Prof. V. Budach

was Clinic Director of the Charité Clinic for Radiation Oncology until 2022. He was President of the specialist society DEGRO and President of the Congress. Prof. V. Budach has acquired, managed and published several scientific studies funded by the German Cancer Aid. His scientific and clinical focus is, among other things, the therapy of head and neck tumors, sarcomas and breast carcinomas.

Period Content
1980-1985 Resident doctor. Specialist training for diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy, University Hospital Essen, Prof. Dr. medical bag
1985 Specialist certification in the field of radiation therapy
1985-1993 Senior Physician at the Clinic for Radiation Oncology and Radiation Therapy at the University Clinic Essen, West German Tumor Center
1993 Call for a W3 professorship at the Berlin Charité. Clinic director at the locations CCM, later CVK, CBF
1994-2011 Founder and head of the tumor center at the Charité
1995-2007 Head of the Clinic for Radiation Therapy at the Robert Rössle Clinic in Berlin-Buch
2000-2003 Chairman of the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group and Head and Neck Cancer Group
2003-2006 Chairman of the EORTC Clinical Research Division
Since 2006 Founding member of the interdisciplinary group soft tissue sarcomas of the German Cancer Society
2005-2007 “President Elect” of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)
2007-2009 President of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)
2009-2011 Past President of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)
2008-2010 Director of the Berlin Tumor Center
2022 Retirement

Memberships/committee work

Member of the interdisciplinary guideline committees:

  • Pancreatic carcinoma
  • Breast cancer
  • Advisor to the Joint Federal Committee of Health Insurance Funds (GBA) for proton therapy
  • International Advisor to the French Cancer Institute
  • Member of DEGRO, ESTRO, ASTRO, ASCO, DKG, ESHO, EORTC