Prof. Dr.

Michael Paulussen

Chair holder

Faculty of Health (School of Medicine)  |  Chair of Paediatrics


Chair of Paediatrics


Research

Participation in multi-centre paediatric oncology studies

Employees of the chair and the clinic (among others):

  • Neuropaediatric research on inflammatory CNS diseases
  • Research on endocrinology, obesity and diabetes in childhood
  • Care research on child protection in medicine
  • Asthma research in childhood

Clinical competencies

  • General Paediatrics
  • Paediatric haematology and oncology

Resume

Studies:

04/1982 - 06/1988
Medicine at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf

08/1988
Full licence to practice:
 

Doctoral studies to Dr.med:

09/1995
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

 

Postdoctoral university lecturing qualification:

06/2002
for the subject paediatrics, Venia Legendi at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
 

Appointments:

10/1988 - 12/1989
Doctor in civilian service, Düsseldorf University Hospital

01/1990 - 11/1990
Senior House Officer in Paediatrics, West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, UK

12/1990 - 03/1992
Doctor in specialist training in paediatrics, Düsseldorf University Hospital

04/1992 - 03/1997
Doctor in specialist training in paediatrics, Münster University Hospital

03/1997
Specialist in paediatrics, Westphalia/Lippe Medical Association

04/1997 - 06/1999
Specialist in paediatrics, paediatric haematology/oncology, Münster University Hospital

07/1999 - 07/2005
Senior Consultant, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, Münster University Hospital

08/2005 - 07/2010
Senior Physician and University Professor for Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland

11/2006
Focus on Paediatric Oncology/Haematology, Fédération des médecines suisses, Switzerland

11/2010
Specialisation in paediatric haematology and oncology, Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association

08/2010 - today
Medical Director, Chief Physician for General Paediatrics, Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Cardiology and Pulmonology, Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, Chair of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University


Teaching

Medicine degree programme: various courses on paediatrics, including POL, clinical POL, block training, revision courses


Press expert for

  • Paediatrics
  • Vaccinations
  • Cancer in children

Further information

  • German Society for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine DGKJ
  • German Society for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology GPOH
  • German Society for Child Protection in Medicine (DGKIM)
  • German Working Group for Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation DAG-KBT
  • International Society of Pediatric Oncology SIOP (until 2023)