University Hospital Ulm
Ulm, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Döhner
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Palliative care, Rheumatology and Infectiology
The Department of internal medicine III at the University Hospital Ulm provides accurate diagnostics and effective treatment of hematological, oncological (benign and malignant blood pathologies) rheumatic and infectious diseases. The department also provides palliative care to the terminally ill patients which is aimed at relieving pain and improving the quality of life. The department under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Döhnerhave possesses unique clinical skills and extensive experience, leading to high treatment success rates.
The department of oncology ranks among the best medical institutions in Germany and is certified by the German Cancer Society and the German Cancer Aid.
Each clinical case is considered on regular interdisciplinary tumor board, after which an individual treatment strategy is developed taking into account all the diagnostic results, disease stage, general patient's health, age, etc. All the treatment concepts comply with current national and international standards.
Most often, in the treatment of cancer, doctors use conventional chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy with antibodies, as well as innovative forms of therapy, for example, the use of mitosis and signaling pathway inhibitors.
The department works in close cooperation with hematologists and oncologists from other specialized hospitals.
The division of rheumatology along with the treatment of rheumatological diseases also treats patients with unclear illnesses suspected of having a rheumatic disease. The clinic offers patients new innovative therapy concepts with modern anti-rheumatic drugs.
The Department of Hematology, oncology, palliative care, rheumatology and infectious diseases at the university hospital of Ulm focuses on the treatment of the following conditions:
- Hematology
- Anemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (mds)
- Acute myeloid leukemia (aml)
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll)
- Myeloproliferative neoplasia (mpn)
- Multiple myeloma
- Malignant lymphoma
- Oncology
- Lung cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Sarcomas
- Brain cancer
- Rheumatology
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Lupus erythematosus
- Scleroderma
- Vasculitis
University Education
- 1976 - 1977 Medical School, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
- 1977 - 1979 Medical School, University of Freiburg, Germany.
- 1979 - 1980 One-year scholarship at the University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
- 1980 - 1983 Medical School, University of Freiburg.
Academic Degrees
- 1985 Doctor of Medicine, Medical School, University of Freiburg, Germany.
- 1994 PD (habilitation), Medical School, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
- 1999 Professor of Medicine, University of Ulm.
Professional Experience
- 1983 - 1985 Residency in Surgical Pathology, Institute of Pathology, St. Vincentius Hospital (Prof. H.M. Schneider, Dr. H. Wolfmüller), Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1985 - 1988 Training in Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine V (Prof. W. Hunstein), University of Heidelberg, Germany.
- 1988 - 1990 Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Oncology (Prof. Clara D. Bloomfield) and in the
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Section of Medical Genetics (Prof. Diane C. Arthur), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
- 1990 - 1993 Training in Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine V (Prof. W. Hunstein), University of Heidelberg, Germany.
- 1993 - 1999 Senior Physician, Section of Hematology/Oncology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
- 2003 - 2011 Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Ulm.
- Since 1999, Head of the Department of Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care, Rheumatology and Infectology, University Hospital Ulm.
- Since 2006, Head of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm (CCCU).
- Since 2012, Coordinator, Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1074, experimental models and clinical trials in leukemia.
Memberships
- 1993 American Society of Hematology.
- 1996 German Society of Hematology and Oncology.
- 2001 European Hematology Association.
- 2002 American Society of Clinical Oncology.
- 2006 German Cancer Society.
- 2015 American Association for Cancer Research.
Awards
- 1979 - 1980 Scholar, German Academic Exchange Service.
- 1988 - 1990 Research Scholar, Mildred Scheel Foundation.
- 1995 Leukemia Clinical Research Award of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology.
- 2009 Recipient of the Kenneth McCredie Lectureship, International Association for Comparative Research on Leukemia and Related Disorders (IACRLRD), Ohio, USA.
- 2010 Anita and Cuno Wieland Research Award for Translational Cancer Research, University of Heidelberg.
- 2011 Wilhelm Warner Award for Cancer Research, Hamburg.
- 2012 Elected Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- 2014 José Carreras Award of the European Hematology Association (EHA).
Department of Hematology, Oncology, Palliative care, Rheumatology and Infectiology
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