Christoph Zielinski

Christoph Zielinski (born May 20, 1952 in Wieliczka near Kraków, Poland^[1]) is an Austrian physician and cancer researcher. A medical oncologist, Zielinski is Director of the Clinical Division of Oncology and Chairman of the Department of Medicine I and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the Medical University of Vienna.

Early life and education

Zielinski is the son of the writer Adam Zielinski and his wife Sophie. In 1957 he came with his parents to Vienna, where he finished schooling in 1970. He studied medicine at Medical University of Vienna and received his MD degree in 1976.

Career

Apart from two years as a fellow at the Cancer Research Center at Tufts University his career has been spent at Medical University of Vienna. He became Professor of Medical Experimental Oncology in 1992, Chairman of the Clinical Division of Oncology in 2002 and Director of the Department of Medicine I in 2004.^[2] Outside his work in Vienna, Zielinski was named President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group since 1999 and became a member of the Executive Board of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in 2014.

Contributions to medical knowledge

Zielinski's research focuses on clinical trials in breast and lung cancer as well as personalised medicine and immuno-oncology. As at late 2015 he had published more than 600 papers.^[3]

Work as editor

ESMO announced in September 2015 that Zielinski would be Editor-in-Chief of ESMO Open, the Society's new peer-reviewed, open-access, online-only journal.^[4]

Awards

• 2003: Anton-Gindely Prize, recognising Zielinski's work as President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group
• 2003: City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences^[5]
• 2013: Honorary degree by Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest
• 2014: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria

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