Cyril Sahyoun
M.D., PD
Senior Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Cyril Sahyoun is a pediatric emergency physician dedicated to combining clinical excellence with emotional safety for children. His work in procedural sedation, analgesia, and family-centered care ensures that children with diverse needs receive safe, compassionate, and effective treatment.
«Let's make emotional safety a core value in pediatrics.»
More about Cyril Sahyoun
Dr. Cyril Sahyoun, MD, PhD, is dual American and Swiss board-certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He trained at Georgetown University, Columbia University’s Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian, and Boston Children’s Hospital, developing expertise in procedural sedation, anxiolysis, and analgesia for children with autism, phobias, chronic conditions, and developmental delays.
After serving as an attending physician and head of medical student education in Pediatric Emergency Medicine in New York, Dr. Sahyoun moved to Geneva, where he is advancing Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Procedural Sedation and Analgesia at the Children’s Hospital of Geneva (HUG). He also leads the Confort and Procedural Sedation Program, focusing on safe and compassionate care.
Dr. Sahyoun has authored influential reviews, book chapters, and surveys in pediatric sedation, and recently developed a family-centered sedation program for children with autism and neurodevelopmental delays. Beyond medicine, he enjoys baking deeply fermented sourdough breads for his family and their dog, Chicha.