Portrait Dominik Schneidawind

Dominik Schneidawind
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

Other functions at USZ

  • Representative: Stem cells

Specialties

  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Autologous stem cell transplantation
  • CAR-T cell therapy

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 37 82
VCard

Other competencies

  • Specialist in hematology (FMH)
  • Specialist in internal medicine and hematology and oncology (D)
  • Additional qualification in hemostaseology (D)
  • Additional qualification in immunology (D)
  • Additional qualification in palliative medicine (D)
  • Additional qualification in emergency medicine (D)

Career History

  • since 2022 Senior Attending Physician and Program Director Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich
  • 2019-2022 Attending Physician, Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Tübingen
  • 2012-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University, USA
  • 2010-2019 Doctor in postgraduate training, Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Tübingen
  • 2004-2010 Study of human medicine, University of Ulm

Most important memberships

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the USZ Transplant Center
  • German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO)
  • German Association for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (DAG-HSZT)

Key Research Areas

  • Cellular Therapies
  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Graft-versus-Host Disease
  • Invariant natural killer T cells
  • Chimeric Antigen Receptors
  • Immune dysregulation

More

  • 2016 DAG-KBT Research Award of the German Working Group for Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
  • 2015 New Investigator Award of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • 2014 Best Abstract Award for Basic Science Research of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation