Hannover Medical school - Department of Nuclear Medicine

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Hannover Medical school (MHH)

Hannover, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Frank M. Bengel

Department of Nuclear Medicine

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical school is one of the few departments in Germany that offers the latest diagnostic and therapeutic services provided by nuclear medicine.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Frank Bengel, the department treats about 600 inpatients every year. The department is best known for its use of scintigraphy and radioiodine therapy for thyroid tumors. The department also uses the latest innovative therapies, such as Ra-223 and Lu-177 (lutetium) therapy for metastatic prostate cancer, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) for neuroendocrine tumors, and selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT) for treatment of liver tumors.

Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical school is specialized in:

• Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy
• Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy
•   Scintigraphy
•   Ra-223 therapy
•   Radioiodine therapy for thyroid tumors
•   Lu-177 (lutetium) therapy

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training

1988 - 1995 Study of Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuernberg.
1996 Medical Degree, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuernberg.
1995 - 2000 Clinical Resident/Fellow, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich.

Academic Appointments

2000 - 2005 Attending Physician and Lecturer, Nuclear Medicine, Technical University of Munich.
2005 - 2010 Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Nuclear Diagnostics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Since 2011 Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Since 2011 Full Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School.

Licensure and Board Certification

1995 Medical Approbation (Germany).
2000 Nuclear Medicine Physician, Board Certificate (Germany).
2005 Maryland Medical License (Conceded Eminence).
2006 Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.
2007 Level 2 Training, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Tomography (CBCCT).