Prof. Dr. Stephanie E. Combs

Medical Degrees

• Medical Studies — Heidelberg University, Germany; Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
• Doctorate of Medicine (Dr. med. / DM) — Heidelberg University, Germany, 2003
• Habilitation (Postdoctoral teaching qualification) — Heidelberg University, Germany, 2009
• Specialist Qualification (Facharzt) — Radiation Oncology, Germany

Fellowships & Special Training

• Postdoc and Residency — Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
• Specialised training in High-Precision Radiation Therapy (Stereotactic, Proton, Heavy-Ion)
• Specialised training in Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS / SBRT)
• Specialised training in Radiobiology & Combination Therapies
• Specialised training in Brain & Skull Base Tumour Radiotherapy

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Council Registration
• Full Professor (Univ.-Prof.) of Radiation Therapy — Technical University of Munich (TUM)
• Specialist (Facharzt) — Radiation Oncology, Germany

Current Affiliation

• Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany — Director, Department of RadioOncology and Radiation Therapy (2014 – Present)
• Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Zentrum München), Neuherberg / Munich, Germany — Director, Institute of Radiation Medicine (2015 – Present)
• Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany — Dean, Faculty of Medicine (2022 – Present)
• TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar — Member of the Klinikvorstand (Board of Directors) (Present)
• TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar — Director of the Onkologisches Zentrum (Oncology Centre, OZ) and Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Munich (CCCM) at TUM site (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany — Senior Physician (Oberärztin) and Lead Senior Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology (2011 – 2014)
• Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany — Research Associate / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, post-doctorate (from 2003)
• Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany — Postdoc and Residency, Clinical Cooperation Unit Radiation Oncology (Past)
• Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA — Medical Studies (Past)
• UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA — Medical Studies (Past)
• Heidelberg University, Germany — Medical Studies and Doctorate (until 2003)

Academic & Research Roles

• Full Professor (Univ.-Prof.) of Radiation Therapy — TUM (since 2014)
• Dean of the Faculty of Medicine — Technical University of Munich (since 2022)
• Chair of the Senate of TUM (since 2019)
• Founder & Programme Lead — Master of Science (MSc) Programme in Radiation Biology, TUM (since 2015)
• Chair of multiple national and EU-wide research networks in radiation oncology
• Featured expert on ARD alpha — "alpha-thema Gespräch: Krebsbehandlung heute" (October 2020)
• 25,000+ citations on Google Scholar across radiation oncology research

Key Achievements

• Director of Radiation Oncology at TUM Klinikum rechts der Isar since 2014
• Director of the Institute of Radiation Medicine at Helmholtz Munich since 2015
• Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at TUM (2022 – Present)
• Founder of the MSc Radiation Biology programme at TUM
• Chair of the TUM Senate since 2019
• 25,000+ academic citations
• Lufthansa Group partnership for international patients flying to Munich for treatment