Background
Senn, Hans-Joerg was born on March 28, 1934 in Zurich. Son of Oskar and Hedwig (Witschi) Senn.
Senn, Hans-Joerg was born on March 28, 1934 in Zurich. Son of Oskar and Hedwig (Witschi) Senn.
Doctor of Medicine, University Zurich, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Basel, Switzerland, 1970.
Assistant Kantonsspital Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1960-1961. Resident St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, 1961-1962. Assistant Tiefenau-Spital, Bern, Switzerland, 1962-1966.
Senior staff member University Medical Poliklinik, Basel, Switzerland, 1968-1972. Chief department medicine and cancer center Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1973-1997. Director Center for Tumor Detection and Prevention, since 1998.
Associate professor medicine and oncology University Basel, since 1978. Chairman Swiss Group Clinical Cancer Research, Bern, 1987-1995, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, 1993-1995, scientific advisory committee European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, 1992-1994.
Vice president German speaking branch Euorpean School Oncology, St. Gallen, since 1996. Lieutenant colonel Swiss Army. Member Research Foundation Eastern Switzerland (president since 1986), International Medical Society (board directors, International Oncological Society (board directors).
Married Irene Luscher. Children: Christoph, Andrew, Mathias.