Education
Matthias Preusser studied medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, received his Medical Doctor (Doctor of Medicine) degree in 2003 and holds specialist diplomas for internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology.
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Matthias Preusser
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Career
He is known for his work on neurooncology, Molecular Therapy targets and biomarkers. From 2009 he spent stays abroad at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg and at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New New York Currently Preusser is consultant and associate professor at the Department of Medicine I, Clinical Division of Oncology at the Medical University of Vienna (head Christoph Zielinski) and director of the research program for brain metastasis.
He also serves as coordinator of the brain tumor unit of the Comprehensive Cancer Center – Central Nervous System (Commodity Credit Corporation-Central Nervous System).
Preusser"s scientific work deals with the identification of molecular changes with prognostic and therapeutic relevance in brain tumors. His investigations on the significance of the MGMT gene (O-6-methylguanine-deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase), the IDH gene (glioblastoma multiforme) and the BRAF gene in gliomas and brain metastases are highly cited and he is co-author of the current World Health Organization brain tumor classification, which is considered an international standard reference.
The oncologist leads an international randomised therapy trial on high grade meningioma. European Society of Medical Oncology ESMO European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) European Association of Neurooncology (EANO) Society of Austrian Neurooncology (SANO) (cofounder and first secretary) Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie (ÖGHO) Central European Cooperative Oncology Group (CECOG) 2008 Medical University of Vienna Researcher of the month.
