Dr. med. Razvan Popescu

Dr. med. Razvan Popescu

Specialties

  • General Internal Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

Contact

Since 2004
Chief Physician Medical Oncology Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Co-Director Tumor Zentrum Aargau

2003
Specialist in Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine, Lausanne

2000 – 2002
Senior Physician Medical Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital

2000
EU Specialist in Medical Oncology

2000
ESMO Certificate in Medical Oncology

1998 – 2000
Senior Physician and Clinical Scientist in Medical Oncology, ICRF Cancer Medicine Research Unit, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

1998
FMH Specialist in Medical Oncology and Hematology; 1998: Resident in Hematology, University Hospital Basel

1996 – 1997
Deputy Senior Physician Medical Oncology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK

1996
Resident in Oncology and Hematology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK

1996
FMH Specialist in Internal Medicine; 1996: Examination and admission as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

1995
Resident in Oncology and Hematology, St. Bartholomew’s University Hospital, London, UK

1992 – 1995
Resident in Internal Medicine, Oncology, and Hematology, University Hospital Basel

1990 – 1992
Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology, Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; 1990: Doctorate (MD) at the University of Basel

1989
Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) (US State Examination)

1982 – 1989
Medical studies and state examination at the University of Basel

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Romanian

ASCO

  • Member since 2000
  • Member of the ASCO Internal Affairs Committee 2017–2020
  • Member of the ASCO Educational Committee 2018–2021
  • Chair of the Global Health Educational Track for ASCO 2020
  • Member of the ASCO Quality Training Program Steering Committee since 2020
  • Faculty member "Best of ASCO"

European School of Oncology (ESO)

  • Core Faculty Member ESO
  • Deputy Director/Scientific Coordinator of the ESO-ESMO Masterclasses in Clinical Oncology 2004–2020
  • Coordinator of the ESO Eastern Europe and Balkan Region Programme 2010–2013
  • Founder and Chair of the EEBR Masterclass in Clinical Oncology 2011–2013, Faculty Member 2011–present
  • Chair of a training program for cancer professionals – "Improving the outcome for cancer patients in Europe" together with Prof. Peter Selby (ESO, ECCO, and SPCC)

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

  • Member since 1998
  • Member of the ESMO Young Oncologists Committee 2003–2007
  • Member of the ESMO Fellowship and Award Committee 2006–2010
  • Chair of the ESMO Membership Committee and Member of the ESMO Board of Directors 2008–2010
  • Chair of the ESMO National Representatives and the Membership Committee; Member of the ESMO Executive Committee 2010–2014

Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Flims Alumni Club

  • Treasurer 2000–2003
  • President 2003–2007

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)

  • Member of the Palliative Care Study Group
  • Member of the Geriatrics Study Group
  • Member of the Neutropenia Study Group

Swiss Society for Medical Oncology (SGMO)

  • Swiss National Representative for ESMO 2012–2014

Swiss Society for Palliative Care

Palliative Aargau (Co-President since 2013)

Swiss Association of Internal Medicine (SGIM)

Swiss Medical Association

Association of Cancer Physicians UK

Royal College of Physicians of London, UK

  • Author of clinical trials in the following areas: Hodgkin’s disease, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and bladder cancer, as well as melanoma
  • Collaborations with SAKK, IBCSG, EORTC, MASCC
  • Conducting clinical trials for numerous pharmaceutical companies – more detailed information on current trials can be found here.

Publications

  • Various scientific publications in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals.