
Niklaus Schaefer
Resident Medical Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine

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About me
Full Professor (Professeur Ordinaire) of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland | Nuclear Physician | Medical Oncologist | Johns Hopkins Alumni
Education

Universität Zürich, MD
1993 - 1999Medical Doctor, MD, Dr. med. Medizin
Experience

Universitätsspital Zürich
Apr 2000 - Sept 2008Resident Medical Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sept 2008 - Oct 2009Postdoctoral Researcher (Recipient of Johns Hopkins Fellowship Grant)
Universitätsspital Zürich
Nov 2009 - Jul 2015Senior attending / Senior physician in Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Zurich. Attending Physician in Medical Oncology
Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant, University of Zurich
Feb 2014 - Jul 2015Consultant in Medical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine
Nov 2009 - Jan 2014

CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois
Aug 2015 - Jun 2024Associate Professor (Professeur Associé), Chief Physician (Médecin Chef), Nuclear Medicine
Sept 2019 - Jun 2024Associate Professor (Professeur Associé), Deputy Chief (Médecin Adjoint), Nuclear Medicine
Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

University of Lausanne
Sept 2016 - Aug 2019Member of the University Council and President of the Legal Commission
Swiss Congress of Radiology
Jun 2017 - May 2018National Congress, President SGNM
Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG
Mar 2018 - nowSteering Committee Member Clinical Audits (FOPH/BAG)
Nov 2018 - nowFederal Comission of Radiopharmaceutical Products (FKRP)
Mar 2018 - now
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European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society e.V. (ENETS)
Apr 2018 - Sept 2024Founder and Director of the ENETS center of Excellence (CHUV)Founder and Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Center (ENETS Center of Excellence)

Swiss Society for Nuclear Medicine
Jun 2019 - nowExecutive Board Member
CHUV | Lausanne university hospital
Aug 2024 - nowFull Professor (Professeur Ordinaire), Chief Physician (Médecin Chef)
Licenses & Certifications

Zertifikat Fortbildung Onkologie und Nuklearmedizin SAMW 2022 - 2024
FMH Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und ÄrzteJan 2021
FMH Nuklearmedizin
FMH Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte
FMH Innere Medizin
FMH Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte
FMH Medizinische Onkologie
FMH Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Niklaus SchaeferPrizes and Awards last 10 years - Aug 2024 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Best International Abstract “CD206 Scintigraphy/SPECT Imaging of Immunosuppressive Macrophages: A Potential Predictor for Immunotherapy Outcomes in Melanoma” 2023 National Meeting Society of Nuclear Medicine (SGNM), Best Oral Presentation “CD206 Imaging in Melanoma” 2022 CVIR Award Most cited article Clinical investigation “Clinical Application of Trans-Arterial Radioembolization in Hepatic Malignancies in Europe: First Results… Show more 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Best International Abstract “CD206 Scintigraphy/SPECT Imaging of Immunosuppressive Macrophages: A Potential Predictor for Immunotherapy Outcomes in Melanoma” 2023 National Meeting Society of Nuclear Medicine (SGNM), Best Oral Presentation “CD206 Imaging in Melanoma” 2022 CVIR Award Most cited article Clinical investigation “Clinical Application of Trans-Arterial Radioembolization in Hepatic Malignancies in Europe: First Results from the Prospective Multicenter Observational Study CIRSE Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy (CIRT)” 2022 National Meeting Society of Nuclear Medicine (SGNM), Poster prize “Outpatient Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization: assessment of radiation safety and quantification of posttreatment adverse events causing hospitalization” 2022 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, Alavi-Mandell Award “Pulmonary Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis: Diagnostic Performance of High-Resolution CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in Correlation with Clinical Pathologic Outcome” 2019 National Meeting Society of Nuclear Medicine (SGNM), Poster prize “First experience of cytoreduction in chronic lymphoid leukemia with 177Lu-DOTATATE” 2018 European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Nomination Marie Curie Award “18F-FDG PET metabolic to-morphological volume ratio predicts PD-L1 tumor expression and response to PD-1 blockade in lung cancer” 2018 European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Nomination Marie Curie Award “First-in-Human Study with 18F-Azafol for Folate Receptor Targeted PET” 2018 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Best International Abstract “18F-FDG PET metabolic-to-morphological volume ratio predicts PD-L1 tumor expression and response to PD-1 blockade in lung cancer” 2015 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, Alavi-Mandell Award “Dosimetry and first clinical evaluation of the new 18F-radiolabeled bombesin analogue BAY 864367 in patients with prostate cancer” Show less
- Awarded to Niklaus SchaeferCompetitive Grants last 10 years - Total funds received Swiss National Foundation as Applicant: 4’121’786 CHFTotal funds received Swiss National Foundation as Clinical Partner: 249’140 CHF Other external total funding as Applicant: 616’000 CHFTotal Funding received as Co-Applicant: 6’773’077 CHF
- Awarded to Niklaus SchaeferWorlds Best Hospitals Newsweek 2019 CHUV ranked #9 worldwide in Best Hospitals Ranking
Volunteer Experience
Conseiller Communal, Grandson, VD
Issued by Etat de Vaud on Sept 2017
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