Dr. Caroline Schaer

Clinical Fellow

Medical/professional qualifications
MD

Biography
Dr. Caroline Schaer graduated in medicine from the University of Zurich in 2010. She completed her degree in General Internal Medicine in 2016 and since July 2015 has been working as a resident in Critical Care Medicine with a particular interest in echocardiography. Besides her occupation at the hospital, she also worked as an emergency physician in the capital city of Switzerland.

Academic Interests
Extracorporeal life support and respiratory failure
Critical Care Ultrasound
Post-transplant Care

Publications
Schaer C, Schmugge M, Frey B. Prognostic value of nucleated red blood cells in critically ill children. Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w13944.

Schaer C, Klarer A, Starck C, Yuen B. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for interhospital transfer of a patient with severe ARDS. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar;31(3):640.e1-2.

Personal Interests
Sports: Basketball practice for over 15 years
Music: Piano
Travelling

Contact
caroline.schaer@gmx.ch