Leipzig University Medical Center
Leipzig, Germany
Florian Lordick is a Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He was appointed as director of the University Cancer Center Leipzig in 2012, which recently was awarded and funded as one of 15 German Oncology Centers of Excellence by the German Cancer Aid. He also chairs the Department of Medicine II (oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and pulmonology) at the University of Leipzig Medical Center.
He held the position of Director of Education of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) from 2019-2022 and is now appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the new ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology Journal. He is also past-president of the International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA) and former chairman of the EORTC GI Tract Cancer Working Group.
Dr. Lordick’s scientific focus is on clinical and translational research in immuno-oncology and targeted treatment of cancer, with a specific focus on gastrointestinal tract tumors. He has a great interest and experience in multimodality treatment of GI cancers. His research is funded by the German Cancer Aid, the German Ministry of Education and Research and by the European Commission. Dr. Lordick has authored and co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed and PubMed-listed articles. His h-index is 88.
Thursday, June 29, 2023
08:00 – 09:25 CEST
Thursday, June 29, 2023
08:28 – 08:38 CEST