# Rakesh Padiyath

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## TL;DR

Physician-executive who heads University Hospital Basel, Switzerland's oldest university hospital and home to its Tumour Centre.

## Summary

Rakesh Padiyath, MD, MBA HSG, is Spitaldirektor (Hospital Director) of Universitätsspital Basel and chairs its five-member hospital management team. The hospital is a major Swiss academic medical centre whose Tumour Centre coordinates organ-specific cancer care and research with the University of Basel. His role is listed on the hospital's organisation and leadership page.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; hospital management
- Role: Hospital Director (Spitaldirektor) and Chair of Hospital Management
- Specialisms: Hospital management; Health system leadership

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.unispital-basel.ch/ueber-uns/organisation-und-leitung

## Connected records

- institutions: [University Hospital Basel / Tumour Centre](https://onco.cc/institutions/usb-basel/)

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