Dr. Leonora Houet

Dr. med Leonora Houet is a specialist for internal medicine, haematology/oncology and rheumatology. She received her clinical education in the haematology and oncology department of the Albert-Ludwig University hospital Freiburg. In addition to her clinical activity she gained experimental knowledge in the area of tumor immunology during a postdoc stay sponsored by the Dr. Mildred Scheel Foundation at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Brussels as part of Prof. Thierry Boon’s research team. Another focus is the specialty of rheumatology/ clinical immunology. 

In the Center for Cancer Medicine the patients not only benefit from her years of clinical experience but also from her winning and friendly demeanour. Her thoughtful manner makes it easy for them to gain trust, which is a  good basis for successful treatment. Dr. Houet speaks English, French and some Rumanian.

Curriculum vitae

Studies

1989 - 1995

Graduate student at the Albert-Ludwig Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg

1992-1993

Doctoral thesis at Albert-Ludwig university hospital Freiburg, department of dermatology, Prof. Dr. R. Niedner
Subject: Local prevention of radiodermatitis. A randomised study.

Electives

10/94-01/95

Surgery at the Montreal General Hospital, Mc Gill Faculty of Medicine

02/95-05/95

Dermatology at the Hopital Cantonal Genève, Switzerland

06/95-09/95

Internal medicine at the Albert-Ludwig university hospital Freiburg, Germany

Clinical and postdoctoral experience

01/1996 – 09/1998

Department of haematology and oncology at the Albert-Ludwig University hospital Freiburg, Prof. Dr. R. Mertelsmann

10/1998 – 05/2001

Postdoctoral fellowship at the Ludwig Institut for Cancer Research, Brussels branch, Belgium, Prof. T. Boon,
funded by the Dr. Mildred Scheel Stiftung for cancer research

10/2002 – 03/2003

Department of transfusion medicine at the Albert-Ludwig University hospital Freiburg

04/2003 – 07/2010

Department of haematology and oncology at the Albert-Ludwig University hospital Freiburg, Prof. Dr. R. Mertelsmann

08/2010 – 12/2012

Department of rheumatology and clinical immunology / CCI at the Albert-Ludwig University hospital Freiburg, Prof. H.-H. Peter, Prof. R. Voll

2008

Certificate in dietary and nutritional medicine

01/2010

Board certificate in internal medicine

01/2011

Board certificate in haematology and oncology

11/2012

Board certificate in rheumatology

Funding

09/1998 – 09/2000

Mildred-Scheel-funding program for cancer research:
Ludwig Institute for cancer research Brussels branch, Belgium

04/2005 – 05/2008

Dr. Mildred Scheel-foundation for cancer research,
Title: Induction of tumor-antigen specific donor T-cells for adoptive transfer after allogeneic transplantation in multiple myeloma patients