Niklaus Schaefer

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 - 1999
      Medical Doctor, MD, Dr. med. Medizin
  • Experience

    • Universitätsspital Zürich

      Apr 2000 - Sept 2008
      Resident Medical Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Internal Medicine
    • Johns Hopkins Hospital

      Sept 2008 - Oct 2009
      Postdoctoral Researcher (Recipient of Johns Hopkins Fellowship Grant)
    • Universitätsspital Zürich

      Nov 2009 - Jul 2015

      Senior 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 2015
      • Consultant in Medical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine

        Nov 2009 - Jan 2014
    • CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois

      Aug 2015 - Jun 2024
      • Associate Professor (Professeur Associé), Chief Physician (Médecin Chef), Nuclear Medicine

        Sept 2019 - Jun 2024
      • Associate Professor (Professeur Associé), Deputy Chief (Médecin Adjoint), Nuclear Medicine

        Aug 2015 - Aug 2019
    • University of Lausanne

      Sept 2016 - Aug 2019
      Member of the University Council and President of the Legal Commission
    • Swiss Congress of Radiology

      Jun 2017 - May 2018
      National Congress, President SGNM
    • Bundesamt für Gesundheit BAG

      Mar 2018 - now
      • Steering Committee Member Clinical Audits (FOPH/BAG)

        Nov 2018 - now
      • Federal Comission of Radiopharmaceutical Products (FKRP)

        Mar 2018 - now
    • European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society e.V. (ENETS)

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2024
      Founder 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 - now
      Executive Board Member
    • CHUV | Lausanne university hospital

      Aug 2024 - now
      Full Professor (Professeur Ordinaire), Chief Physician (Médecin Chef)
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Zertifikat Fortbildung Onkologie und Nuklearmedizin SAMW 2022 - 2024

      FMH Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte
      Jan 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 Schaefer
      Prizes 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 Schaefer
      Competitive 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 Schaefer
      Worlds 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
      Etat de VaudAssociated with Niklaus Schaefer