Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Graven
Head of the Clinic of Hematology, Oncology and Gastroenterology
Head of a certified oncology center
Head of Clinical Research Department
Specialization:
Hematology, including stem cell transplantation
Abdominal oncology, especially colorectal and pancreatic cancer therapy
Metastasis therapy, including the use of off-label drugs
Membership in professional societies:
Professional Union of German Therapists
German Society for Internal Medicine
German Cancer Society
Abdominal Oncology Working Group
German Society of Hematology and Oncology
German Working Group on Bone Marrow and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
European Society for Medical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Association for Cancer Research
Activities in professional communities:
German Cancer Society:
Since 2013, speaker of the commission for certification of oncology centers
Since November 2007, member of the board
Since September 2022, Speaker of the Section of National Societies on Cancer Control
Chairman of the working group on abdominal oncology of the German Cancer Society, drafting clinical guidelines for the treatment of colorectal and pancreatic cancer.
Chairman of the Oncology Society of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Member of the Colorectal Cancer Clinical Guidelines Working Group, European Society for Medical Oncology.
Member of the Scientific Council, National Cancer Registry at the Robert Koch Institute.
Chairman of the Regional Cancer Registry of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Leading expert for clinical research, German Research Foundation and Federal Ministry of Research and Technology.
Member of the Commission on the Use of Medicines for Therapy "Off-Label", Federal Institute of Medicines and Medical Devices.
Member of the committee for the development of clinical guidelines for colorectal cancer.
Member of the commission on the development of approaches to metastasis and the use of palliative therapy in clinical guidelines for colorectal cancer.
Reviewer of scientific journals such as Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Tumor Diagnostik und Therapie, Der Schmerz, BMC Pharmacology, Onkologie, Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Annuals of Oncology, European Journal of Cancer.