University Hospital Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Niemeyer
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at University Hospital Freiburg provides care for children and adolescents with blood diseases and tumors. The department is a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg and has various specialists among their medical staff as well as the latest most advanced diagnostics and therapeutics to provide the patients with the best treatment.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Charlotte Niemeyer, the department of pediatric hematology and oncology performs bone marrow transplantation and provides the appropriate post-operative care for patients. The research unit of this department is making some great efforts as it is in participation with the multicenter treatment trials of the Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and is also conducting studies on bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors.
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at University Hospital Freiburg is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Leukemia
• Thrombocytopenia
• Hemangioma
• AIDS
• Aplastic anemia
• Diamond-Blackfan anemia
• Lymphoma
• Bleeding disorders
Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes.
- 1972 - 1975 University of Kiel, 1st Medical Exam.
- 1975 - 1976 University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- 1976 - 1980 University of Freiburg, 2nd and 3rd state exam.
- 10/1980 Admission to medical practice.
- 06/1981 Dissertation. Subject: "On pharmacokinetics of hydrochlorothiazide in kidney failure", University of Freiburg (Prof. Dr. med. H. Knauf).
Professional Activities
- 11/1980 - 06/1983 University Hospital Kiel, Department of General Pediatrics (Prof. Dr. med. J. Schaub), creation of an interdisciplinary Group on Bone Marrow Transplantation.
- 07/1985 - 06/1987 Physician, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Boston Brigham Medical Center Children's Hospital and Women's Clinic in Boston.
- 07/1986 - 06/1988 Instructor, Podiatry, Harvard Medical School.
- 07/1987 - 11/1988 Clinical Fellow with active personal privileges, Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
- 12/1988 - 07/1990 Assistant at the University, Hannover Medical School, Department of Pediatrics (Oncology and Hematology), Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. H. Rihm.
- 10/1989 Medical Specialist in Pediatrics.
- 08/1990 - 08/2002 Senior Physician, Department of Pediatrics, University of Freiburg.
- 11/1993 Habilitation and Venia legendi in Pediatrics, University of Freiburg. Subject: "Approaches to the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children".
- Invitation to the position of Full Professor of Pediatrics, Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck (03/01 refused).
- Invitation to the position of C3 Professor of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Freiburg (03/01 accepted).
- 08/2002 Appointment as Head of the Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- 01/2012 Appointment as a Representative of the Center of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Freiburg.
Main Research Focuses
- Hereditary and acquired bone marrow diseases.
- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia and other rare myeloproliferative neoplasias in children.
- Myelodysplastic syndrome and secondary leukemia in children and adolescents.
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
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