central Switzerland.
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Daryl Cheng
Associate professor
A/Prof Daryl Cheng works at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne as a pediatrician and clinical informatician. He visited the CCHA 2025 for a six-week sabbatical and will continue to work with the CCHA as a member of the CCHA advisory board in the future.
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Florence Gavin
Florence Gavin
Project manager
Florence Gavin completed a six-month project assignment as part of the BNF qualification program at the CCHA, focusing, among other things, on the topic of general consent.
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