University hospital Bonn
Bonn, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Peter Brossart
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Rheumatology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Rheumatology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at University Hospital Bonn provides care for patients with blood and bone marrow disorders, tumors and tumor-related diseases as well as autoimmune and rheumatological diseases. The department consists of 3 wards, a specialized ward for Bone Marrow Transplant, 1 intermediate care and another of the intensive care specialist.
The department is a part of the Center for Integrated Oncology which is supported by the German Cancer Aid. The treatment plans developed by the experienced medical staff of 39 doctors are all according to the guidelines provided by Good Clinical Practice and Center for Integrated Oncology Cologne-Bonn. Due to this, the department treats more than 2,200 inpatients every year with the guidance of Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Peter Brossart.
The department also has research activities that mainly focus on tumor immunology, stem cell transplantation, infections in oncology, solid tumors, bone marrow transplantation, and rheumatological disorders.
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Rheumatology and Stem Cell Transplantation at University Hospital Bonn is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Bronchial carcinoma
• GIT tumors
• Pancreatic cancer
• Thyroid cancer
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Testicular tumors
• Head and neck tumors
• Multiple myelomas
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Aplastic anemia
• Myeloproliferative disorders
• Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Gout
• Collagenases
Curriculum vitae of Prof. Dr. med. Peter Brossart
Education and Professional Experience
- 10/1984 - 5/1991 Study of Medicine at the University of Tuebingen.
- 6/1991 Doctoral thesis defense, University of Tuebingen, overall assessment: excellent.
- 6/1991 - 8/1992 Intern in the Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg.
- 09/1992 - 01/1995 Research Fellow at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology.
- 02/1995 - 01/1997 Research stay funded by the German Cancer Aid at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (Prof. M. J. Bevan).
- Since 1/1997 Research Fellow at the University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology and Rheumatology.
- Since 12/1999 Board certification in Internal Medicine, additional qualification in Hematology and Internal Oncology.
- 02/2001 Habilitation in Internal Medicine.
- 02/2001 - 12/2007 Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital Tuebingen
- Since 2002 Founding Member and Member of the Advisory Board of the Association "Cancer Immunotherapy" (KIMT).
- Since 2003 Member, "Molecular targeted therapy of cancer" (MTTC).
- Since 2004 Guest Professorship at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Genoa, Italy.
- 05/2004 Second place in the appointment procedure for a C3 Professorship in Clinical and Molecular Tumor Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin.
- 06/2006 Third place in the appointment procedure for a W3 Professorship in Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Erlangen.
- 09/2006 Third place in the appointment procedure for the W3 Professorship in Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Magdeburg, rejected.
- 06/2007 Invitation to the Chair (W3) of Hematology and Oncology, University of Bonn.
- Since 01/2008 Director of the Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Immuno-oncology at the University HospitalBonn.
Prizes and Awards
- 10/1998 Arthur Pappenheim Prize for Hematology and Hematological Oncology by the German Society of Hematology and Oncology.
- 07/2006 Clinical Science Award 2005 by the German Society for Immunotherapy.
Membership in Professional Societies
- German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO).
- American Society of Hematology (ASH).
- Section Editor of the Journal "Leukemia".
Review Activities
- German Research Foundation.
- German Cancer Aid.
- Cancer Society of the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, and the UK.
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Rheumatology and Stem Cell Transplantation
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