Henri Bounameaux MD

Henri Bounameaux, MD, is professor of medicine, director of the Division of Angiology and Haemostasis, and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University Hospitals of Geneva, in Switzerland. He graduated with an MD in Basle, Switzerland, in 1978, and was later board certified in internal medicine and vascular medicine. Professor Bounameaux’s research interests include all aspects of venous thromboembolism. He has authored more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as 100 reviews, didactic papers, and book chapters. He acts as a reviewer for the most important publications in the fields of internal and vascular medicine.
Professor Bounameaux was a member of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and is presently chairman of the ISTH Council. He has received several awards, including the Karl Rohr Prize of the Swiss Society of Hematology (1991), the Swiss Angiology Prize (1991), the Theodor Naegeli International Thrombosis Award (1995), and an Investigator Recognition Award (2003) and a Distinguished Career Award (2009) from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.