Dr méd. Matti Aapro

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Specialist in Medical Oncology, FMH member

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Work experience

Specialist FMH in Medical Oncology at Clinique de Genolier and at Clinique Générale-Beaulieu
President-Elect of the European Cancer Organization (ECCO) for 2020 and 2021
Executive committee member of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)
Former and current President of the Antiemetic study group of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
Committee member (Honorary President) of AFSOS (Francophone Association of Oncological Care Support)
Director of the Department of Medicine and Radiography during the founding of the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy
Member of the Board of Directors at Genolier Cancer Center, in Switzerland
Former consultant, service of Oncology, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Board member of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Chaired the Scientific and Organizing Committees of the World Cancer Congress of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in 2008 and 2010

Education

PhD in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Fellow at Arizona Cancer Center, Tuscon, USA
Founding President of the Department of Medicine and Radiotherapy at the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Memberships

Member FMH specialist in Medical Oncology
Honorary member of AFSOS (French Association of Supporting Oncological Care)
Honorary member of JASCC (Japanese Association of Supportive Care in Cancer)
Honorary member of RUSSCO (Russian Society of Clinical Oncology)

Enseignement

Member of the Executive Board at ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)
Member of the Administrative council and coordinator of SPCC (Sharing Progress in Cancer Care) at ESO (European School of Oncology)

Dr méd. Matti Aapro is a medical oncologist, FMH member in Medical Oncology. His main interests are the development of new pharmacological treatments, breast cancer, cancer in the elderly and supportive care.

He has written more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and more than 350 scientific articles.

Editor-in-chief of Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology
Editor-in-Chief of www. qualityoflife.elsevierresource.com
Assistant Editor (Geriatric Section) of The Oncologist
Founding Editor of Journal of Geriatric Oncology
Former Deputy Editor of Annals of Oncology and the European Journal of Cancer
Former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (breast section)
Annals of Oncology Editorial Board Member, Current Opinions in Oncology, Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer, Oncology and Oncology

Honorary doctor of the University of Tampere

He has received awards from:

Acta Oncologica
SIOG (International Society of Geriatric Oncology)
MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer)
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology, prix BJ Kennedy)

21.06.2019
7e Rencontre franco-suisse de Sénologie
Deux médecins de la Clinique de Genolier ont participé à ce symposium: Dr Magdalena Kohlik et le Dr Matti Aapro.

14.07.2016
La Clinique de Genolier est fière de vous annoncer la nomination du Docteur Aapro au sein du Comité Scientifique de l’ABC4
Les Docteurs Edya Fuhrmann, Claudine Helg, Volker Kirchner et Matti Aapro sont les Oncologues et Hématologues spécialistes qui exercent à la Clinique de Genolier.