Christian von Buchwald, Professor, MD, DMSc
Clinic of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Rigshospitalet, F 2074, Inge Lehmannsvej 7, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
ResearcherID: D-5336-2016
Orcid-id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6753-8129
EDUCATION
1971 State Primary School
1976 High School
1976 - 1983 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1993 Specialist in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1983 Medical Doctor (M.D.).
1996 Doctor of medical science (DMSc), University of Copenhagen
Titel: Sinonasal papillomas. Clinic, occurrence, histopathology, and etiology
2001 - Member of Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngolicum (CORLAS)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION
H-index 44 | Citations: 6563 (Google Scholar) | H-index 33 | Citations: 3502 (Orcid pre 2016)| More than 303 original peer reviewed publications and reviews in national and international medical journals plus two international patent. Editor of the Danish national textbook in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
POST HELDS
1983 - 1991 Resident, Dept. of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Gentofte Hospital
1992 - 1997 Senior resident, Dept. of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet
1998 - Consultant, member of staff, Dept. of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Rigshospitalet
2008 - Professor, Oto- rhino- laryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1996 - 1999 Clinical lecturer in Oto-rhino-laryngology for medical students, University of Copenhagen
1999 - Associate professor in Oto-rhino-laryngology, University of Copenhagen
1999 - Member of the faculty of New York University/Rhinology annual courses
2008 - Professor in Oto-rhino-laryngology, University of Copenhagen
2014 - Coordinating professor, HovedOrtoCentret, Rigshospitalet.
Teaching medical students: Each semester: 3 lectures in otolaryngology, one lecture regarding master thesis, and classes in otolaryngology (29 hours). Teaching postgraduate 1 day (A-course) once a year.
Host at two international ENT dissections courses (see courses and conferences)
COURSES AND CONFERENCES
2000 - Chairman and host of our international annual hands on surgical courses (www.entcopenhagen.dk):
Copenhagen – Nottingham Ear, Nose & Throat Dissection Course (5 days course)
Advanced FESS course and Anterior Skull base course (2 days course)
2010 - Chairman and host of the International Conferences on Sentinel Node Biopsy and Radioguided Head and Neck Surgery
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Keynote speaker at several national and international meetings and conferences per year
RESEARCH ADVISOR AND RESEARCH COUNSELLING (FINISHED)
2005 Nicolai Christian Sjø, MD, co-supervisor
“Human Papillomavirus and tumours of the eye region”
The PhD was defended June, 2005, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2006 Thorbjorg Jensdottir, MD, main supervisor
“The erosive potential and modification of acidic foodstuff - from laboratory to clinic” (Industrial partner was Toms Fabrikker A/S)”
The PhD was defended April, 2006, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
Post doc 15.10.05 – 14.10.08 leading to the patent: Transmucosal oral drug delivery by sour compositions
2008 Anders Bilde, MD, main supervisor
“Subclinical lymph node metastases in patients with oral squamous celle carcinoma T1 – 2N0M0”
The PhD was defended January, 2008, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2011 Lars Konge, MD, co-supervisor
“Reliable and Valid Assessment of Bronchoscopy Performance”
The PhD was defended March, 2011, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2011 Pernilla Sahlstrand Johnson, MD, co-supervisor
“On Health-Related Quality of Life and Diagnostic Improvements in Rhinosinusitis”
The PhD was defended 30th September, 2011, Lund University
2011 Christel Bræmer Lajer, MD, main supervisor
“Oral and pharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: Molecular and treatment challenges of a heterogeneous
disease, and the impact of HPV”
The PhD was defended October, 2011, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2013 Kasper Aanæs, MD, main supervisor
“Bacterial sinusitis can be focus for initial lung colonisation and chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis”
The PhD was defended January, 2013, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2013 Pernille Melia Christensen, MD, main supervisor
“Diagnostic methods in Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction – Provocation methods, test result analyses and alternatives to laryngoscopy”
The PhD was defended 18th of December, 2013, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2014 Rikke Norling Andersen, MD, main supervisor
“Treatment of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity – Diagnostic imaging of clinically
negative cervical lymph nodes in staging of oral squamous cell carcinomas”
The PhD was defended 30th of April, 2014, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2014 Kåre Håkansson, MD, main supervisor
“The association between chronic sinusitis with polyps and asthma – CRSnP and concomitant asthma;
epiphenomenon or one-airway one-disease”
The PhD was defended 7th of July, 2014, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2015 Emilie Nyberg Garnæs, MD main supervisor
“HPV-caused cancer of the pharynx – Diagnostic an prognostic miRNAs in oral and tonsillar cancer – what is the role of HPV”
The PhD was defended 23rd of January, 2015, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2016 David Hebbelstrup Jensen, MD, main supervisor
“Identification of cancer stem cells – identification of miRNA targets significantly involved in the process of metastasis in head and neck cancer stem cells”
The PhD was defended 25th of January, 2016, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2016 Malene Frøsig Svahn, MD, co- supervisor
“Epidemiological aspects of HPV associated cancers in Denmark - focus on head and neck cancer”
The PhD was defended 20th of May, 2016, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2016 Mikkel Christian Alanin, MD, main supervisor
“Sinus- and lung infections in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and patients with cystic fibrosis (CF)”
The PhD was defended 19th of December, 2016, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 Anders Christensen, MD, main supervisor
“Optical imaging of fluorescent tracers in the treatment of oral cancer – The intraoperative use of fluorescent tracers and multimodal imaging techniques in treatment of head and neck cancer”
The PhD was defended 22rd of June, 2017, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 Jacob Melchiors, MD, main supervisor
”Simulation-based training of technical skills in upper airway management”
The PhD was defended 29th of May, 2017, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2018 Christian Grønhøj Larsen, MD, main supervisor ”Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Impact of human papillomavirus and stem cells as a putative treatment for radiotherapy-induced xerostomia”
The PhD was defended 5th of January, 2018, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2018 Ulrik Felding, MD, main supervisor
“Blowout fractures: Optimizing with focus on reduction of long term sequelae”
The PhD was defended 11th of January, 2018, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2018 Hani Channir, MD, co-supervisor ”The role of HPV in the diagnosis and treatment of oropharyngeal cancer”
The PhD was defended 9th of February, 2018, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2018 Eva Rye Rasmussen, MD, main supervisor ”Non-histaminergic angioedema patients: identification, characterization and treatment (napicat)”
The PhD was defended 28th of September, 2018, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2018 - Jacob Rasmusen, MD, main supervisor
“Functional imaging of tumor heterogeneity in head and neck cancer: validation through tissue sections”
Post. doc.
2018 Anders Christensen, MD ph.d
Optical-guided surgery
Post. doc.
RESEARCH ASSESSMENT
2012 - 2018 Member of assessment research board of Rigshospitalet
2017 Initiated and proposed the appointment of professor Jeffrey N. Myers, MD Anderson University, Texas as the af-filiated professor at The University of Copenhagen - and with success per 1st of November, 2017
Opponent at eleven defended PhD thesis (Universities of Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Lund, Karolinska, (Stock-holm) and Cape Town, one MSc, and two doctoral thesis. Assessment of seven professorships (Universities of Copenhagen, Helsinki and Liverpool) and one associated professorship (New York University)
RESEARCH ADVISOR AND RESEARCH COUNSELLING (ONGOING)
2015 - Kirstine Karnov, MD, main supervisor
“uPAR and integrin v6´s role in staging, prognosis, and targeted treatment of oral cavity cancer”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
*PhD not finished due to the untimely passing of Kirstine Karnov in August 2019. The PhD projects will be com-pleted when a suitable candidate has been found.
2015 Helene Kobbernagel, MD, main supervisor
“Treatment and new outcome measures in primary ciliary dyskinesia”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 - Elisabeth Arndal, MD, main supervisor
“The interaction between sinus- and pulmonary infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 - Charlotte Duch Lynggaard, MD, main supervisor
“Mesenchymal stem cells in head and neck disease”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 - Sannia Sjöstedt, MD, main supervisor “Sinonasal carcinomas: histology, genomics, outcome, and relation to sinonasal papillomas”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017 - Susanne Scott, MD, main supervisor
“Functional outcome after transoral robotic surgery resection of early stages of oropharyngeal cancer”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2017- Eva Lykke, MD main supervisor
Optisk-guided kirurgi
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2020- Mikkel Hjordt Holm Larsen, MD main supervisor
“An investigation of posteoperative pain, why still in hospital and days alive and out of hospital following transoral robitic surgery for head and neck cancer”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
2020- Mads Lawaetz, MD main supervisor
“Tumor-specific imaging and treatment in oral cavity cancer”
Faculty of Health, Copenhagen University
CONSULTANTY
2008 - 2018 Advisor for Danish Health and Medicines Authority
2008 - Consultant for The Medico Legal Council
2019 Consultant for Institut National de cancer
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
1999 - Member of board, The Danish Society of Head & Neck Oncology
1999 - 2008 President, The Danish Academy of Head & Neck Surgery
2004 - 2006 Member of the governing committee regarding Cancer Treatment Strategy II 2006. National Board of Health
2004 - 2011 Member of board of The Danish Rhinologic Society
HONOURS
Received the price of DKK 100,000 from William Nielsens Fund on 21st of October 2013
Received the price of DKK 100,000 from Kleins mindelegat September 2014
Honorary member of the Italian Rhinology society
Honorary member of the German society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
FUNDRAISING FOR RESEARCH
More than 80 million DKK
(Innovationsfonden, Lundbeck Fonden, Candys Foundation, Københavns Universitet,
Rigshospitalets Forskningspulje, Region Hovedstadens Forskningsfond)
AREAS OF RESEARCH
• Head and neck cancer including reduction of treatment morbidity (robot surgery)
• Medical education
• Pathology and biology
• Sinonasal tumours
• Oral tumour markers
• Lymph node metastases
• Computer aided surgery
• Sentinel node biopsy
• Stem cells
• Optic guided surgery
