Prof M Heinrich Seegenschmiedt

Germany-based clinical oncologist with a particular clinical interest in treating benign conditions with radiotherapy for more than 30 years. He was the co-founder and has been the head of the German Cooperative Group of Radiotherapy for Benign Disorders (GCGBD) since 1995.

He has organized and chaired national and international conferences on non-malignant disorders and is co-author of the German Guidelines on Radiotherapy of Benign Diseases (updated in 2018). He is also chief editor of the international textbook on “Radiotherapy for Non-malignant Disorders” (Springer Publishers 2008) and co-author of chapters on “Benign Diseases” in various international radiotherapy textbooks.

He has worked since 1990 as a radiation therapy specialist in various institutions and developed and led the radiosurgery program in Hamburg until 2018. He has held various leadership positions including clinical lead for radiotherapy and radiotherapy development.