Portrait Isabell Witzel

Isabell Witzel
Prof. Dr. med. Director of Department, Department of Gynecology

Specialties

  • Treatment of breast cancer, specializing in gynecological senology (CH), Senior Breast Surgeon (DKG), AWOgyn-certified breast surgeon
  • Gynecologic Oncology; Specialization in Surgical Gynecology (CH), Specialization in Gynecologic Oncology (D)
  • Familial breast and ovarian cancer

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 52 00
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Key Research Areas

  • Clinical Trials
  • Brain metastases in breast carcinoma.
  • Translational research on biomarkers in breast carcinoma.

Career History

Since 2023 Clinic Director, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
Professor and Full Professor of Gynecology, University of Zurich (UZH)
2013 – 2022 Senior Physician, Department of Gynecology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
2018 Professor (apl) at the University of Hamburg
2013-2022 Head of the University Breast Center at the UKE
2016-2022 Head of the Center for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer at the UKE
2015-2022 Member of the Equal Opportunities Department at the Medical Faculty of Hamburg (from 9/2021 Equal Opportunities Officer)
2009-2013 Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Gynecology, UKE
2011 Habilitation in Gynecology, University of Hamburg
2002-2009 Assistant physician, Clinic for Gynecology and Clinic for Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, UKE
2005-2008 Degree program in Public Health with a focus on Health Management at the Hannover Medical School
1994-2002 Medical studies at the universities of Freiburg, Hamburg, Nottingham (UK) and Verona (IT)

Publications

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Podcast USZ direkt – Together against breast cancer

Prof. Isabell Witzel gives an insight into prevention, screening and treatment of breast cancer. With a great deal of expertise and commitment, the clinic director and her team work tirelessly on behalf of those affected.

All podcast episodes