Prof. Dr. Juergen Weitz

Medical Degrees

• Graduation — Studies in Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Duke University, Durham, USA, 1986–1993
• MD (Doctorate / PhD) — German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 1993, Thesis: "Human papillomavirus and its interaction with the host cell" (supervised by Prof. Harald zur Hausen, future Nobel Prize laureate)
• MSc — Healthcare Management, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2004–2006
• Habilitation — Surgery, Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, 26 April 2001

Fellowships & Special Training

• Surgical Training in Vascular Surgery — Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Duke University, Durham, USA (DAAD Scholarship)
• Fellowship in Surgical Oncology — Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
• Resident — Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1995–2000

Certifications & Accreditations

• Saxony Medical Council Registration
• Specialist (Facharzt) Certification — Visceral Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery, Germany
• Professor of Surgery — University of Heidelberg, since 2005
• Professor of Surgical Oncology — University of Heidelberg, since December 2011

Current Affiliation

• University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany — Director, Clinic and Polyclinic for Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, since 2012 (Present)
• National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden — Managing Director (Concurrent)

Past Affiliations

• University of Heidelberg, Germany — Professor of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, December 2011
• University of Heidelberg, Germany — Head, Section of Molecular Oncology, Department of Surgery, since 2005
• University of Heidelberg, Germany — Professor of Surgery, since 2005
• University of Heidelberg, Germany — Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, since May 2001
• University of Heidelberg, Germany — Resident, Department of Surgery, 1995–2000
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA — Surgical Oncology Fellow (Past)
• Duke University, Durham, USA — Vascular Surgery Training (DAAD Scholarship, Past)

Academic & Research Roles

• Head — KFO 227 Working Group, German Research Foundation ("From Primary Tumor Progression Towards Metastases"), since 2009
• Author and co-author of 1,495+ scientific publications across surgical oncology, surgery, and cancer research
• Active in research on cell oncology, surgical oncology, and bone resection

Key Achievements

• 31+ years of experience in vascular, visceral, and surgical oncology
• 1,495+ scientific publications (312+ as primary author)
• Director of one of Germany's leading surgical departments since 2012
• Doctoral thesis supervised by Nobel Prize laureate Prof. Harald zur Hausen