Biographical Sketch Sherko Kuemmel Date of birth: February 28th ...

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Biographical Sketch Sherko Kuemmel
Date of birth: February 28th, 1971
Place of birth:
Berlin, Germany
Dissertation
Degree with „Magna cum laude“ at University Hospital Charité,
Department of Radiology (Director – Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.
R.Felix) - Prof. Dr. med. T. Vogl to the topic: Dynamic and Static
Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI in primary and secondary liver
tumors: Comparison with Gd-DTPA enhanced MRI in the same
patient.
Education
9/1991-8/1993 Premedical School (Physicum), Humboldt-University,
University-Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
9/1993-8/1997 MD, Humboldt-University, University-Hospital Charité, Berlin,
Germany
9/2000 Approbation
Postgraduate training
01/1998-12/1998 Scientific Assistant, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Hospital Lichtenberg-Berlin (Director – Prof. D. Elling)
1/1999-7/2002 Resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital
Lichtenberg-Berlin (Director – Prof. Dr. med. D. Elling)
08/2002 –12/2003 Resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University
hospital Charité (Director: Prof. Dr. med. W. Lichtenegger)
01/2004-4/2005 Junior faculty, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
University hospital Charité (Director: Prof. Dr. med. W.
Lichtenegger)
01/2005 Medical specialization on obstetrics and gynecology
11/2002-03/2006 Chairman of the scientific laboratory, Department of
Gynecology and Obstetrics, University hospital Charité,
Campus Mitte
05/05 – 03/2006 Assistant Medical Director
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University hospital
Charité (Director: Prof. Dr. Lichtenegger)
Chairman of the study center, Department of Gynecology and
Obstetrics, University hospital Charité, Campus Mitte
4/2006 – 12/2009t Assistant Medical Director - Department of Gynecology and
Obstetrics, University hospital Essen (Director: Prof. Dr. med.
R. Kimmig)
12/2006 – 12/2009 Coordination and supervision of the
„University-Breast-Centre Essen“
12/2006 – 12/2009 Coordination and supervision of the tumorconference of the
breast center
12/2006 – 12/2009 Coordination and supervision of the working group for clinical
studies for the „University-Breast-Centre Essen
01/2010 – present Clinical Director Breast Center – Dept. of Cancer Center Essen
Director of the study unit – Breast Center
Kliniken Essen-Mitte

Emphasis
Therapy of local and advanced breast cancer, including whole
spectrum of operative and systemic therapy
Operative Senology
Clinical studies (phase I-IV) for evaluation of new cytostatic
substances and its combinations and surgical studies for Breast
Cancer therapy since 1997 (Principle Investigator, Sub-
Investigator)
Principal Investigator for clinical trials and
translational research programs
Advisory Board for different studies
Steering committe for different studies
Clinical rotations in foreign countries
03/1997-07/1997 Clinical rotation, Internal medicine, Yale University Medical
Center, New Haven/CT and University of Texas, Houston/Tx –
Cardiology
12/1999 Observer ship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY
(Breast Cancer Medicine Dept. – Dir.: Prof. L. Norton)
Memberships
AGO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie)
NOGGO (NorthEast-German Society of Gynecological
Oncology)
DKG (German Cancer Society)
DGGG (German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics)
Berlin Society of Gynecology
Scientific Board for palliative therapy of the GBG
(German Breast Group)
Scientific Board for Surgical Therapy of the GBG
(German Breast Group)
ASCO Full Membership (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Publications
58 peer reviewed publications as first or co-author
11 book chapters
94 abstracts
208 talks
Essen,
PD Dr. med. S. Kümmel