 Since 2007, he is a Director and Ordinarius Professor of Legal Medicine at the University Center of Legal Medicine in Lausanne-Geneva, Switzerland.Moreover, since August 1, 2011, Prof. Mangin took over the leadership of the Department of Community Medicine and Health (DUMSC) of the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV).Patrice Mangin is a member of a number of distinguished national and international professional societies, among of which are; the French Society of Legal Medicine, the International Academy of Legal Medicine of which he served as a treasurer from 2009 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2015 was its elected vice-president.