Werner Schwab (doctor)

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Werner Schwab (born July 23, 1922 in Hanau ; † December 20, 2004 ) was a German doctor in the field of ear, nose and throat medicine .

Career

Between 1945 and 1968, Schwab was assistant, senior physician and senior physician in charge at the Heidelberg University Hospital of Ear, Nose and Throat . In 1967 he followed a call to the chair for ear, nose and throat medicine at the Free University of Berlin . In 1979 he went to the Technical University of Munich as full professor and director of the ear, nose and throat clinic at the Klinikum rechts der Isar . In December 1991 he retired.

The focus of his scientific work was cancer therapy through the introduction of modern chemotherapy and CT-dependent radiation concepts. Together with J. Becker, he was the first in Germany to introduce megavolt radiation and new interstitial radiation techniques into ENT cancer therapy; also the X-ray cinematography.

In 1979 he set up the experimental audiology working group in Munich , which enjoys an international reputation in the field of objective hearing diagnostics.

Honors

  • Ernst von Bergmann badge
  • Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (September 28, 1988)
  • Golden Badge of Honor from the Technical University of Munich (1990)
  • Gold Medal of Merit of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine (1991)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary notice in the Süddeutsche Zeitung , January 5, 2005, p. 17
  2. ↑ Information from the Office of the Federal President
personal data
SURNAME Schwab, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physician in the field of ear, nose and throat medicine
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanau
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 2004