Prof. Dr. med. Bernward Passlick

general, thoracic, and vascular surgery

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Overview

Country, City

Germany, Freiburg

Health facility

University Hospital Freiburg

Medical unit

Department of thoracic surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Bernward Passlick is a highly experienced and well-renowned doctor specializing in general, thoracic, and vascular surgery. With over 34 years of experience, he has built an impressive career in the medical field. He obtained his medical degree from prestigious universities such as the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich and Harvard University in Boston. Dr. Passlick's expertise lies in thoracic surgery, particularly in lung cancer treatment. He is recognized for his extensive research on tumor cell dissemination in bronchial carcinoma and his contributions to thoracic oncology. He has published 229 scientific publications on various aspects of lung cancer treatment and outcomes. Currently, Dr. Passlick serves as a Full Professor and the Director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg in Germany. He is also Chairman of the Thoracic Oncology Center of the Comprehensive Cancer Center in Freiburg. These positions showcase his leadership and the trust placed in his abilities. With his vast experience, dedication to research, and leadership roles, Prof. Dr. Bernward Passlick is considered a highly skilled and respected surgeon. His expertise in thoracic surgery, specifically lung cancer treatment, has contributed significantly to advancements in the field and improved patient outcomes.

Skills & Expertise

Gallery

Detect lung cancer early and treat it successfully | Freiburg University Hospital

A knighthood for Freiburg thoracic surgery | university hospital Freiburg

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1986-1989 Studied human medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Georg-August University of Goettingen, and University of Abruzzo with staying abroad at Harvard University in Boston, University of Minnesota, and Montefiore Hospital of Pittsburgh
Obtaining a license for medical practice
1989 Defense of the dissertation at the Institute for Immunology of the University of Munich: "Identification and characterization of an up to now unknown monocyte subpopulation"
1989-1992 Resident of the Department of surgery at the Downtown University Clinic of Munich and the Department of surgery at the Central Hospital Munich-Gauteng
1993-1994 Resident in transplantation and visceral surgery of the Department of surgery at the University Hospital of Eppendorf
1995-1997 Resident of the Department of surgery at the Downtown University Clinic of Munich (vascular surgery) and the Department of surgery at the Central Hospital Munich-Gauting (thoracic surgery)
1995 Obtaining specialization in general surgery
1997 Habilitation and a teaching license at the Ludwigs-Maximilian University of Munich: "Tumor cell dissemination in bronchial carcinoma: tumor biological aspects, clinical relevance, and significance for the surgical procedure"
1997 Received additional qualifications in the field of thoracic surgery
1997-1998 Further training at Centers of Thoracic Surgery in the United States: Memorial-Sloan-Kettering-Cancer Center (oncologic surgery) and Massachusetts General Hospital (oncologic and tracheal surgery)
1999 Board certification in vascular surgery
2001 Fellow of the European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons
2003 Visiting Professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Experience

1997 Assistant Professor at the Ludwigs-Maximilian University of Munich
2004 C4 Full Professor and Director of the Department of thoracic surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg
2008 Chairman of the Thoracic Oncology Center of the Comprehensive Cancer Center in Freiburg

Awards & Memberships

1993 Poster Prize of the Austrian Society of Surgery: "The value of radical systematic lymphadenectomy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer - a prospective controlled randomized study"
1993 Member of the German Society of Surgery
1994 Member of the German Cancer Society
1994 Member of the working group on surgical oncology
1994 Member of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons
1994 Georg Ernst Konjetzny Award of the Hamburg Cancer Society: "Prognostic significance of micrometastatic tumor cells in lymph nodes of lung cancer patients"
1995 Award for the Best Paper in Oncology of the International Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary Association: "K-ras mutations in Klatskin tumors and Klatskin-mimicking lesions"
1995 Publication Award of the German Society of Thoracic Surgery
1995 Member of the project group "Lung and mediastinal tumors" of the Cancer Center Munich
1995 Member of the project group "Early metastasis of epithelial tumors" of the Cancer Center Munich
1995 Member of the German Society of Thoracic Surgery
1995 Member of the Professional Association of German Surgeons
1995 Otto Goetz Award of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons: "Importance of the expression of MHC molecules and ICAM-1 for tumor cell dissemination in non-small cell bronchial carcinomas"
1995 Publication Prize of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery: "Detection of disseminated lung cancer cells in lymph nodes. Impact on staging and prognosis"
1996 Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum Award of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons: "Tumor cell dissemination in bronchial carcinoma: tumor biological aspects, clinical relevance, and significance for the surgical procedure"
1996 Poster Prize of the Association of Bavarian Surgeons: "Lung volume reduction in severe pulmonary emphysema"
1997 Mikulicz Award of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons: "Detection of disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow of patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer - long term results after 5 years of follow up"
1998 Member of the German Society of Pulmonology
1999 Member of the German Society of Vascular Surgery
1999 Scholar Award in clinical research of the American Cancer Research Association: "Disseminated tumor cells in lymph nodes as a determinant for survival in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer"
2000 Poster Prize of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery: "Overexpression of metalloproteinase 2 correlates with unfavorable prognosis and early dissemination in operable non-small cell bronchial carcinoma"
2000 Member of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2001 Member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
2001 Brompton Prize of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons: "Effectiveness of mediastinal lymphadenectomy in non-small cell lung cancer, influenced by the presence of nodal micrometastases"
2002 Bretschneider Prize of the Surgical Research Section of the German Society of Surgery: "MAGE-A expression analysis of operable bronchial carcinoma consequences for the detection of disseminated tumor cells in the blood"
2002-2003 German Representative of the European Society for Thoracic Surgeons
2002-2004 Deputy Chairman of the project group "Tumors of the lung and mediastinum" at the Munich Tumor Center
2002-2004 German Regent of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2002-2006 Chairman of the thoracic surgery section of the German Society for Pneumology
2003-2007 Board Member of the European Society for Thoracic Surgeons
2004 Member of the Association of Surgeons of the Middle Rhine
2004-2008 Council Member of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2005-2007 Member of the board of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
2005-2014 Member of the thoracic journal committee of the European Society for Thoracic Surgeons
2006 Founding Member of the working group on surgical treatment of respiratory diseases of the German Cancer Society
2006-2012 Council Member of the German Society for Thoracic Surgeons
2007 Research Prize of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery: "Active immunization with IGN 101 as adjuvant therapy after radical resection of non-small cell bronchial carcinoma: results of a prospective, randomized, multicenter study"
2007 Representative for the certification of lung tumor centers of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
2007-2009 Member of the strategy committee of the University Hospital Freiburg
2007-2014 Abstract Review of the European Society for Thoracic Surgeons
2008 Founding Member of the working group on thoracic surgery
2008-2010 Member of the senate of the Albert Ludwig University
2008-2014 Board Member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University Medical Center Freiburg
2009 Member of the European thoracic oncology platform
2009-2013 Speaker of the Lung Cancer Center at the University Hospital Freiburg
2010-2011 Vice President of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
2011-2013 Council Member of the German Society of Surgeons
2011-2013 Board Member of the German Society for Surgery
2012 Congress President of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
2012-2013 President of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
2014-2015 Past President of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
Review activities in the scientific journal "Annals of Thoracic Surgery"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Annals of Hematology"
Review activities in "British Journal of Cancer"
Review activities in "British Journal of Surgery"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Clinical Cancer Research"
Review activities in the scientific journal "The Surgeon"
Review activities in "European Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"
Review activities in "European Respiratory Journal"
Review activities in "International Journal of Cancer"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Lung Cancer"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Research in Experimental Medicine"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Respiration"
Review activities in the scientific journal "Respiratory Medicine"
Review activities in the scientific journal "The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon"
Review activities in "Central Journal for Surgery"
Listed in the FOCUS list of physicians in lung tumors treatment