Prof. Dr. Med. Lothar Schweigerer

Medical Degrees

• Medical License / Medical Graduation (MD) — Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany (1973–1980)
• Doctorate (Dr. med.) — Germany
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Research — University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, USA (1984–1987)
• Postdoctoral Research — German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, 1987
• Full Professorship in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Fellowships & Special Training

• Basic medical and surgical education — University of Giessen, Germany, 1970–1983
• Specialization in Medical Oncology — Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, 1984–1987
• Research Fellow — DKFZ German Cancer Research Center (1987)
• Clinical education in Pediatrics — Children's Hospital of the University of Heidelberg
• Senior Physician training — Children's Hospitals of the Universities of Marburg and Essen

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer) Registration
• Board-Certified Specialist — Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Germany
• Board-Certified Specialist — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Germany
• Full Professor — Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Current Affiliation

• medudoc Group (Digital Health / Informed Consent Platform) — Senior Medical Officer / Spokesperson of the Medical Advisory Board, Berlin, Present
• Senior Consultant — Pediatric Hospital & Oncology Research Collaborations

Past Affiliations

• Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch — Chief and Executive Medical Director, Children's Hospital & Full Professor, October 2006–June 2019 (almost 20 years of leadership of the newly-built hospital)
• University of Göttingen — Chief & Executive Director, Hospital for Children and Adolescents & Full Professor, 2002–2006
• University of Essen — Chief Resident & Assistant Professor, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, 1997–2002
• University of Marburg — Chief Resident & Associate Professor, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, 1994–1997
• University of Heidelberg — Intern and Resident, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, 1987–1994
• DKFZ German Cancer Research Center — Postdoctoral Researcher, 1987
• University of California, San Francisco — Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Research, 1984–1987
• Additional senior consultancy — Frankfurt Hospital (since 2019)

Academic & Research Roles

• Full Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Chair — Children's Hospital, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch (2006–2019)
• Research affiliations — EDU Medicine Institute, ICEK Buch Association, European Medical Oncology Federation
• Author — 90+ peer-reviewed scientific publications
• Research focus — Cell biology, cancer research, molecular biology
• Advocate — Children's rights and pediatric rare tumours
• Initiator — Music and entertainment programme for pediatric patients at Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

Key Achievements

• 40+ years of clinical and academic experience
• 17+ years as Chief of Children's Hospital at Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch
• Pioneer in pediatric neuroblastoma research (MYCN, angiogenesis, activin A)
• 90+ scientific publications and extensive international research network
• International training at UCSF (USA) and DKFZ (Germany)
• Chair positions at four major German University Children's Hospitals