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Arnaud Chioléro, MD PhD, is a Full Professor of Population Health at the University of Fribourg, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Medicine and the Department of Community Health (MPH). He also holds adjunct professorships at McGill University and the University of Bern, and serves as Director of the Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab) and academic co-director of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). He works as a chief physician-epidemiologist at the Observatoire valaisan de la santé in Sion, overseeing public health surveillance.
Education:
- MD, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- MSc in Epidemiology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
- PhD in Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada
His research focuses on life course epidemiology of chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and hypertension, with a strong emphasis on public health surveillance, prevention, and health equity. His work integrates population-level data to inform policy and improve health outcomes across the lifespan.
The most recent publications highlight a consistent focus on cardiovascular epidemiology, obesity and BMI trends, socioeconomic disparities in health, and public health surveillance systems. His research employs cohort studies, systematic reviews, and population-level analyses to assess risk factors, monitor disease trends, and evaluate interventions.
Scientific Roles and Leadership:
- Director, Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg
- Academic Co-Director, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+)
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, McGill University
- Adjunct Professor, Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern
- Chief Physician-Epidemiologist, Observatoire valaisan de la santé, Sion
He has secured research funding and leads a dynamic research group focused on population health. His work bridges clinical epidemiology and public health policy, contributing to national and international efforts in chronic disease prevention. He supervises PhD and Master’s students through his laboratory and university affiliations.
Laboratories and Teams:
He leads the Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab) at the University of Fribourg, a research group dedicated to epidemiological studies on chronic diseases, health disparities, and public health surveillance. The lab collaborates with national and international institutions, including SSPH+, Swiss health agencies, and academic centers in Europe and North America.
