Prof. Dr. med. Achim Rody

gynecology, obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, and perinatal medicine

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
96%	27 years	9.7/10	$$$	290	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Lubeck

Health facility

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Lubeck

Medical unit

Department of gynecology and obstetrics

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Achim Rody is a highly experienced doctor with 26 years of expertise in gynecology, obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, and perinatal medicine. He works at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Lubeck, Germany. With a solid academic background, Prof. Rody has published 290 scientific publications in reputable journals, focusing on various aspects of breast cancer, including gene signatures for response prediction to chemotherapy and endocrine regulatory mechanisms. His research has earned him several prestigious awards, such as the Guido Tytgat Session Best Abstract Award and the Cancer Foundation Merit Award. Prof. Rody's research involves the study of stem cell concepts and endocrine responsiveness in breast cancer. He is highly regarded in the field and is a member of various professional associations, including the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Through his extensive knowledge and expertise, Prof. Rody is dedicated to providing the best possible care for his patients.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1990‐1997 Studied human medicine at the Gutenberg University of Mainz
1998 Obtaining a license for medical practice
1998 Defense of the dissertation: “The function of leucemia inhibitory factor in human hematopoietic stem cell cultures in vitro”
1998-2002 Research Associate at the Department for gynecology and obstetrics of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Munster
2002-2010 Research Associate at the Department for gynecology and obstetrics
2002 Further training for specialists in gynecology and obstetrics from Medical Association Westphalia-Lippe in Muenster
2002 Obtaining specialization in gynecology and obstetrics
2007 Habilitation and a teaching license at the Goethe University of Frankfurt: "Endocrine regulatory mechanisms and the stem cell concept of breast cancer"
2009 Received additional qualifications in the field of gynecologic oncology at the State Medical Association of Hesse
2011 Habilitation at the Saarland University Hospital
2011 Obtaining further specialization in special obstetrics and perinatal medicine at the State Medical Association of the Saarland in Saarbrucken
Preceptorship at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

Experience

1997-1998 Internship as a doctor in the Department of gynecology and obstetrics at the Motherhouse of the Borromean Women in Trier
2003 Senior Physician
2009-2010 Managing Senior Physician at the University Women's Clinic in Frankfurt
2010-2012 Deputy Clinic Director of the Department of gynecology and obstetrics at the Saarland University Hospital
2011 Extraordinary professorship at the Saarland University
2012 University stations in Muenster, Frankfurt, and Homburg/Saar
2012 Director of the Department of gynecology and obstetrics at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Lubeck (UKSH)

Awards & Memberships

2004 Poster Prize of the Middle Rhine Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics: "Laboratory parameters characterizing the HELLP syndrome in different feto-maternal circulation"
2006 Guido Tytgat Session Best Abstract Award: "Gene signatures for response prediction to neoadjuvant TAC chemotherapy"
2007 Schmidt‐Matthiesen Prize of the gynecological working group on Oncology: “Breast cancers with properties of mammary epithelial stem cells delineate endocrine responsiveness” and Award for “Best Scientific Lecture”
2008 "Organon Science Grant" from the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Hamburg
2008 Cancer Foundation Merit Award of the American Society of Clinical Oncology: "Breast cancers with stem cell-like features delineate endocrine responsiveness"
2008 Science Prize of the German Society for Senology: "Loss of Plexin B1 is highly prognostic in low proliferating ER-positive breast cancers – results of a large scale microarray analysis"
2008 Scientific Congress Secretary of the German cancer congress in Berlin
2009 Cancer Foundation Merit Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology "Microarray analysis of differentially expressed genes in luminal B subtype of breast cancers reveals NHERF1 as a new marker of endocrine resistance"
2010 GebFra Prize from the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Munich
Member of the organ committee of Mamma, the working group on gynecological oncology, and the advisory board working group on gynecological endoscopy
Spokesman of the continuing education committee of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
Representative of the professional society involved in the preparation of various S3 guidelines
Co-editor of scientific journals such as "European Journal of Cancer," "The Breast", "Breast Care" and "Obstetrics and Gynecology"
Member of the Professional Association of Gynecologists
Member of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
Member of the German Cancer Society
Member of the working group on gynecological oncology
Member of the German Society for Senology
Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Advisory Board Member Breast Cancer Germany
Member of the North German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
Member of the working group for aesthetic, plastic, and reconstructive surgical procedures in gynecology
Special Editor in the journal “The Breast”
Member of the editorial board of the "European Journal of Cancer"
Member of the journal's scientific advisory board of the "GynSpectrum"
Initiator of the international conference on molecular basics and therapeutic implications in breast cancer
Included in the FOCUS doctors' top lists in breast cancer, gynecological operations, and gynecological tumors