Jean Bourhis

Prof. Jean Bourhis graduated in Paris as a Medical Doctor (MD) and is board certified in Radiation Oncology.

From 2002 to 2012 he has been chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at the Institute Gustave Roussy (Villejuif, France), which is one of the most prominent Cancer Centers in Europe.

His clinical activity has been focused on Head and Neck Oncology and he has been principal investigator of more than 15 clinical trials in this field, mainly multicentric randomised trials. He coordinated several large-scale international collaborative meta-analyses in head and neck oncology, the contributions of which have been recognised worldwide. He is also co-founder and current chairman of the GORTEC, one of the most active cooperative group in head and neck oncology.

Professor Bourhis has also a major interest in Laboratory and Translational Research. He obtained a PhD in Molecular Oncology at the University of Paris. For about 25 years in parallel with his clinical activities, he has been Director of a laboratory dedicated to Experimental and Translational Research in Radiation Oncology. He is now involved in clinical translation of FLASH therapy, a new and promising form of radiation therapy.

He has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers, with a H. factor > 60

In 2012, Pr J. Bourhis moved to the CHUV as Chair of Radiation Oncology.

Pr Bourhis is also the past President of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and past President of the Swiss Radiation Oncology Society (SASRO).