Prof. Moshe Schaffer

Area of Specialty:

1. M.D (Italian)-Medicine, M.D (German)-Medicine
2. Board Certification- Radiation Therapy, PhD-Radiation Therapy

Scientific Leadership Profile:

1.Research work

1991-1992	Dept. of Radiation Therapy,Padova, Italy) PDT Laboratory and Clinical applications
1996-1999	Laser-Research Laboratory, University of Munich: Application of non-ionizing in tumor treatment
since 1999	Dept of Biology Padova University, Prof Jori.Application of porphyrins as radiosensitizers From September 2009 Assoc. Professor Oradea University, Romania

2.Clinical studies

since 2003	Photofrin as Radiosensitizer
since 2006	Preoperative radiation therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer Radiation therapy combined with Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy in recurrent rectal cancer
2008	Radiation Therapy combined with Hyperthermia bei Patients with Prostate Cancer after R1 resection

3.Publications

• 69 peer-reviewed papers,
• close to 100 abstracts and congress proceeding, and congress participations
• 10 books chapters

4.Patents

• 13 confirmed patents. Main field: use of porphyrins and Radiosensitisers

5.Main Research Interests

• Porphyrins as Radiosensitisers
• Combined therapy: Hyperthermia, Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
• Combined therapy: Hyperthermia, Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

6.Membership of learned societies:

• ESMO- European Sciety of Medical Oncology
• EORTC: European organisation for research and treatment of cancer
• Atzelsberg Hyperthermia Working Group (under the Supervision of Erlangen University, Prof. R. Fietkau)

7.Editorial Advisory Board Member:

• J. of Current Medicinal Chemistry
• J of Recent Patents on Anti Cancer Drug Discovery
• J of Recent Patents on Anti Cancer Drug Discovery
• World Journal of Translational Medicine
• Frontier Oncology