TILI Research Group
The TILI Research Group is an interdisciplinary academic collaboration involving leading Swiss centers in vascular medicine, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology. The consortium brings together complementary expertise to advance procedural efficacy and improve clinical outcomes in patients with limb ischemia.
Our collaborative work focuses on the development, validation, and implementation of standardized outcome scores, including the TILI and cTILI scores, as well as on the design and conduct of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) addressing endovascular and surgical strategies in limb ischemia.
Collaborating Institutions

University Hospital Bern,
Bern, Switzerland
Swiss Cardiovascular Center
Aleksandra Tuleja MD - Angiology
Sarah Maike Bernhard MD - Angiology
Marc Schindewolf MD– Angiology
Michel Bosiers MD – Vascular Surgery
Christian Zielasek MD - Vascular Surgery

Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Stephanie Zbinden MD – Angiology
Heymann Greicy MD – Radiology

University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Tim Sebastian, MD – Angiology
Anna-Leonie Menges, MD – Vascular Surgery

Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Céline Deslarzes, MD – Vascular Surgery

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland
Ettorre Ludovica, MD – Vascular Surgery and Angiology
Ruffino Maria Antonella, MD – Interventional Radiology

Biel Hospital Center,
Biel, Switzerland
Sarah Maike Bernhard, MD – Angiology
Lea Attias MD - Angiology

Chirurgia Vascolare, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Chirurgiche e della Salute,
University of Trieste
Trieste, Italy
Prof. Mario D'Oria, MD