Jean Bourhis

Prof Jean Bourhis graduated in Paris as a Medical Doctor (MD) and is board certified in Radiation Oncology. From 2002 to 2012 he has been chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at the Institute Gustave Roussy (Villejuif, France), which is one the most prominent Cancer Center in Europe. His clinical activity has been focused on Head and Neck Oncology and he has been principal investigator of a dozen of clinical trials in this field, mainly multicentre randomised trials. He coordinated several large-scale international collaborative meta-analyses in head and neck oncology, the contributions of which have been recognised worldwide. He is also co-founder and current chairman of the GORTEC cooperative group, one of the most active cooperative Group world wide for conducting clinical trials in head and neck oncology. Professor Bourhis has also a major interest in Laboratory and Translational Research. He obtained a PhD in Molecular Oncology at the University of Paris. For about 20 years in parallel with his clinical activities he has been Director of a laboratory dedicated to Experimental and Translational Research in Radiation Oncology. Recent developments in his laboratory include FLASH therapy, a new and promising form of radiation therapy. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers. In 2012, J. Bourhis moved to Lausanne University Hospital where he is currently Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology Department Pr Bourhis is also the past President of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and is the current President of the Swiss Radiation Oncology Society.