Professor Dr. Eugen Hug holds the position of Medical Director and Co-Managing Director at the MedAustron Ion Therapy Center. Since the early 90s and following completion of his residency in Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, he co-pioneered the introduction and expansion of Particle Therapy for various diseases into routine clinical practice. Amongst others, he held senior positions as the Director of the Paul Scherrer Proton Institute in Switzerland, Professor of Proton-Radiation at the University of Zurich, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School as well as CMO at ProCure of four proton centers in the USA. His clinical specialization focuses on pediatric malignancies, skull base tumors and sarcomas. He served as President of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) and is Co-Founder and Past-President of PTCOG North America. He has authored numerous publications, founded worldwide seminars and teaches extensively on Particle Therapy.
Professional Background
Since 2015
MedAustron
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Managing / Medical Director
2011 – 2015
ProCure Proton Therapy Centers
Oklahoma City, Seattle, Chicago, New Jersey
Chief Medical Officer
2007 – 2011
Paul Scherrer Institute – Center for Proton Therapy CPT
Villigen, Switzerland
Medical Director
2007 – 2011
University of Zurich – Proton Radiotherapy
Zurich, Switzerland
Professor
2000 – 2006
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Norris Cotton Cancer Center
New Hampshire, USA
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Pediatrics,
Chief of Radiation Oncology
1996 – 2000
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Proton Center
Loma Linda, California, USA
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine and Pediatrics
1994 – 1996
Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School and Harvard Cyclotron – Division of Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Staff Member and Lead
1988 – 1993
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Univserity – Department of Radiation Oncology Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory
Boston / Cambridge, USA
Clinical Fellowship / Residency
Major International Organization Participation and Teaching Activities
President, Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG)
Co-Founder & President, Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group – North America (PTCOG-NA)
Co-Founder and Director, Paul Scherrer Institute Winter School for Protons
Co-Founder ESTRO Teaching Course
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