Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

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Professor and Chair of Radiology (Heidelberg University) / Medical Director of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Heidelberg University Hospital) / Director of the Translational Lung Research Center (TLRC) Heidelberg

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Role in LiSyM-Cancer

  • Project Leader in SMART-NAFLD
  • Contribution of Imaging Data
  • Collection of biological samples and clinical data

Expertise

  • Expertise in clinical and scientific work applying CT and MRI in the fields of chest diseases and oncology
  • Specializes in structural and functional thoracic radiology
  • Dedicated to developing novel CT technologies such as thin-slice, spiral, volumetric, and spectral CT
  • Has contributed significantly to improving imaging, quantitative analyses—particularly of inflammatory activity—and assessment in patients with various diseases

Degrees

  • 1998, Habilitation Medical Faculty, Mainz University „Functional Imaging of pulmonary ventilation using CT and MRI”
  • 1994, Board certification Radiology
  • 1998, Resident Radiology, Mainz University Hospital
  • 1991, Promotion (Dr. med.), Cologne University
  • 1990, Medical Doctor
  • 1991, Research Resident, Dept. of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
  • 1989, Medical School, Universities Bonn and Heidelberg
  • 1982, Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium Leverkusen, Abitur

Professional Experience

  • Since 2008, Professor and Chairman of Radiology, Heidelberg University; Medical Director, Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg
  • Since 2018, Speaker Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg; Member of the Board German Center of Lung Research (DZL)
  • 2018 – 2021, Acting Head Dept. of Translational Pneumology, University Hospital Heidelberg
  • 2003 – 2010, Member of the Managing Boards of the National Center of Tumor diseases (NCT), Heidelberg
  • 2003 – 2005, Acting head Dept. Experimental Therapy, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
  • 2003 – 2007, Professor of Oncologic Diagnostics and Therapy, Heidelberg University, Head Dept. of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg
  • 1998 – 2002, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Radiology, University Hospital Mainz

Honors and Awards (selection)

  • 2022, Election to the German Academy of Natural Sciences Leopoldina
  • 2021, John West Award, International Workshop of Pulmonary Functional Imaging
  • Since 2012, Visiting Professorship, University Qingdao, China
  • 2007, Kuhrt Robb Distinguished Scholar, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
  • 2001, Award Society of Thoracic Radiology
  • 2001, Holthusen-Ring der German Roentgen Society
  • 2000, Colloquia Academia Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz
  • 1999, Boehringer Ingelheim Award 1998
  • 1995, Award European Society of Thoracic Imaging
  • 1992, Award German Roentgen Society