CURRICULUM VITAE Paul Magnus Schneider, M.D. Professor of Surgery OFFICE Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery University Hospital Zurich CH-8008 Zurich Switzerland phone: +41-(0)44-2559723 paul.schneider@usz.ch AREAS OF PARTICULAR EXPERTISE AND INTEREST Oncologic Surgery and Surgical Oncology Esophagogastric / Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Open and Minimally-Invasive Esophageal Surgery Multimodality Treatment for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Cancer of the Esophagogastric Junction Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Limited Resection for Early Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery in Early Gastric Cancer Quality Assurance and Control in Esophagogastric Surgery Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett s Esophagus and Barrett s Cancer Molecular Biology of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Response Evaluation and Prediction in Multimodality Treatment Visceral and Retroperitoneal Sarcomas Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) Complex Multi-Visceral Abdominal and Pelvic Resections
EDUCATION Aufbaugymasium Saulgau (High School / College), 1970 1976 University of Ulm Medical School, 1976 1982 Medical Licence (Approbation), May 1983 Visa Qualifying Examination (U.S.A.), September 1983 Dissertation (Dr. med.): summa cum laude (highest degree), Medical Faculty of the University of Ulm, April 1985 Internship (Surgery, Internal Medicine, Anaesthesiology), University of Ulm Medical School, 1982-1983 MILITARY DUTY SERVICE Physician (Captain), ABC Defense Education Bataillon 210, Sonthofen, 1983-1984 POSTGRADUATE TRAINING Resident, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Nurenberg Medical Center, Nurenberg, Germany, Director: Prof. Dr. W.M. Gallmeier, 1985-1986 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Thoracic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, U.S.A., Director: Prof. Dr. Jack A. Roth, 1986-1989 Resident, Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Director: Prof. Dr. J. Ruediger Siewert, General and Visceral Surgery (4 Years), Vascular Surgery (1 Year), Thoracic Surgery (1 Year), 1990-1996 German Board Training in Visceral Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Chairman: Prof. Dr. Arnulf H. Hoelscher, 1996-1998 German Board Training in Vascular Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Chairman: PD. Dr. Michael Gawenda (Interim) and Prof. Dr. J. Brunkwall, 1998-2000 German Board Training in Thoracic Surgery, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Chairman: Prof. Dr. Arnulf H. Hoelscher, 2000-2001 2
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS German Board Certification in Surgery, Munich, Germany, March 1996 German Board Certification in Visceral Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, October 2001 German Board Certification in Vascular Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, December 2001 German Board Certification in Thoracic Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, July 2002 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Vice Chairman, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 10/2006-present Team Leader, Upper GI/Esophagogastric Surgery, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 10/2006- present Consultant Visceral Surgeon, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 10/2006-present Lecturer in Surgery, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 10/2006-present Professor of Surgery (apl.), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 3/2006-present Head, Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, 2000-2006 Consultant Visceral Surgeon, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, 1998-2006 Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne Germany, 2002-2006 Lecturer in Thoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 2000-2006 Lecturer in Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 2000-2006 Venia Legendi in Surgery, Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne, May 2000 Program Director, Surgical Internship, University of Cologne, 1998-2006 3
RESEARCH EDUCATION AND APPOINTMENTS Dissertation (Dr. med.): summa cum laude (highest degree), Medical Faculty of the University of Ulm, April 1985 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Thoracic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, U.S.A., Director: Prof. Dr. Jack A. Roth, 1986-1989 Head, Laboratory for Molecular and Experimental Oncology, Division of Surgery, University of Cologne, 1996-2006 Member, German Barrett Cancer Research Project of the German Cancer Aid / Dr. Mildred Scheel Foundation, 2003-2006 Elected Member, Laboratory Commission, Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne, 2004-2006 PUBLICATIONS Original Papers and Reviews 163 Cum. Impact Factor: 5y-average SCI Index 2011: 517 Book Chapters and Congress Volumes: 23 Books 1 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Alumni, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA Alumni, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Cologne Surgical Association European Surgical Association (ESA) European Union Network of Excellence (EUNE) for Gastric Cancer German Society for General and Visceral Surgery German Surgical Society GITCG Group of the EORTC International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA) International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (I.S.D.E.) Section Minimally Invasive Surgery, German Surgical Society Section Surgical Oncology, German Surgical Society 4
Swiss Association for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Swiss Society for Surgery Swiss Society for Visceral Surgery The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) World Organization for Specialized Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus (OESO) COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Elected Member, Laboratory Commission, Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne, 2004-2006 Elected Member of the Commission Model Medical Curriculum of the Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, 2004-2006 Member of the Ethic Commission oft he Medical Faculty, by recommendation of the President, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 2005-2006 Member of the Expert Commission for the Organ for Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Swiss Universities (OAQ), Bern, Switzerland, 2009/2010 Member of the Expert Commission for the Section Therapy of the Swiss National Cancer Program II (NKP II), 2009/2010 President, Section of Surgery, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) 01/2009 11/2012 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Yvonne Jacob Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland (2009 - present) Member of the O.E.S.O. (World Organization for Specialized Studies in Diseases of the Oesophagus) permanent scientific committee (2011 present) EDITORIAL BOARD World Journal of Gastroenterology Journal of Oncology 5
AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWS Annals of Surgery Annals of Surgical Oncology BMC Biotechnology BMC Cancer BMC Surgery British Journal of Cancer Clinical Cancer Research Der Chirurg Digestive Surgery Diseases of the Esophagus European Journal of Surgical Oncology European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging International Journal of Cancer Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology Journal of Oncology Nature Reviews Gastroenerology and Hepatology Pharmacogenomics The Pharmacogenomics Journal World Journal of Gastroenterology World Journal of Surgery GRANT REVIEWS Austrian Science Fund European Research Council Health Research Board (HRB), Ireland German Cancer Aid/Dr. Mildred Scheel Stiftung German Cancer Society (Certified Clinical Studies) ReForM C-Project of the Medical Faculty, University of Regensburg, Germany Research Project Grants: Ireland Northern Ireland Cooperation Swiss Cancer League 6
HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS Scheffel-Prize for Literature from the G. Scheffel Society, Freiburg, May 1976 Scholarship from the German Research Society (DFG) for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA, July 1986 Ludolf-Krehl-Prize of the German Southwestern Society of Internal Medicine for Doctoral Thesis (summa cum laude, highest degree given by the Medical Faculty of the University of Ulm), October 1987 Poster Prize, 167 th Annual Meeting of the Niederrheinisch-Westfälische Society of Surgeons, Herne, September 2000. Poster Prize, Surgical Research Days 2000, German Surgical Society. Lübeck, November 2000. Scholarship of the Japanese Surgical Society, 2002 Scholarship of the German Surgical Society to visit expert centers in esophageal and lung cancer surgery in U.S.A. (MGH, Boston; Mayo Clinic, Rochester; MSKCC, New York), Japan (NCC, Tokyo; Medical and Dental University, Tokyo; Juntindo University; Tokyo) and France (Paris-Sud University, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue), 2003 Poster Prize, International Society for Gastric Cancer, 6 th International Gastric Cancer Congress, Yokohama, Japan 2005 Invited Guest Lecture by the Medical Faculty and Ministry of Health, PR China, 100th Anniversary Celebration, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China 2005 President, Section of Surgery, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) 01/2009 11/2012 7