Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Vordermark

radiation therapy

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Overview

Country, City

Germany, Halle (Saale)

Health facility

University Hospital Halle (Saale)

Medical unit

Department of radiation oncology

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Vordermark is a highly experienced radiation therapy specialist with 27 years of experience. He works at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University Hospital Halle (Saale) in Germany. Throughout his impressive career, Dr. Vordermark has significantly contributed to radiation therapy and oncology. He has authored 248 scientific publications, highlighting his expertise and dedication to advancing medical knowledge. Dr. Vordermark's notable achievements include being awarded the Otto Roth Prize for his dissertation and the Hermann Holthusen Prize for his habilitation thesis. He has also received recognition for his work in tumor hypoxia and several prestigious awards, including the Varian Clinical Research Award and the Lilly Quality of Life Prize. Besides his contributions to research and academia, Dr. Vordermark is actively involved in various medical associations and committees, including being a member of the German Society for Radiation Oncology and the German Cancer Society. He has also played significant roles as the Vice Dean for Research at the medical faculty of the University of Halle (Saale) and as the Deputy Chairman of the Saxony-Anhalt Cancer Society. In summary, Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Vordermark is a highly accomplished and respected radiation therapy specialist. His extensive experience, numerous scientific publications, and involvement in advancements in the field make him a trusted and skilled professional in treating cancer patients.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1990-1995 Studied human medicine at the Medical University of Luebeck
1995-1996 Studied human medicine at the University of Ulm with training periods in Goeppingen (internal medicine), Zurich (surgery), and Pretoria (radiology and radiation therapy)
Obtaining a license for medical practice
Defense of the dissertation at the Medical University of Luebeck: “Bradykinin metabolism in bovine tracheal epithelia”
2001 Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of radiation and cancer biology at Stanford University with a German Research Foundation research grant
2002 Fellowship of the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology for teaching course: “Prostate brachytherapy”
2003 Obtaining specialization in radiation therapy
2004 Habilitation and a teaching license for the subject of radiation therapy at the University of Wuerzburg: “Influence of acute and chronic hypoxia on the radiation resistance of human tumor cells: investigations using HIF-1-dependent endogenous hypoxia markers”

Experience

1996-2000 Doctor in an internship or scientific employee at the Department of radiation therapy at the University of Wuerzburg
2002-2008 Scientific Assistant at the Department of radiation therapy at the University of Wuerzburg
2004-2008 Senior Physician at the Department of radiation therapy at the University of Wuerzburg
2008 Professor and Director of the Department of radiation oncology at the University Hospital Halle (Saale)
2011 Director of the Department of radiation oncology at the University Hospital Halle (Saale)
2012-2018 Vice Dean for research at the medical faculty of the University of Halle (Saale)
2013-2018 Deputy Dean at the medical faculty of the University of Halle (Saale)

Awards & Memberships

1998 Otto Roth Prize for the dissertation mentioned above of the Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Medical University of Luebeck
1998 Poster Award of the German Society for Radiation Oncology for the poster: "Definitive radio(chemo)therapy of anal carcinoma: functional results and quality of life"
2001 German Research Foundation research grant at the Stanford University
2004 Hermann Holthusen Prize of the German Society for Radiation Oncology for the above habilitation thesis
2005 Varian Clinical Research Award from the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology for work: "Molecular markers of tumor hypoxia"
2006 Poster Prize as the last author of the working group from the Hanns Langendorff Foundation on the occasion of the congress from the German Society for Radiation Oncology
2016 GebFra Prize for outstanding publications in gynecology and obstetrics as author group: "Sarcoma of the Uterus. Guidelines of the guidelines program of the German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics")
2018 Lilly Quality of Life Prize for the project: "Evaluating and stabilizing the quality of life of older tumor patients"
Listed in the FOCUS list of physicians in radiation therapy
Preparation of numerous therapy guidelines for the German Cancer Society and German Society for Radiation Oncology
Participation in German Academic Exchange Service-funded training programs of the medical faculty for East Africa (Regular Lecturer at summer schools in Sudan)
Deputy Chairman of the ethics committee
Deputy Chairman of the Saxony-Anhalt Cancer Society
Chairman of the working group for large devices
Chairman of the specialist and examination committee for radiation therapy of the State Medical Association of Saxony-Anhalt
A spokesman for the "Tumor Micromilieu" Network in the German Society for Radiation Oncology
Member of the advisory board of the Krukenberg Cancer Center of Halle
Member of the supervisory board of the University Hospital Regensburg
Member of the study committee "Hodgkin's lymphoma" of the Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
Board Member of the pulmonological-oncological working group of the German Cancer Society
Member of the medical office for radiation therapy of the State Medical Association of Saxony-Anhalt
Member of the board of the Saxony-Anhalt Cancer Society
Member of the German Society for Radiation Oncology
Member of the German Cancer Society
Member of the radiation oncology working group of the German Cancer Society
Member of the organ committee on the uterus of the gynecology working group at the German Cancer Society
Member of the neuro-oncological working group of the German Cancer Society
Member of the Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
Member of the working group on pediatric radiation oncology of the Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
Reviewer for the German Research Foundation
Reviewer for the German Cancer Aid
Reviewer for the German Children's Cancer Foundation
Reviewer for the Wilhelm Sander Foundation
Reviewer for Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
Reviewer for the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
Reviewer for the Swiss National Science Foundation
Reviewer for The Brain Tumor Charity
Consulting Editor for "BMC Cancer"
Scientific Advisory Board Member and Editorial Board Member for "Radiotherapy and Oncology"
Editorial Board Member for "Radiation Oncology"