Dr. med. Volker Kirchner

Medical practice in internal medicine, oncology, haematology, Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland
Team leader for haematology-oncology, transfusion medicine, haemovigilance, pharmacovigilance, materiovigilance and Swissmedic compliance, Genolier, Switzerland
Clinical Affiliate, Memorial Sloan Kettering International Oncology Program, NY, USA
Haematology-oncology, Centre d'Oncologie des Eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland
Haematology-Oncology, Groupe Médical de Chantpoulet, Eaux-Vives, Geneva, Suisse

Associate, Oncocare, Sonnenhof AG, Bern: www.oncocare.ch, Head of laboratory, Sonnenhof AG, Bern, Switzerland
Team leader for the haemovigilance programme, Sonnenhof AG, Bern
Team leader for hospital hygiene, Sonnenhof AG, Bern

Fellow, Oncology-Hematology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center, New York, NY USA

Chief resident, Medical clinic 2, Prof. F. Waldvogel, MD, HCUG

Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Cell Biology Department and Beth Israel Hospital, Division of Signal Transduction, Boston, MA, USA: Prof. L.C. Cantley, PhD

5-month basic research position, Fondation pour Recherches Médicales, Prof. W. Schelgel, PhD, HCUG

Assistant chief resident, Medical clinic 2, Prof. F. Waldvogel, HCUG

Resident, Haematology, Medical polyclinic, Prof. PA. Miescher, Prof. H.Stalder, HCUG

Oncology resident, Haematology-oncology department, Prof. P. Alberto, HCUG.

Resident, Medical clinic 2, Prof. F Waldvogel, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Switzerland

Doctor involved in vaccination campaign, Médecins sans Frontières

Treatment of anaemia in gynaecology: use of erythropoietin in gynaecological oncology and gynaecological surgery. V. Kirchner et Anaemia Working Group. Revue médicale Suisse, 15; 14.04.2005

Kirchner, V. Die fortschrittliche Anämiebehandlung in der Gynäkologie. Gynäkologie. 2003; 3: 24-27

Kirchner V. Ré-adaptation en oncologie médicale. Médecine et Hygiène 2000; 58:1186-92

Kirchner V, Aapro MS, Terrey JP, Alberto P. The cost effectiveness of granisetron compared to metoclopramide with dexamethasone. (Thesis, Geneva Medical School, Medecine et Hygiene, 1997)

Kirchner V, Aapro MS, Terrey J-P, Alberto P. Granisetron compared with granisetron plus dexamethasone. A double-blind cross-over study (European Journal of Cancer. 33(10):1605-10, 1997)

Kirchner V, Aapro MS. Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of New Drugs: the "Setrons" as an Example. European School of Oncology Monographs, 1996

Aapro MS, Kirchner V, Terrey JP. Is anticipatory nausea and vomiting a thing of the past.  Br J Cancer 1994 May;69(5):957-60

Joss R.A., Bacchi M., Buser K., Kirchner V., et al.(In behalf of the Swiss Groupe for Clinical Cancer Research, SAKK). Antiemetic efficacy of ondansetron plus dexamethasone is superior to ondansetron alone in naive and in patients refractory to other agents. Ann Oncol 1994 Mar;5(3):253-8

Kirchner V, Aapro MS, Alberto P, O'Grady P., Busch B, Boyce M. Phase I trial of MDL 73.147 EF: a new 5-HT3 receptor antagonist for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Ann Oncol 1993 Jun;4(6):481-4

Kirchner V. Pragmatic approaches to measuring costs. Anticancer Drugs 1993 Dec;4 Suppl 3:13-20

Beris Ph, Darbellay R, Jeannet M, Kirchner V, Miescher PA. A new case of the initiation codon mutation (ATG-ACG) in a Swiss family is the result of a recent spontaneous mutation.  Am J Hematol 1993 Mar;42(3):248-53

Kirchner V., Aapro MS, Terrey J-P., (pour le groupe Suisse d'étude sur le Granisetron). Efficacité antiémétique du Granisetron: une expérience en Suisse. Médecine et Hygiène 1993; 51:1510-1514

Aapro M, Achille E, Bolle J-F, Graber P, Keim D, Kirchner V, Kurtz J, Marin J-L, Rohner S. L'association MIVIP-radiothérapie bifractionnée dans les cancers infiltrants de la vessie.  Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Cancérologie privée, 1993; 25-34

FMH CPD diploma in oncology

FMH CPD diploma in internal medicine

Postgraduate in pharmaceuticals (HEC-Lausanne)

Postgraduate diploma in economics and health administration. Master in health economics and management. IEMS, HEC; Lausanne, Switzerland

Postgraduate certificate in palliative care (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne)

FMH certification in oncology, based on previous FMH haematology-oncology certification

Doctorate in medicine, Geneva

FMH certification in internal medicine, Switzerland

Certified member, ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology)

ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certification

Diploma in medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland