P.D. Dr. med. Chalid Assaf

HELIOS Expert

P.D. Dr. med. Chalid Assaf

Chief physician at HELIOS Hospital Krefeld

Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Skin cancer
  • Lymphoma,
  • Mycosis fungoides
  • Dermatosurgery
  • Immunotherapy
  • Biologics
  • Extracorporal photophoresis
  • Sezary syndrome
  • Melanoma
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Graft versus host disease Dermatohistopathology
  • Psoriasis

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

Since 01/2009Director of the Department of Dermatology. HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Academic teaching Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
07/ 2008“Habilitation”/venia legendi in Dermatology (Assistant Professor, University Lecturer), Habilitation thesis entitled: “Diagnostic and clinical impact of T-cell receptor gene analysis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma” Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin
2004 -2008Head of the Lymphoma Section of the Skin Cancer Center Charité
2005 -2008“Oberarzt” at the Department of Dermatology (Head: Prof. W. Sterry), Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2003 - 04Specialist at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology(Head: Prof. C.E. Orfanos), Benjamin Franklin Medical School, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2003German Board Certification (FACHARZT)
1999 - 03 September: Residency: Department of Dermatology and Venerology (Head. Prof. C.E. Orfanos), Benjamin Franklin Medical School, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1997-1999Internship at the Department of Pathology (Head: Prof. H. Stein), Benjamin Franklin Medical School, Free University of Berlin, Germany
1997M.D. degree, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1993Murch/April: Extern Fellowship: John Radcliff Hospital, University of Oxford/UK
1990-97Medical School: Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

UNIVERSITY DEGREES
● June 2008 - “Habilitation”/venia legendi in Dermatology (Assistant Professor, University Lecturer), Habilitation thesis entitled “Diagnostic and clinical impact of T-cell receptor gene analysis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma” Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin (process is estimated to be July/07 completed)
● December 2001 – Doctoral-Thesis (Ph.D-Thesis):”Development of TCR-beta PCR for analysis of T-cell lymphomas in combination with Genescan analysis” - Magna Cum Laude graduate; (to see the thesis: (http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/2001/258/indexe.html)
● M.D., May 1997, Free University of Berlin, Germany