Team of the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Our dedicated and highly qualified team at the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology at the USZ has extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of various tumor diseases of all organ systems. We also diagnose and treat benign changes in the blood and blood coagulation system.

Departments

Management

Markus Manz, Prof. Dr. med.

Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 38 99
Specialties: Leukemias, Lymphomas, Plasma cell diseases

Stefan Balabanov, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: myeloid neoplasms (CML, MDS, mastocytosis), lymphatic (Hodgkin's lymphoma and CNS lymphoma), Hematologic diagnostics

Andreas Wicki, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 21 54
Specialties: Molecular oncology, Gastrointestinal oncology, Neuroendocrine tumors

Senior Physicians

Stefan Balabanov, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: myeloid neoplasms (CML, MDS, mastocytosis), lymphatic (Hodgkin's lymphoma and CNS lymphoma), Hematologic diagnostics

Steffen Böttcher, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Clonal hematopoiesis, MDS, AML

Ralph Fritsch, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Gastrointestinal tumors, Hepatobiliary tumors, Molecular oncology and precision oncology

Anja Lorch, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Urological oncology (bladder, testicles, kidney, prostate)

Bernhard Pestalozzi, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Breast cancer and gynecological tumors, Gastrointestinal tumors

Dominik Schneidawind, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Autologous stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy

Jan-Dirk Studt, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Blood clotting, Diagnostics, Academic Director - Department of Hemostasis

Alexandre Theocharides, Prof. Dr. med.

Head of Clinical Studies CCCZ, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Hematological diagnostics

Andreas Wicki, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 21 54
Specialties: Molecular oncology, Gastrointestinal oncology, Neuroendocrine tumors

Thorsten Zenz, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Lymphomas, Leukemia, Precision Oncology

Senior Attending Physicians

Stefan Balabanov, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: myeloid neoplasms (CML, MDS, mastocytosis), lymphatic (Hodgkin's lymphoma and CNS lymphoma), Hematologic diagnostics

Steffen Böttcher, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Clonal hematopoiesis, MDS, AML

Jana Maria Ellegast, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Myeloid neoplasms: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance (CCUS), Sarcomas

Ralph Fritsch, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Gastrointestinal tumors, Hepatobiliary tumors, Molecular oncology and precision oncology

Anja Lorch, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Urological oncology (bladder, testicles, kidney, prostate)

Rouven Müller, Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Myelomas, Acute leukemias

Bernhard Pestalozzi, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Breast cancer and gynecological tumors, Gastrointestinal tumors

Max Rieger, Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: , , Diagnostic hematology

Tamara Rordorf, Dr. med. (HR)

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 43 253 70 88
Specialties: Breast cancer and gynecological tumors, Thyroid tumors/ head and neck tumors, Sarcomas

Dominik Schneidawind, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Autologous stem cell transplantation, CAR-T cell therapy

Rahel Schwotzer, Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 81 39
Specialties: Systemic amyloidosis, General Hematology

Jan-Dirk Studt, PD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Blood clotting, Diagnostics, Academic Director - Department of Hemostasis

Alexandre Theocharides, Prof. Dr. med.

Head of Clinical Studies CCCZ, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Hematological diagnostics

Andreas Wicki, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 21 54
Specialties: Molecular oncology, Gastrointestinal oncology, Neuroendocrine tumors

Anouk Widmer, Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Lymphoma/ CLL, Plasma cell myeloma, MDS/MPN

Thorsten Zenz, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Lymphomas, Leukemia, Precision Oncology

Attending Physicians

Adrian Bachofner, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Transfusion Medicine, Hemostasis

Lorenz Bankel, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Translational research in the field of sarcomas and phenotypic drug screening

Tobias Matthieu Benoit, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Autologous stem cell transplantation, Transplant Coordination, Diagnostic hematology

Marina Bissig, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 81 39
Specialties: General hematology, Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Laura Boos, MHBA, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14

Tomas Brezina, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Head and neck tumors, Gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine tumors, Urological tumors

Monica Vanessa De Almeida Mesquita, Dr. med. (P)

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, Transplant coordination

Jeremy Deuel, PD Dr. med. Dr. sc. nat.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: General hematology, Diagnostic hematology

Nadja Dietliker, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: General hematology, Hemoglobinopathies, Hemostasis

Nadia Djerbi, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: T-cell lymphomas, Myeloma , General hematology

Stefan Gundermann, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Hematological diagnostics, General hematology, Hemostaseology

Jan Nicolas Köppel, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: General hematology, Hematooncology

Stefanie Kreutmair, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: CAR-T cells, Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), System immunology

Emilie Le Rhun, PD Dr. med. (FR)

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties:

Vasiliki Papadopoulou, Dr. phil.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Cellular therapies (CAR-T, allo-HSCT), AML/CMML, B-NHL

Ulrich Richter, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: Lung tumors, Hepatobiliary tumors, Thyroid tumors

Alexander Ring, Ph.D.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 43 253 08 04
Specialties: General oncology, Breast Cancer, Translational oncology

Wiebke Rösler, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: aggressive lymphomas, histiocytic diseases

Corina Schneidawind, PD Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82

Christian Sigler, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 43 253 09 80
Specialties: ,

Cosima Suter, MBA, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 81 39
Specialties: Hematological problems during pregnancy, General hematology, Coagulation

Alice Trinchero, Dr. med. (I)

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Hemostaseology (congenital and acquired blood clotting disorders)

Friederike Vetter, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: Amyloidosis, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Oliver Vilinovszki, Dr. med. (H)

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
Specialties: General hematology, Hematooncology

Christian Ziegler, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14
Specialties: General oncology, Hemostaseology

Residents

Kevin Hofer, Dr. med.

Resident, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82

Saskia Hussung, Dr. med.

Resident, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14

Amar Šaciri, Dr. med. univ.

Resident on rotation, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 43 255 11 11

Sebastian Maximilian Stolz, Dr. med.

Resident, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Tel. +41 44 255 11 11

Helena Stricker, Dr. med.

Resident, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology
Resident

Tel. +41 44 255 22 14