Portrait Michael Weller

Michael Weller
Prof. Dr. med.

Director of Department, Department of Neurology

Other functions at USZ

  • Head Brain Tumor Center
  • Board member

Specialties

  • Neuro-Oncology

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 55 00

Other competencies

  • Clinical studies
  • Experimental brain tumor research
  • Immunotherapy

Career

Since 2008 Clinic Director, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
2005-2007 Clinic Director, Department of General Neurology, Tübingen University Hospital
1997-2005 Senior Physician, Department of General Neurology, Tübingen University Hospital
1995-1996 Resident, Department of General Neurology, Tübingen University Hospital
1993-1994 Habilitation Fellow of the German Research Foundation, Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich
1992 Fogarty Scholar, National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Bethesda, Maryland.
1991 Resident, Würzburg University Neurological Clinic
1989-1990 Physician in Internship, Department of General Neurology, Tübingen University Hospital
1982-1989 Medical studies in Cologne

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Neurological Society
  • German Society for Neurology
  • German Cancer Society
  • European Association for Neuro-Oncology
  • Society for Neuro-Oncology
  • European Society of Medical Oncology
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology

Research focus

  • Brain tumor stem cells
  • Immunotherapy of brain tumors
  • Metastasis to the central nervous system

Publications

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Other offices

  • Board, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer President, Swiss Neuro-Oncology Society