Christoph Zielinski

Austrian physician and cancer researcher (born 1952)

Christoph Zielinski (born May 20, 1952 in Wieliczka near Kraków, Poland[1]) is an Austrian physician and cancer researcher. A medical oncologist, Zielinski is Director of the Clinical Division of Oncology and Chairman of the Department of Medicine I and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre at the Medical University of Vienna.

## Early life and education

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Zielinski is the son of the writer Adam Zielinski and his wife Sophie. In 1957 he came to Vienna with his parents where he finished schooling in 1970. He studied medicine at Medical University of Vienna and received his MD degree in 1976.

## Career

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Apart from two years as a fellow at the Cancer Research Center at Tufts University his career has been spent at Medical University of Vienna. He became Professor of Medical Experimental Oncology in 1992, Chairman of the Clinical Division of Oncology in 2002 and Director of the Department of Medicine I in 2004.[2] Outside his work in Vienna, Zielinski was named President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group since 1999 and became a member of the Executive Board of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in 2014.

### Contributions to medical knowledge

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Zielinski's research focuses on clinical trials in breast and lung cancer as well as personalised medicine and immuno-oncology. Christoph Zielinski is President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG). As of late 2018 he had published more than 600 original publications and reviews. His h-index exceeds 60.[3]

### Work as editor

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ESMO announced in September 2015 that Zielinski would be Editor-in-Chief of ESMO Open, the Society's new peer-reviewed, open-access, online-only journal which is currently in the third year of its existence, is listed in PubMed and has experienced more than 720.000 downloads of published papers.[4]

## Awards

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* 2003: Anton-Gindely Prize, recognising Zielinski's work as President of the Central European Cooperative Oncology Group[citation needed]
* 2003: City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences[5]
* 2013: Honorary degree by Titu Maiorescu University in Bucharest[citation needed]
* 2014: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria[6]
* 2018: Golden Decoration in Recognition for Services to the City of Vienna[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Mailath: Preise der Stadt Wien für Wissenschaften vergeben". Wien.gv.at. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. ^ Tragl, Karl Heinz (2007). Chronik der Wiener Krankenanstalten. Vienna: Böhlau Verlag. p. 191\. ISBN 978-3-205-77595-9.
3. ^ "ESMO Announces Christoph Zielinski as Editor-in-Chief of New Open-Access Journal". Esmo.org. September 23, 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
4. ^ "ESMO Announces Christoph Zielinski as Editor-in-Chief of New Open-Access Journal". Esmo.org. September 23, 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
5. ^ "Mailath: Preise der Stadt Wien für Wissenschaften vergeben". Wien.gv.at. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
6. ^ "MedUni Wien: Menschen". meduniwien.ac.at. 2014-04-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
7. ^ "RK-Terminvorschau vom 10. September bis 21. September 2018". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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