Mahmut Ozsahin

Scientific committee chairman (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)

MD, PhD
Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology
Date and place of birth: March 26, 1960, Washington, DC

Education and Degrees

Specialization: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey (27.9.1990). Swiss Board of Radiation Oncology (29.11.2001).
PhD: Swiss Institute of Technology, Faculty of Biology, Zurich, Switzerland (14.11.1996).
MD: Ege University, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey (19.7.1985).

Professional Appointments

24.1.2006-present: Professeur associ?-m?decin chef, Service de Radio-Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1.8.2001-23.1.2006: Privat docent-m?decin adjoint, Service de Radio-Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1.5.1999-31.7.2001: Ma?tre d�enseignement et de recherche (MER)-medecin associe, Service de Radio-Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
1.7.1996-30.4.1999: Chef de clinique, Service de Radio-Oncologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
1.4.1994-30.6.1996: Research fellow, Institute for Radiobiology, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI, Switzerland.
1.10.1993-31.3.1994: Attache-associe a plein temps, Service de Canc?rologie-Radiotherapie, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France.
11.2.1992-30.9.1993: Assistant professor, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey.
1.11.1990-31.10.1991: Resident du College de Medecine des Hopitaux de Paris, Service de Cancerologie-Radiotherapie, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France.
1.11.1989-31.10.1990: Faisant fonction d�interne, Service de Cancerologie-Radiotherapie, Hopital Tenon, Paris, France.
1.11.1986-31.10.1989: Resident, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey.
1.10.1985-31.10.1986: General practitioner, City of Yozgat, Ministry of Health, Yozgat, Turkey.

Professional Society and Group Memberships

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Association of Radiotherapy and Oncology of the Mediterranean Area (AROME), founding member
European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
Rare Cancer Network (RCN), coordinator
Scientific Association of Swiss Radiation Oncology (SASRO)
Societe Francaise de Radiotherapie Oncologique (SFRO)
Swiss Society of Oncology (SSO)
Swiss Society of Radiobiology and Medical Physics (SGSMP)
Swiss Group for Cancer Research (SIAK)
Turkish Oncology Group (TOG)
Turkish Society of Chemotherapy
Turkish Society of Hematology
Turkish Society of Radiation Oncology

Main Current Interests

Head & neck cancer; Gastrointestinal system cancers; Hematologic diseases; Radiobiology
Languages
English: fluent in speaking and writing
French: fluent in speaking and writing
Turkish: fluent in speaking and writing

Social Interests

Sailing; Cuisine