CURRICULUM VITAE Prof. Dr. med. Walter Stummer Date of birth: April 19, 1964, in Düsseldorf, Germany Medical education: 1984-91: Medical School, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich 1988-90: Doctoral Thesis, Insititute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Mentor: Prof. A. Baethmann, Head: Prof. K. Meßmer). Subject: " Cerebral protection by locomotor activity in gerbil forebrain ischemia "; Degree: summa cum laude Apr. 91: Graduation School of Medicine Apr. 91 Nov. 92: Junior resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany (Head: Prof. H.-J. Reulen) Nov. 92 - Dec. 93: Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Crosby Neurosurgical Laboratories, University of Michigan Medical Center, Section of Neurosurgery (Mentor and Head: Prof. Julian T. Hoff, M.D.) Dec. 93-Nov. 2000: Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany (Head: Prof. H.J. Reulen) Nov. 14, 2000: Board Examination Neurosurgery Nov. 2000 Okt.2001: Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany (Head: Prof. J.C. Tonn) Oct. 2001 Mar 2003: Attending, Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany (Head: Prof. J.C. Tonn) Nov. 20, 2001: Habilitation Apr. 2003: Vice-Chairman, Department of Neursurgery, University of Duesseldorf Oct. 18, 2007 Appointment as Professor, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf Oct. 1, 2009 Appointment as Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Münster
Professional Memberships, Activities Member DGNC 2000 Member NCAFW 2003 Speaker, Section Neurooncology, DGNC, November 2003-2009 Vice-Speaker Neuro-Oncological Working Committee of the German Cancer Society 2009-2011 Member EORTC Tumor Group since 2011 Speaker Neuro-Oncological Working Committee of the German Cancer Society 2011-2014 Appointed into the German Academy of Neurological Surgeons 2011 Appointed as Vice-President of the German Society of Neurosurgery 2014 Appointed as President of the German Society of Neurosurgery 2016 Activities as Reviewer (selection): Since 2003 Acta Neurochirurgica Since 2005 Zentralblatt Neurochirurgie Since 2007 Swiss Medical Weekly Since 2007 Neuroimage Since 2007 Lasers in Surgery & Medicine Since 2008 J Neurooncology Since 2009 Neurooncology Since 2010 Neurosurgery Since 2010 Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Psychiatry Since 2011 Journal of Neurosurgery Editorial boards Since 2009 Member Editorial Board Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy Since 2012 Member Editorial Board Neurochirurgie Scan Since 2013 Member Editorial Board Neurooncology
Awards and Honours: American Association of Neurosurgery/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Tumor Section's Young Clinical Investigators Award, presented at the 59th annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, 1999 Grosshaden Research Award: First Price for the presentation "Fluorescence-guided detection of malignant gliomas utilizing 5-ALA-induced prophyrins - Experience in 66 consecutive patients, presented at the Grosshaderner Research Festival 1999 Tönnis-Stipend, awarded at the 53 rd Annual meeting of the German Neurosurgical Society, Halle, 2002 American Association of Neurosurgery/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Tumor Section's Journal of Neuro-Oncology Award, presented at the 65th annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans, 2005 World Federation of Neurosurgery Young Neurosurgeon s Award, presented at the XIII International Congress of Neurological Surgery, Marrakesh, 2005 Honorary Professor, Harbin Medical University, China, 2005 Sybille Assmus Research Prize 2006, presented at the annual meeting of Neurooncological Working Group of the German Cancer Society Focus List of Best Cancer Physicians. Focus Nr. 46, 12. November 2007. S. 164 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth, MA, USA, 2008 2006 Corresponding Member Sociedad de Neurocirugía de Levante, Spain 2010 Michael Gruson Memorial Lecturer in Neurooncology, Weill Cornell Medical College New York Snellman Lecturer of the Finnish Society of Neurosurgery, 2011
Focus List of Best Cancer Physicians. Focus August 2017 Selected References: 1: Stummer W, Tonn JC, Goetz C, Ullrich W, Stepp H, Bink A, Pietsch T, Pichlmeier U. 5-Aminolevulinic acid-derived tumor fluorescence: the diagnostic accuracy of visible fluorescence qualities as corroborated by spectrometry and histology and postoperative imaging. Neurosurgery. 2014 Mar;74(3):310-9; discussion 319-20. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000267. PubMed PMID: 24335821. 2: Holling M, Brokinkel B, Ewelt C, Fischer BR, Stummer W. Dynamic ICG fluorescence provides better intraoperative understanding of arteriovenous fistulae. Neurosurgery. 2013 Sep;73(1 Suppl Operative):ons93-8; discussion ons99. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31828772a4. PubMed PMID: 23340337. 3: Stummer W, Meinel T, Ewelt C, Martus P, Jakobs O, Felsberg J, Reifenberger G. Prospective cohort study of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide chemotherapy for glioblastoma patients with no or minimal residual enhancing tumor load after surgery. J Neurooncol. 2012 May;108(1):89-97. doi: 10.1007/s11060-012-0798-3. Epub 2012 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 22307805; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3337400. 4: Kamp MA, Slotty P, Turowski B, Etminan N, Steiger HJ, Hänggi D, Stummer W. Microscope-integrated quantitative analysis of intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography for blood flow assessment: first experience in 30 patients. Neurosurgery. 2012 Mar;70(1 Suppl Operative):65-73; discussion 73-4. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31822f7d7c. PubMed PMID: 21811190. 5: Etminan N, Peters C, Ficnar J, Anlasik S, Bünemann E, Slotty PJ, Hänggi D, Steiger HJ, Sorg RV, Stummer W. Modulation of migratory activity and invasiveness of human glioma spheroids following 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic treatment. Laboratory investigation. J Neurosurg. 2011 Aug;115(2):281-8. doi: 10.3171/2011.3.JNS10434. Epub 2011 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 21513432. 6: Stummer W, Nestler U, Stockhammer F, Krex D, Kern BC, Mehdorn HM, Vince GH, Pichlmeier U. Favorable outcome in the elderly cohort treated by concomitant temozolomide radiochemotherapy in a multicentric phase II safety study of 5-ALA. J Neurooncol. 2011 Jun;103(2):361-70. doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0400-9. Epub 2010
Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 20922459. 7: Stummer W, Tonn JC, Mehdorn HM, Nestler U, Franz K, Goetz C, Bink A, Pichlmeier U; ALA-Glioma Study Group. Counterbalancing risks and gains from extended resections in malignant glioma surgery: a supplemental analysis from the randomized 5-aminolevulinic acid glioma resection study. Clinical article. J Neurosurg. 2011 Mar;114(3):613-23. doi: 10.3171/2010.3.JNS097. Epub 2010 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 20397896. 8: Stummer W, van den Bent MJ, Westphal M. Cytoreductive surgery of glioblastoma as the key to successful adjuvant therapies: new arguments in an old discussion. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 Jun;153(6):1211-8. doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-1001-x. Epub 2011 Apr 9. PubMed PMID: 21479583. 9: Stummer W, Reulen HJ, Meinel T, Pichlmeier U, Schumacher W, Tonn JC, Rohde V, Oppel F, Turowski B, Woiciechowsky C, Franz K, Pietsch T; ALA-Glioma Study Group. Extent of resection and survival in glioblastoma multiforme: identification of and adjustment for bias. Neurosurgery. 2008 Mar;62(3):564-76; discussion 564-76. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000317304.31579.17. PubMed PMID: 18425006. 10: Stummer W, Pichlmeier U, Meinel T, Wiestler OD, Zanella F, Reulen HJ; ALA-Glioma Study Group. Fluorescence-guided surgery with 5-aminolevulinic acid for resection of malignant glioma: a randomised controlled multicentre phase III trial. Lancet Oncol. 2006 May;7(5):392-401. PubMed PMID: 16648043. Prof. Dr. W. Stummer