William Busse

Curriculum vitae

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wagenmann

Current positions

Head of rhinology, allergy, and endoscopic skull base surgery, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology (Director: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. J. Schipper), Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf. 

Vice Chair of the interdisciplinary UniversityAllergyCenter Düsseldorf

Head of the Scientific laboratory of the ENT-department.

Educational and professional experience

1990 Ärztliche Prüfung, Ruperto-Carola-Universität Heidelberg

1991 Doctoral thesis: “Immunohistochemical investigations on the localization of IgE-synthesis in allergic rhinitis”, ENT-department, University Heidelberg-Mannheim (Director Prof. Dr. med. U. Ganzer)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: 1991-1992, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Mentor: Prof. R. Naclerio

1993: German license to practice medicine (Approbation)

Residency: 1992-1997, Otorhinolaryngology: ENT-department, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (Director: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. U. Ganzer)

Board certification: 1997, Facharzt für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, (Otorhinolaryngology)

Additional certifications: Allergy (2002), Plastic surgery (2005)

Training program director for allergy (since 2002): Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology (HNO-Klinik), Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

Habilitation (2003): „Prognostic and pathophysiological factors of chronic rhinosinusitis” and issue of the “Venia legendi“ for Otorhinolaryngology (equivalent to associate professorship) Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf

Full professorship (2016), Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf

Research and Clinical Studies

Main scientific areas of expertise: clinical and immunological aspects of allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, specific immunotherapy with allergens, mechanisms of head and neck cancer

Experience with multiple clinical and experimental studies since 1990. More than 15 phase II, III, and IV clinical studies as Principal investigator, investigator or sub-investigator

Publications

115 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals (sum of impact points: 343), 7 book chapters, more than 350 scientific lectures at national and international meetings

Coordination and co-authorship of several national and international clinical guidelines

Member of the editorial board of several scientific journals (allergy and otorhinolaryngology)