Hannover Medical school - Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncolog

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Hannover Medical school (MHH)

Hannover, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Christian Kratz

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Hannover Medical school provides care for children and adolescents with malignant tumors and blood diseases. This department is one of its kind in Lower Saxony for children and adolescents. Following the latest and best treatment protocols, this department treats children and adolescents with all kinds of tumors of the blood and lymphatic system. The blood disorders that are common among this age group are also being treated in this department like coagulation, erythrocyte, platelet, granulocyte, and lymphocyte disorders.

With Prof. Dr. med. Christian Kratz as the head of the department and the qualified professional staff of doctors and nurses, it cares for more than 800 inpatient and 5000 outpatient cases every year. The department dedicates a part of its resources and focuses on stem cell transplantation as a therapeutic method for malignant and non-malignant tumors.

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Hannover Medical school is specialized in:

•   Diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors affecting bones and cartilages
•   Diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors of the brain
•   Diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors of nerves
•   Diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors of soft tissue like muscles
•   Diagnosis and treatment of all types of leukemia
•   Diagnosis and treatment of all types of lymphoma
•   Diagnosis and treatment of bone marrow diseases
•   Stem cell transplantation

Education

Since 2003 Study of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology at the Universities of Freiburg, Wellington and Hanover, as well as at the National Institute of Health.

Professional Experience

Since 2012 Chief Physician of the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School.
2009 - 2012 Fellow in the Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA.
2008 - 2009 Head of the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
2008 Invitation to the post of University Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, refused invitation in 2009.
2007 Certificate of a Medical Specialist in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology.
2005 Five-month scientific internship at the University of California, San Francisco (Scholarship of the Heinrich Kircher Foundation).
2005 - 2008 Senior Physician in the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Freiburg; focus: pediatric hematology and oncology.
2002 Recognized as a Pediatrician.
1999 - 2000 Scientific internship in the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco (Mildred Scheel Scholarship).
2001 - 2002 Fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at the Heinrich Heine Düsseldorf University; clinical focus: pediatric hematology and oncology.
1998 - 1999 Fellow in the Department of Pediatrics at the Heinrich Heine Düsseldorf University; clinical focus: pediatric hematology and oncology.
1998 Admission to medical practice (approbation).
1997 - 1998 Trainee Doctor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Heinrich Heine Düsseldorf University.