Prof Dr. Bertram Wiedenmann

1964 - 1973: Franz-Ludwig Gymnasium, Bamberg
1973 - 1980: Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany - Medical studies
1973 - 1976: Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany - Preclinical studies
1976 - 1977: Technical University of Munich - Clinical studies
1977 - 1978: Royal Free Hospital, London, Great Britain - Clinical studies

Technical University of Munich
1978 - 1979: Clinical studies
1979 - 1980: Internship
1980: Dissertation / ECFMG examination

1980 - 1982: Fulbright Research Fellowship in hematology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, N. Y.
1982 - 1983: Research Fellowship in cell biology Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1983 - 1984: Research Fellowship German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Germany

Internal medicine residency and clinical research University of Heidelberg Medical School

1984 - 1990: Heidelberg, Germany
1989: German national boards in internal medicine
1990: Subspecialization Gastroenterology
1989: Postdoctoral lecture qualification
1990: German national boards in gastroenterology
1990 - 1991: Assistant Medical Director, Gastroenterology - University Clinic Free University Berlin
since 1991: Member of faculty, Free University of Berlin, Medical School Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
1992 - 1993: Deputy Medical Director, Gastroenterology University Clinic Free University Berlin
1993 - 1997: Medical Director, Gastroenterology University Clinic Free University Berlin
1994: Full Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology
since 1997: Director, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Div. of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité, Medical School of the Humboldt University of Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum
1996 - 2006: Spokesperson, Graduate Research Program “Signal recognition and transduction” Charité Medical School, Berlin
2000 - 2002: Member of founding committee of the German Neuroendocrine Tumor Network (GENET)
2002 - 2008: Spokesperson, Coordinating Center for Clinical Studies
since 2003: Spokesperson, SFB Initiative 709 “Molecular Imaging of Angiogenesis and Inflammation”
2004 - 2006: Chairman, NET registry
2004 - 2006: Chairman European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS)
2006 - 2008: Vice-Chairman, ENETS

Contact Information

Med. Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hepatologie und Gastroenterologie

Campus Virchow – Klinikum
Mittelallee 10
13353 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 450 553 081
Fax: +49 30 450 553 902
email:bertram.wiedenmann@charite.de

Prof. Bertram Wiedenmann is Chair of Hepatology and Gastroenterology & the Interdisciplinary Centre of Metabolism at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. His major research interests are molecular and cell biology involving especially cellular signal transduction pathways in the field of gastrointestinal oncology.

Prof. Wiedenmann got his MD from the Technical University of Munich, Medical School, in 1980. He completed a Fulbright Research Fellowship in haematology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA (1980-1982). He was a research associate in cell biology at the Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA (1982-1983), and at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (1983-1984). He trained as a fellow in internal medicine and gastroenterology at the University of Heidelberg medical school (1984-1990). Thereafter, he was appointed senior registrar and in 1993, full professor of internal medicine (division of gastroenterology) at the Free University medical school in Berlin. Since 1997, Prof. Wiedenmann has been chairman of the division of hepatology and gastroenterology at Charité Medical School, Campus Virchow-Klinikum in Berlin.

He is a member of several international and national societies, such as the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCL), the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) and he is chairman of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS), director of the Graduate School Program “Signal recognition and transduction” and coordinator of the site management organisation (SMO) for clinical studies (KKS Charité) of the Charité Medical School.

Prof. Wiedenmann has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and is a reviewer for many international and national journals.

Research Emphases

Gastrointestinal tumors / Endocrinology / Molecular and cell biology with special emphasis on cellular transduction / Gastrointestinal oncology / Infections of the liver and gastrointestinal tract

Scientific Prizes and Recognition

Research prize, Boehringer Mannheim, 1989 / European prize for Gastroenterology (Germany), 1991 / European prize for Gastroenterology, 1992 / Werner-Creutzfeldt Research prize for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrinology, 1996

Memberships

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
American Society for Liver Diseases (ASLD)
German Cancer Society (Internal working group, Oncology)
Berlin Medical Society
Federal Association of German Internists
German Society for Biological Chemistry
Germany Society for Endocrinology (DGE)
German Society for Digestion and Metabolic Illnesses (DGVS)
German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ)
German Cancer Society
European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)
European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
German Neuroendocrine Tumor Network, MEN-I-/II Groups

Editorships/Consulting/Reviewing and Peer Review/Journal Activities

Editor, Neuroendocrinology
Member, Editorial Board, World Journal of Gastroenterology
Member, Editorial Board, Regulatory Peptides
Clinical Cancer Research
Differentiation
European Journal of Clinical Investigation
European Journal of Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
Gut
International Journal of Cancer
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Journal of Molecular Medicine
Nature Biotechnology
Nature Medicine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Newspaper for Gastroenterology (German: Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie)

Scientific Peer Assessment of grant Applications

Federal Ministry for Education and Research
(German: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF)

German Research Community
(German: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)

Wilhelm Sander Foundation
(German: Wilhelm-Sander-Stiftung)

German Cancer Aid
(German: Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V.)