Portrait

Univ Prof. Dr. Günther Steger

E-mail: guenther.steger@meduniwien.ac.at

Education

1967-1971 Elementary School Vienna/Austria
1971-1979 Albertgymnasium-Preparatory School Vienna/Austria
1979-1985 University of Vienna / School of Medicine
1985-1991 Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the Vienna University Clinics with training at the
– Department of Chemotherapy
— Division of Oncology
— Division of Infectious Diseases
– I. Department of Medicine
— General Outpatient Ward
— Div. of Nephrology and Haemodialysis
— Intensive Care Unit
— Division of Angiology
– Dept. of Cardiology-CCU
– I. Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
– I. Department of Surgery
— Div. of Surgical Oncology
09.01.1991 Board Certification: Austrian Board for Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology
10.01.1992-recently Head of the Out-Patient Ward
Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology
10.01.1993-30.09.1995 Head of the In-Patient Ward
Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology
1995-1996 Special course for Clinical Investigators, Diploma as “Clinical Investigator”
01.05.1997-31.07.2007 Consultant for Oncology at the community hospital in Krems/Austria
01.06.1997-31.07.2007 Consultant for Oncology at the community hospital in Scheibbs/Austria

 

Scientific Curriculum

12.18.1993 Assistant Professor – Dept. of Internal Medicine I – University of Vienna
1991-1992 UCLA-School of Medicine-Dept. of Surgery/Urology
Research Fellowship in Immune-Oncology
(Supported by Max-Kade-Foundation/Austrian Academy of Sciences)
1990 Official Observer at the Second WHO Workshop on National Cancer
Control Policy Development, June 6-8, Vienna/Austria
03.01.1990 Head of the Oncologic Laboratories/Dept. of Chemotherapy
09.01.1988 Founder and head of the Cytokine Laboratory/Div. of Oncology
Since 10.01.2001 Programme Director: Adjuvant Therapies
Predictive Factors

 

Memberships

2008 Journal of Clinical Oncology – German Edition – Member of the Internal Editorial Board
2008 President of the Austrian Society of Senology
2005 Associate Editor “Breast Care”
2002 Member of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)
2001 Editor for Ongologic Affairs for „Universum Innere Medizin
“(Official Journal of the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine)
1993 Executive Member of ABCSG (Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group)
1993 American Society of Clinical Oncology
Austrian Society for Senology
1991 Permanent Consultant for Acta Chirurgica Austriaca
(Official Journal of the Austrian Society of Surgeons)
1990 Member of the Scientific Board of the Austrian Society of Chemotherapy
1990 Austrian Cancer Society
1989 Member of the Scientific Board and Program Committee of the “Cancer Club – University of Vienna”
1989 European Society for Medical Oncology
1987 Austrian Society for Haematology and Oncology
Austrian Society of Chemotherapy
1986 Austrian Society of Physicians

 

Meeting Organizations and Chairmanships

2003 Breast Cancer 2003, September 25-27, Vienna/Austria
2000 1. Austrian Cancer Congress, March 9-10, Vienna/Austria
1. Viennese Cancer Day, March 11, Vienna, Austria
1999 CLEXO1 (1.Viennese Symposium on Clinical Experimental Oncology)
March 11-13, Vienna/Austria
1997 “Irinotecan-Launch Symposium, June 7, Vienna/Austria
1997 Spring Meeting of the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
Sessions: Colo-Rectal Cancer and Poster Discussion, April 17-20, Salzburg/Austria
1991 “Progress in the Chemo-Immunotherapy of Colo-Rectal Carcinoma”
March 16, Vienna/Austria
1990 “2. Annual Meeting of the Austrian Society of Chemotherapy”
Session: 5-FU/Leucovorin-A Novel Therapeutic Approach in ClinicalOncology,
June 13-15, Innsbruck/Austria
1989 “Current Problems in Breast Cancer” Session: Tumor Markers
March 12-15, Vienna/Austria -
1988 “Progress in Regional Cancer Therapy I” Session: Intraperitontal Therapy November 3-5, Vienna/Austria

 

Awards

1998 Award of the Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
(Wolfgang Denk Preis 1998)
1994 Award of the “HOECHST-Stiftung”
1993 Award of the Austrian Society of Senology
1990 Award of the Austrian Society of Chemotherapy

 

Clinical Studies

Since 1992 multiple phase I-IV as national coordinating investigator, principal investigator, and co-investigator

 

Publications

app. 350 Abstracts and full papers