About Fritz H. Schröder

Fritz H. Schröder

Born in Kassel, 1937, Fritz H. Schröder studied Medicine in Hamburg, Marburg, and at the University of Saarbrücken. He completed his Urological training in Homburg/Saar and at the University of California in Los Angeles in 1971. From 1969 till 1970 he did a research fellowship at the Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego. His PhD thesis (Habilitation) was completed in 1972 and was entitled “Endocrinological and morphological studies of prostatic tumors in vitro”. From 1972 till 1976 Schröder was Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Würzburg. From 1977 till 2002 he chaired the Department of Urology Erasmus University and Academic Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Professor Schröder initiated the European Randomized study of Screening for Prostate Cancer and functioned as its international coordinator from 1994- 2012. In 2012 he was allotted membership of the American Academy of Sciences.

Fritz H. Schröder is author and co-author of more than 650 peer-reviewed publications, 197 book chapters, editor of 21 monographs and recipient of numerous research grants in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and at a European level. Research activities concentrate on clinical and experimental aspects of oncological urology.

CURRICULUM VITAE, Fritz H. Schröder, born September 2, 1937 in Kassel, Germany

Professor of Urology, past Chairman, Department of Urology,

Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

1959-1965 Study of Medicine, University of Hamburg, Marburg and Saarbrücken, Germany after two years of studying Cello at Frankfurt Music Highschool and on year of law study.

1965-1967 Rotating internship

1967-1969 Associate resident University of California, Los Angeles (Urology)

1969-1970 National Kidney Foundation Research Fellow in Biology, University of California, San Diego

1971 Urology training completed (University Saarbrücken, Prof.Dr.C.E.Alken)

1972 Habilitation (Aggregation)

1972-1976 Associate Professor, University of Würzburg, Germany

1977-2002 Chairman, Department of Urology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

2002 Promotion to knighthood, commander in the order of the Dutch lion

2002-now Honorary Professor of Urology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

1991 – 2012 Co-founder and International coordinator of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)

Functions:

– Secretary and Chairman, EORTC GU Group (1982-1987);

– Chairman, Prostate Committee EORTC (1990-1992);

– Study Coordinator, EORTC 30846 and 30892;

– Advisor of several health organizations and companies;

– Chairman, Education Committee, European Board of Urology (EBU)(1989-1997);

– Director, European School of Urology (ESU)(1996-1999);

– Board member, European Association of Urology (EAU)(1996-1999);

– Editor-in-Chief, Urological Research (since 1974); Managing-editor 1992 – 1996

– Member, editorial board of many urological journals

– Member, Health Council the Netherlands (1987-2001)

– Past Member, Scientific Council Dutch Cancer Foundation (KWF) (1990-1998)

– International study-coordinator of several European research projects

– Editor-in-Chief, European Urology Update Series (1999-2008)

– International coordinator “European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)

1991 – 2012

– Honorary member of the American, German, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Greek and other Urological

Associations.

* Chairman Prostate Cancer Research Foundation (SWOP), Rotterdam, the Netherlands

* Publications: Author or co-author of more than 700 peer reviewed publications and many book chapters. Assigned Nr. 1 in ESI list of Top 20 authors on prostate cancer (1995-2005)

* Member of the American Academy of Sciences (Institute of Medicine) 2012

Hobbies: Cello playing, bicycling, reading