Medical Team

Prof. Dr. Eugen B. Hug

Managing and Medical Director

Clinical and research focus

  • Pediatric malignancies
  • Skull base tumors
  • Sarcomas

Languages

German, English

Professor Dr. Eugen Hug holds the position of Medical Director and Co-Managing Director at the MedAustron Ion Therapy Center. Since the early 90s and following completion of his residency in Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, he co-pioneered the introduction and expansion of Particle Therapy for various diseases into routine clinical practice. Amongst others, he held senior positions as the Director of the Paul Scherrer Proton Institute in Switzerland, Professor of Proton-Radiation at the University of Zurich, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School as well as CMO at ProCure of four proton centers in the USA. His clinical specialization focuses on pediatric malignancies, skull base tumors and sarcomas. He served as President of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) and is Co-Founder and Past-President of PTCOG North America. He has authored numerous publications, founded worldwide seminars and teaches extensively on Particle Therapy.

Professional Background

Since 2015

MedAustron
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Managing / Medical Director

2011 – 2015

ProCure Proton Therapy Centers
Oklahoma City, Seattle, Chicago, New Jersey
Chief Medical Officer

2007 – 2011

Paul Scherrer Institute – Center for Proton Therapy CPT
Villigen, Switzerland
Medical Director

2007 – 2011

University of Zurich – Proton Radiotherapy
Zurich, Switzerland
Professor

2000 – 2006

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Norris Cotton Cancer Center
New Hampshire, USA
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Professor of Pediatrics,
Chief of Radiation Oncology

1996 – 2000

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Proton Center
Loma Linda, California, USA
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine and Pediatrics

1994 – 1996

Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School and Harvard Cyclotron – Division of Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Staff Member and Lead

1988 – 1993

Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Univserity – Department of Radiation Oncology Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory
Boston / Cambridge, USA
Clinical Fellowship / Residency

Major International Organization Participation and Teaching Activities

President, Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG)

Co-Founder & President, Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group – North America (PTCOG-NA)

Co-Founder and Director, Paul Scherrer Institute Winter School for Protons

Co-Founder ESTRO Teaching Course

Selected Publications

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