Professor Dr. med. Sven Gottschling
Board Certificate Pediatrics
Board Certificate Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
Pain Medicine
Palliative Medicine
Acupuncture
Affiliation
Saarland University Hospital
Centre of palliative medicine and pediatric pain
Homburg/Saar, Germany
www.uks.eu/palliativmedizin
Scientific career
1993 – 2000 medical school: University Tübingen, Germany
2000 thesis: CD 158+ NK-cells and their the characteristics in the allogeneic and autologous system (magna cum laude)
Prof. Dr. R. Handgretinger. University Tübingen
Qualifications
2006 Board Certificate Paediatrics
2007 Special Training Pain Medicine
2007 Special Training Palliative Care
Seit 2007 Special Training Medical Hypnosis
2008 Special Training Acupuncture
2008 Special Training Palliative Medicine
2009 Habilitation „Complementary procedure of paediatrics“
2009 Board Certificate Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
Clinical Career
2000 – 2005 Junior Doctor; Assistant Doctor , General paediatrics; Pediatric Hematology / Oncologie (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. hc mult. F.C. Sitzmann; Prof. Dr. N. Graf), University Children`s Hospital Homburg, Germany
2005 – 2006 Trainee Pain Medicine (CA Dr. L. Distler), Caritasklinik, Saarbrücken, Germany
2006 – 2009 Scientific Assistant: Prof. Dr. Graf, Homburg
2009 – 2010 Assistant medical Director Pediatric Oncology and Director Centre of Palliative Medicine and Pediatric Pain
since 2010 Director Center of Palliative Medicine and Pediatric Pain (children and adults)
Further qualifications
Trainer Palliative Medicine and Pain Medicine nurse school, Saarland University
Associate Professor Palliative Medicine (Hospice Assistant Training)
Associate Professor Palliative Care at Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Luxemburg
Initiator and Associate Professor compulsory optional subject “interdisciplinary pain management” University of Saarland
Participation
DGKJ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin)
SGKJ (Süddeutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin)
DAGST (Deutsche Gesellschaft für ganzheitliche Schmerztherapie) Vice CEO
DGP (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin)
EAPC (European Association for Palliative Care)
GPOH (Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie)
IASP (International association for the study of pain)
IAWP (Interregional continuing education academy palliative medicine)
Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft
Certcom
IWAP (interregionale Weiterbildungsakademie Palliativmedizin)
Fields of Research
Complementary Medicine with a special focus on Cannabinoid-based Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Pain Therapy in children and adults.
Awards
2020 Focus ranking. Top physician Germany, Palliative Medicine and Pain Therapy
2019 Focus ranking. Top physician Germany, Palliative Medicine
2017 Award of Europe’s first age-spanning palliative care unit as special place in the competition “Germany, Land of Ideas” by the Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
2015 Teaching Award awarded by the medical students of the Medical Faculty of Saarland University
2010 1. poster award German Palliative and Pain day Frankfurt. „Cannabinoide“ at Children (Spasticity and Pain).