Prof. Dr. Charlotte M. Niemeyer

Medical Degrees

• Medical Studies — Universities of Kiel, Nottingham (UK) and Freiburg, Germany (1973–1980)
• Medical License (Approbation) — Germany, 1980
• Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) — University of Freiburg, 1981 (Dissertation: Pharmacokinetics of Hydrochlorothiazide in Renal Failure)
• Specialist Certification in Paediatrics — Germany, 1989
• Habilitation & Venia Legendi in Paediatrics — University of Freiburg, 1993

Fellowships & Special Training

• Visiting Physician — Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA, 1982
• Clinical & Research Fellow in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology — Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1983–1988
• Bone Marrow Transplantation Fellowship — Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, 1985–1987
• Additional qualifications in Paediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation

Certifications & Accreditations

• State Medical Council of Baden-Württemberg — Registered Specialist
• Member, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (since 2010)
• Society for Paediatric Oncology & Haematology (GPOH) — Coordinating Investigator
• European Working Group of MDS in Childhood (EWOG-MDS) — Founding Member & Past Chair

Current Affiliation

• Senior Scientist & Former Medical Director — Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Freiburg (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg), Germany

Past Affiliations

• University Hospital Freiburg, Germany — C3 Full Professor & Medical Director, Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology, 2001–retirement; Senior Physician 1990–2001
• Hannover Medical School, Germany — Assistant & Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics (Oncology and Haematology), 1988–1990
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA — Clinical Fellow / Instructor in Paediatric Oncology, 1983–1988
• University Hospital Kiel, Germany — Resident in Paediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplantation Group, 1980–1983

Academic & Research Roles

• Founding Member & Former Chair, Study Coordinating Centre — European Working Group of MDS in Childhood (EWOG-MDS)
• Coordinating Investigator for MDS and JMML — Society of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology (GPOH), Germany / Austria / Switzerland
• Member, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) — Freiburg site
• Representative — Centre of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg (since 2012)

Key Achievements

• Author of 900+ peer-reviewed publications in paediatric haematology and oncology
• Defined modern international diagnostic and treatment standards for paediatric MDS and JMML
• Built one of Europe’s leading paediatric stem cell transplantation programmes at Freiburg
• Mentored a generation of paediatric haemato-oncologists across Europe