National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Maria Kessler is a physician at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg since July 2023 and is concurrently an MD/PhD student and doctoral candidate at Heidelberg University, where studies have been ongoing since July 2019. Previous positions include roles as a student researcher at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, along with clinical electives and research experiences across renowned institutions such as the University Hospital Heidelberg, Universitätsspital Zürich, and Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph. Maria Kessler has a Doctor of Medicine degree from Heidelberg University and has completed visiting studies at both the Faculté de Sciences Humaines et Sociales - Sorbonne and Université Paris-Saclay.
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Aid. The NCT's goal is to link promising approaches from cancer research with patient care from diagnosis to treatment, aftercare and prevention. The interdisciplinary tumor outpatient clinic is the central element of the NCT. Here the patients benefit from an individual treatment plan prepared in a timely manner in interdisciplinary expert rounds, the so-called tumor boards. Participation in clinical studies provides access to innovative therapies. The NCT thereby acts as a pioneering platform that translates novel research results from the laboratory into clinical practice. The NCT cooperates with self-help groups and supports them in their work. Since 2015, a second site for the NCT beside Heidelberg has been under development in Dresden.