Jan Blaakaer
Aarhus University Hopital, Denmark
Biography
Professor, M.D., DMSc., Department of Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital. I graduated, as a medical doctor from Odense University in 1982 and became a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics in 1991. I became a Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) in 1998 with a thesis submitted to Copenhagen University on ovarian cancer. All in all, I am the author of 135 peer-reviewed publications dealing with topics in gynecology and obstetrics. Moreover, I have written more than 80 publications in textbooks, booklets and newspapers. For a period of five years, I was a member of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG), 1996-2000. I was Vice-president as well as President of the Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (DSOG), and for several years a member of the executive committee of the Nordic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG). At the moment I am member of the executive board of the Nordic Society of Gynecological Oncology (NSGO). My research is primarily concentrated on ovarian cancer and HPV related cancers, especially cervical and vulvar cancer. At the moment I am supervisor for 18 Ph.D. students and four research years students.
Abstract
Abstract : Is it possible to define an optimal time for chemotherapy after surgery for ovarian cancer?