Caring for you as we would for ourselves
Dr.

Rui Ribeiro da Costa

Assistant Chief Medical Officer

General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

  • Contact
  • Presentation
  • Career
  • Training
  • Research and publications

Place of practice

  • Hôpital de La Tour

Mot du spécialiste

As a specialist in general internal medicine, I have built my career within hospital settings, where I have gained solid clinical experience and developed a strong sense of teamwork. I naturally gravitated toward geriatrics, a field that aligns with my values.

My practice spans both hospital and outpatient settings, allowing me to provide comprehensive and continuous care for patients. I am committed to supporting older adults in maintaining their independence and quality of life, while preventing functional decline and social isolation through a personalized approach.

I particularly value multidisciplinary collaboration, which is essential in geriatrics to address the complexity of the situations we encounter. I am also dedicated to supervising and training resident physicians, an activity I consider both rewarding and indispensable for passing on knowledge and best practices.

Medical specialties

Languages spoken

  • French
  • Portuguese

Professional activities

2012 - 2013
Resident, Geriatrics Department (Prof. G. Gold) Hôpital des Trois-Chêne, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 - 2015
Assistant physician, General Internal Medicine Department (Prof. O. Kherad) Hôpital de La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
2015 - 2018
Assistant physician, General Internal Medicine Department (Prof. J-R. Reny) Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2018 - 2020
Senior Resident, Department of General Internal Medicine (Prof. O. Kherad) Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, Switzerland
2020 - 2024
v Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2024 - 2026
Senior Resident, Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Department, Department of Internal Medicine for the Elderly (Prof. C. Graf and Prof. D. Zekry) Hôpital des Trois-Chêne, Geneva, Switzerland
2026
Resident, Geriatric Psychiatry Department (Prof. Paul G. Unschuld) Belle-Idée Psychiatric Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

Degrees and qualifications

2012
Federal Medical Degree Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
2019
FMH in General Internal Medicine Geneva, Switzerland
2027
Diploma in Advanced Training in Geriatrics Geneva, Switzerland
2013
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Geneva, Switzerland
2016
POCUS Cardiac Ultrasound and E-FAST Abdominal and Pleural Ultrasound (Prof. Th. Fumeaux) Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
2021
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Lyon, France
2022 - 2023
Supervision and Mentoring Skills Program HUG, Geneva, Switzerland
2022
Advanced Course in Targeted Ultrasound for Intensive Care Physicians Rennaz Hospital, Rennaz, Switzerland

Publication

2020
Ribeiro da Costa R, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess. Swiss Medical Journal
2020
Fratianni A, Ribeiro da Costa R, Leung Ki EL, Drepper M. Prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking NSAIDs. Swiss Medical Journal
2021
Porzi J, Kherad O, Ribeiro da Costa R. One Too Many Colonoscopies. Swiss Medical Journal
2021
Skalidis I, et al., Ribeiro da Costa R. Utility of unenhanced computed tomography for triage in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
2024
Berner A, et al., Ribeiro da Costa R. When crouching gait reveals Crohn’s disease. The American Journal of Medicine.
2025
Management of Comorbidities in Older Adults with Severe Neurocognitive Disorders. The Medical Gazette
2026
Wernicke’s encephalopathy unmasking progressive supranuclear palsy and Alzheimer’s pathology: a diagnostic challenge in an older adult. BMJ Case Reports