University of Basel

Department of
Clinical Research

Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz

Prof. Viola
Heinzelmann-Schwarz, MD

Position(s)
Co-Director Women’s University Hospital Basel
Head of Gynecology / Gynecological Oncology
Chair in Gynecology
Vice Dean of Research of the Faculty of Medicine

Institution
University Hospital Basel

Phone +41 61 265 90 99

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Publications
Research Profile at DBM

Research Group Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz

 

Research Focus

Oncology & Hematology

Area of Research

Ovarian cancer, gynecological oncology

Collaborations

National Collaborations

  • MATAO Trial Swiss study centers
  • EXPRESSION Trials Swiss study centers
  • Tumor Profiler Consortium TPC (ETH Zurich, University Hospital Basel, University of Zurich)
  • University of Zurich (Prof. A. Wicki)
  • Geneva University Hospital HUG (PD Dr. I. Labidi-Galy)
  • ETH Zurich (Prof. N. Aceto, Prof. B. Bodenmiller)
  • ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Dr. S. Wieser)
  • Swiss GO Trial Group (Swiss-GO)

International Collaborations

  • MATAO trial study centers in Germany and Austria
  • University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Cancer Centre in Sydney (Prof. M. Friedlander)
  • Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales (Dr. C. Ford)
  • European Network of Gynecological and Oncological Trial Groups (ENGOT)
  • ESMO-ESGO Ovarian Cancer Consensus Conference Working Group

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Tumor Profiler - Molecular dissection of melanoma, ovarian cancer, and AML to genetically and molecularly dissect the tumors on single-cell level as support for clinicians in the best choice of therapy (Tumor Profiler Consortium)
  • MATAO Clinical Trial - MAintenance Therapy with Aromatase inhibitor in epithelial Ovarian cancer (MATAO): a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled multi-center phase III Trial (NCT04111978): PI Prof. Heinzelmann-Schwarz; Sponsor: Swiss GO Trial Group (www.swiss-go.ch)
  • Potential of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy as a rapid, non-invasive diagnostic test in urine for endometrial and ovarian cancer: a proof-of-concept (Tilemachos Kavvadias)

Research Team

[Translate to English:] Anett Jakob
Anett Jacob

Study Coordinator

Phone +41 61 328 58 88
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Céline Montavon
PD Céline Montavon, PhD

Senior Physician

Phone +41 61 328 79 65
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Pamela McLaughlin
Pamela McLaughlin, PhD

Clinical Trial Management

Phone +41 61 328 72 50
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Franziska Geissler, MD

Resident Physician, Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 328 58 84
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Christian Kurzeder
Prof. Christian Kurzeder, MD

Chief Physician

Phone +41 61 328 79 90
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Fabienne Schwab
Fabienne Schwab, MD

Senior Physician

Phone +41 61 328 79 76
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Tilemachos Kavvadias
Tilemachos Kavvadias, MD

Senior Physician

Phone +41 61 328 67 67
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Tibor Zwimpfer, MD

Resident Physician, Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 328 50 47
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Diego Calabrese
Diego Calabrese, PhD

Head Histology Core Facility

Phone +41 61 207 56 60
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Maren Vogel
Maren Vogel, PhD

Clinical Trial Management

Phone +41 61 328 42 03
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Alessandra Tozzi, PhD

Resident Physician, Research Fellow

Phone +41 61 328 79 82
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Isabell Ge, MD

Resident Physician, Complementary Medicine

Phone +41 61 328 58 85
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André Kind, MD

Deputy Chief Physician

Phone +41 61 265 25 25
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