Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Muenster

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University Hospital Muenster

Münster, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfers

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Muenster offers state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics charged by radioactive materials. The main concern of the department is thyroid diseases. Inflammatory, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases of the thyroid glands are diagnosed and treated by the latest radioisotope equipment. Thyroid and parathyroid glands examinations mainly fine needle puncture, iodine whole-body scintigraphy, thyroid sonography, and scintigraphy are all carried out at the department with the use of the latest technology and equipment.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Michael Schäfers, the department treats more than 1,000 inpatients every year. Diagnostics such as PET-CT, PET-MRI, gamma camera, and SPECT-CT are the main methods used for therapeutics, specific methods are used for specific types of cancer. MIBG therapy is indicated for neuroblastoma, PSMA therapy is used for prostate cancer while SIR therapy is used for liver cancer at the department with high precision.

Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Muenster is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

•   Prostate cancer
•   Neuroendocrine tumors
•   Neuroblastoma
•   Pheochromocytoma
•   Bone metastases
•   Liver cancer
•   Liver metastases
•   Non- Hodgkin lymphoma
•   Goiter
•   Thyrotoxicosis
•   Thyroid tumor

04.1999 Habilitation, Department of Adult and Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster
07.1994 - 10.1995 Research Fellow, MRC Cyclotron Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.
06.1995 Doctoral Degree, Department of Adult and Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster.
10.1987 - 06.1994 Study of Medicine, State Examination, University of Muenster.
Since 12.2008 Full Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Director of the European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI).
Since 08.2013 Director of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster.
Since 07.2007 Chairman of the European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), University of Muenster.
09.1999 - 06.2007 C3 Professor (tenure track) of Experimental Nuclear Medicine, University of Muenster.

Awards

09.2011 Poster Award of the German Society for Nephrology, German Society of Nephrology.
10.2004 Tyco Healthcare Advancement Award, German Society for Nuclear Medicine.
2004 Young Investigator Award, International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology (ICNC), Florence, Italy.

Membership in Professional Societies

Since 2010 Chairman of the German Universities Nuclear Medicine National Committee.
Since 2003 Chairman of the Cardiovascular Committee.
Member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM).
Member of the European Society of Molecular Imaging (ESMI).
Member of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK).
Member of the German Society of Radiology (DRG).
Member of the German Society of Nuclear Medicine (DGN).

Research Focuses

Multimodal molecular imaging.
Development of targeted imaging probes for molecular imaging of cardiovascular inflammation.
Apoptosis and automatic innervation.
Phenotyping of transgenic mouse models.
Clinical multimodal cardiovascular research.
Hybrid imaging