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Florian LORDICK

Dr. Florian LORDICKFlorian LORDICK
Professor
University of Leipzig, Germany
Dr. Florian LORDICKFlorian LORDICK
Professor
University of Leipzig, Germany

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Florian Lordick is a Full Professor of Medicine at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He was appointed as director of the University Cancer Center Leipzig in 2012, which, in collaboration with the University of Jena Medical Center, recently was awarded as one of 15 German Oncology Centers of Excellence and receives funding from the German Cancer Aid. He also is head of the Department of Medicine (oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, and pulmonology) at the University of Leipzig Medical Center.

Dr. Lordick’s scientific focus is on clinical and translational research in immuno-oncology and targeted treatment of cancer, with a specific focus on gastrointestinal tract tumours. He has a great interest in multimodality treatment of GI cancers, in personalized medicine and in survivorship topics. His research is funded by the German Cancer Aid, the German Ministry of Education and Research and by the European Commission. Dr. Lordick has authored and co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed and PubMed-listed articles. Dr. Lordick served as Director of Education at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) from 2019-2022, as president of the International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA) and he is a former member of the executive board of the German Cancer Society and former chair of the EORTC Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Working groups. He holds reviewer and advisory roles at various research funding organizations and European comprehensive cancer centers. He also is the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief of ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology, official scientific journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology.