Dr. Razvan Popescu

Dr. Razvan Popescu

Specialties

  • General Internal Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

Contact

Since 2023
Medical Director, Tumor Zentrum Aargau
Medical Oncology, Hematology, Supportive and Palliative Care

Since 2003
Chief Physician Medical Oncology, Hirslanden Klinik Aarau

2003 – 2023
Head of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Tumor Zentrum Aargau

2003 – 2022
Co-Head, Tumor Zentrum Aargau, Hirslanden Clinic Aarau

2000 – 2002
Senior Physician Medical Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital

1998 – 2000
Senior Physician and Clinical Scientist, Medical Oncology, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

1998
Specialist Physician in Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Basel

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

2022
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP)

2022
Fellow of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

2000
Specialist Physician for Medical Oncology, Great Britain

1998
Specialist Physician for Medical Oncology and Hematology, Switzerland

1996
Specialist Physician for General Internal Medicine, Switzerland

1996
Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), London

1990
Doctorate in Medicine, University of Basel

1989
Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS), US Medical Licensing Exam

1989
Swiss State Examination in Medicine, University of Basel

1982 – 1989
Medical Studies, University of Basel

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

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

  • Member since 2000
  • Member of the ASCO International Affairs Committee, 2017 – 2020
  • Member of the ASCO Education Committee, 2018 – 2021
  • Chair of the Global Health Educational Track, ASCO 2020
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the ASCO Quality Training Program since 2020
  • Faculty Member, Best of ASCO

European School of Oncology (ESO)

  • Core Faculty Member
    Deputy Director and Scientific Coordinator of 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 since 2011
  • Chair of the training program "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 Young Oncologists Committee, 2003 – 2007
  • Member of the Fellowship and Award Committee, 2006 – 2010
  • Chair of the Membership Committee and Member of the ESMO Board of Directors, 2008 – 2010
  • Chair of the National Representatives and the Membership Committee, and Member of the ESMO Executive Committee, 2010 – 2014

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

  • 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.