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Karl-Axel Hartmann \u2014 Prof., Dr. med., oncologist and radiation oncologist<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Professor Dr. med. Karl-Axel Hartmann, a leading specialist in radiotherapy is included in the list of leading doctors in Germany in the annual survey by FOCUS magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Professor Dr. med., Head of the Clinic for Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology. Named a leading doctor in Germany for radiotherapy by FOCUS 2025.<\/p>\n

Professional memberships<\/h2>\n
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  • Chair of the board of the German Society for Radiation Oncology.<\/li>\n
  • Active member of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO).<\/li>\n
  • Member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO).<\/li>\n
  • German Society for Radiation Oncology.<\/li>\n
  • Professional association of German radiotherapy specialists.<\/li>\n
  • German Cancer Society.<\/li>\n
  • Head of the North Rhine-Westphalia Medical Association department responsible for compliance with radiation protection standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Scientific awards and key research<\/h2>\n
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    • AGA HBO Award, 1999.<\/li>\n
    • Hans Langendorff Award (2001) for \u201cGene Therapy Using a Dominant-Negative EGFR Mutant Increases Radiosensitivity in Glioblastoma and Breast Cancer\u201d; co-authors G. Lammering, T. Hewit, W. Hawkins, K. Valerie, P.S. Lin, G. Schmitt and R. Schmidt-Ullrich.<\/li>\n
    • Theragnostik Medizintechnik Poster Award (2001) for research on remission rates and breast-conserving treatment outcomes: preoperative chemotherapy versus combined chemoradiotherapy; co-authors B. Gerlach, R. Rohn, G. Schmitt, P. Dimmerling, W. Audretsch, F. Gogolin, T. K\u00f6nigshausen and R. Willers.<\/li>\n
    • Dr. M. Scheel Foundation cancer research grants: 1996\u20131998, Amsterdam, studies of tumour oxygenation in rat R1H rhabdomyosarcoma; 2000\u20132001, Amsterdam, studies of human glioma cell lines, genetic changes and sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.<\/li>\n
    • Funding in 2001 for a research assistant at the Hyperbaric Oxygenation Centre of the University of D\u00fcsseldorf, supported by the parents\u2019 initiative at the paediatric oncology clinic.<\/li>\n
    • Co-funding with the interdisciplinary breast centre at D\u00fcsseldorf-Gerresheim Hospital for a prospective randomised multifactorial study optimising paclitaxel and epirubicin therapy in patients with primary breast cancer partially or completely inoperable for anatomical and\/or oncological reasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Congresses and conferences<\/h2>\n
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      • 7th German Congress of Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Physics, Hamburg.<\/li>\n
      • 23rd International Congress of the International Association for Breast Cancer Research, D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/li>\n
      • 5th German Congress of Radiation Oncology, Radiobiology and Medical Physics, Karlsruhe.<\/li>\n
      • Hyperbaric oxygenation in radiotherapy: the role of respiratory hyperoxia, D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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