Prof. Dr. Walter Paul Weber

Prof. Dr. Walter Paul Weber Date of Birth: December 1, 1973 City of Birth: New York City Home town: Netstal, Glarus Citizenship: Swiss / American Walter.Weber@usb.ch Current Position Since 12/2015 Chair in Breast Surgery (Chefarzt Brustchirurgie), Department of Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Switzerland Professional Record Since 07/2011 Specialization in Oncoplastic Surgery 2013-2015 Director of the University Hospital of Basel Breast Center 01/2014 11/2015 Head of Breast Surgery (Leitender Arzt Brustchirurgie) 07/2009-12/2013 Attending Surgeon (Oberarzt), Department of Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Switzerland 07/2010-06/2011 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA (Prof. Monica Morrow) 2009 (4 months) FMH Board Certified Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery, Basel University Hospital, Switzerland 2008/2009 (14months) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tumor Immunology, Department of Oncology/Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA (Prof. R.D. Schulick / Prof. D.M. Pardoll) 2001-2007 Residency, Department of Surgery, Basel University Hospital, 2004 Research Fellow, Tumor Immunology, Division of Surgical Research (Prof. M. Heberer) Grants / Stipends 2014 SystemsX / Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), project grant (2 211 901CHF) for Breast cancer metastasix: Mathematical modeling of tumor heterogeneity during progression to metastases and clinical validation. Main applicant: Walter P. Weber; Coapplicants: Mohamed Bentires-Alj, Michael Stadler, Gerhard Christofori, Bernd Bodenmiller, M. Rodrίguez Martίnez 2014 Takeda, industry project grant for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of a Surgical Sealing Patch on Lymphatic Drainage after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer. Main applicant: Walter P. Weber 1

2013 Swiss Cancer Research, project grant (249 900CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of a Surgical Sealing Patch on Lymphatic Drainage after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer. Main applicant: C. Tausch; Co-applicant and Principal Investigator of the trial: Walter P. Weber. Additional co-applicants: Peter Brauchli (SAKK), Federica Chiesa, Savas Soysal 2012 Forschungsfonds Universität Basel, project grant (50 000CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Optimal Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Applicant: Walter P. Weber 2012 Hippocrate Stiftung, project grant (15 000CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Optimal Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Applicants: Walter P. Weber, Henry Hoffmann 2012 Gottfried und Julia Bangerter-Rhyner-Stiftung, project grant (160 000 CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Optimal Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Applicants: Walter P. Weber, Edin Mujagic 2012 Forschungsfonds Kantonsspital Aarau, project grant (518 888CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Optimal Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Applicants: Walter R. Marti, Christoph Kindler, Walter P. Weber 2011 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), project grant (438'000 CHF) for Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Optimal Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Main Applicant: Walter P. Weber; Co-Applicants: W.R. Marti, M. Zwahlen, R. Rosenthal, H. Misteli, D. Scheidegger, Ch. Kindler 2010 Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel, training grant for 2010/2011 Breast Surgical Oncology Clinical and Research fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, USA (15 000 CHF, 12 months) 2009 Dr. Arnold U. und Susanne Huggenberger-Bischoff Stiftung zur Krebsforschung, training grant for 2009 extension of basic research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University, USA (10 000 CHF, 10 weeks) 2008 Novartis-Stiftung, Basel, training grant for 2008 research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, USA (28 000 CHF, 12 months) 2008 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Bern, training grant for 2008 research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, USA (21 250 USD, 12 months) 2006 Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel, project grant (15'000 CHF) for Wissenschaftliche Auswertung nosokomialer Wundinfektionen nach chirurgischen Eingriffen. Main applicant: W.P. Weber Publications Letters, book chapters 4 2

Peer-reviewed publications 42 1 st, 2 nd or last author 22 Original articles 35 Academic and Clinical Services Since 2015 Scientific committee member, Georg Stumpf Stipend, Austrian Society of Surgical Oncology Since 2014 Residency program director of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital Basel Since 2014 Advisory board, Swiss Society of Senology (Breast Cancer Specialists) Since 2014 Co-founder of the Basel Breast Consortium: http://www.baselbc.org/ Since 2012 President of the Swiss Society of Senology (Breast Cancer Specialists) working group for Swiss certified breast centers Since 2012 Co-director of the diploma course of the Swiss Society of Senology (Breast Cancer Specialists) 2014-2015 Scientific secretary, annual congress of the Swiss Society of Senology (Breast Cancer Specialists) Academic titles/certificates/exams 2015 Full (titular) professorship, Department of Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland 2011 Breast Surgeon SSO, New York 2010 USMLE Step III, New York 2009 Habilitation (Venia docendi / Privatdozent / associate professorship), University of Basel/Switzerland 2009 ECFMG Certificate, USA 2008 USMLE/ECFMG Clinical Skills (Step II CS) Examination, Philadelphia, USA 2007 FMH General Surgery, National Board Certificate, Bern, Switzerland 2001 USMLE/ECFMG Basic Medical Science Examination (Step I) and Clinical Knowledge (Step II CK) Examination, Geneva, Switzerland 2001 M.D. Thesis, University of Basel, Switzerland 2000 M.D. National Board Examination, University of Basel, Switzerland 1992 Matura, Humanistisches Gymnasium, Basel, Switzerland Teaching / Mentoring 2012-2014 Two master thesis / 1 M.D. thesis, University of Basel Since 2014 Lecture: Clinical aspects and surgery for breast cancer, 3 rd year, University of Basel Since 2013 Lecture: General oncology: Breast cancer tumorboard, 3 rd year, University of Basel Since 2006 Annual (10x2hours) bedside group teaching ( AP ), 3rd year, University of Basel 3

2012-2014 Lecture (Repetitorium): General physical exam for second year medical students 2012-2014 Lecture: Peptic ulcer disease, 4th year medical students, University of Basel 2013 Lecture: Treatment Choices for Breast Cancer, 3rd year, University of Basel 2013 Lecture: Late complications of cancer treatment, 3rd year, University of Basel 2010-2013 Lecture (Repetitorium): Physical exam of abdomen, 2nd year, University of Basel 2010, 2012 Patient contact, 3 hours, 2 students, 1 st year, breast cancer outpatient clinic 2011/2012 3 rd and 4 th year medical exams ( OSCE ) 2009-2011 Teaching of visceral surgery to operating staff, University Hospital Basel 2009-2011 Teaching of prevention and control of surgical site infections to nursing and operating staff in several hospitals, Switzerland 2010 Problem-oriented Tutorial ( PoT ) on breast cancer for 3 rd year students 2010 Tutorial the clinical case: jaundice, TB Verdauungstrakt, 4 th year students 2006-2009 Annual tutorial PoT for third and fourth year medical students, University of Basel 2006-2009 Examiner at annual OSCE for third and fourth year medical students, University of Basel Awards 2011 Alumni Award of the Medical Faculty, University of Basel 2009 Annual Research and Motivation Award of the Swiss Society of Gastroenterology, Zürich 2009 Annual Research Award of the Department of Surgery, Basel Oral Presentations outside of Basel (2009-2015) Nov 2015 Invited: Le traitement chirurgical du cancer du sein. Breast Center HUG, Geneva Sept 2015 Invited: Le chemin clinique de la prise en charge du cancer du sein. Cantonal Hospital Jura, Delémont July 2015 Invited: The surgical treatment of breast cancer. University of Colorado Breast Center, Denver June 2015 Invited: Oncoplastic surgery. Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Senology, Biel May 2015 Invited: Treatment of breast cancer in the era of molecular medicine. Annual scientific day, Breast Center HUG, Geneva May 2015 Invited: Axillary surgery. Senologie-Update 2015, Zurich April 2015 Invited: The surgical treatment of breast cancer. Surgical grand rounds, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester/New York May 2014 Invited: R1 after mastectomy. Senologie-Update 2014. Zürich April 2014 Surgical management of high-risk lesions (10 minutes) and benign lesions (10 minutes). Diploma of the Swiss Society of Senology. Champéry Nov 2013 Skin and nipple sparing mastectomy (20minutes), surgery for recurrent abscess (5 minutes), outpatient surgery and DRG (15 minutes). Diploma of the Swiss Society of Senology, Module 1b, Zurich 4

Sept 2013 May 2013 May 2013 March 2013 March 2011 May 2011 Oct 2011 May 2010 June 2009 March 2009 Invited: Controversies in axillary surgery. St. Galler Senologie Symposium. St. Gallen. Invited: Surgery for breast cancer. Postgraduate education by the Swiss Society of Radiation Oncology. Bern Invited: Curriculum of a senologist and breast surgeon. Senologie-Update. Zurich. Invited: Prevention of seroma after axillary lymph node dissection. International expert meeting. Bern Society of Surgical Oncology s (SSO) 64th Annual Cancer Symposium. Top ranked abstract breast surgery SSO 2011. Opening presentation of plenary session: Sentinel Lymph Node Frozen Section and Axillary Dissection for Breast Cancer: Are These Procedures Becoming Obsolete? San Antonio, Texas Surgery Grand Rounds, debate series, Contra: MRI should be routinely used in the preoperative workup of breast cancer. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Senology: US trends in the use of SLN frozen section and axillary dissection. Zurich Invited: The Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis. Department of hospital hygiene and Department of surgery. Karlsruhe Invited: Surgical hand antisepsis, news from the surgeon s perspective. Infection prevention symposium, Olten Invited: Economic burden of surgical site infections. Hygiene in the operating theater, 18th symposium, Nottwil Peer Reviewing Annals of Surgical Oncology, World Journal of Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, PLOS one, Journal of Public Health Research Academic memberships FMH, VSAO, Swiss Society of Surgery, Swiss Society of Senology, Society of Surgical Oncology, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Languages Swiss German German English French Mother tongue Fluent written and spoken Fluent written and spoken Written and spoken Military Swiss Infantry Grenadier Hobbies Outdoor activities 5