Prof. Dr. med.

Gabriela Möslein

Fachärztin für Hereditäre Tumorerkrankungen, Genetik und Chirurgie

Professional Career

  • 1976 – 1983 Faculty of Medicine, University Bonn
    Clinical Traineeship
    Dept. Of Pediatrics, St. Mary´s, HongKong
    Vietnamese Refugee camp, HongKong
    Dept. Of Gyn. Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 1982 Practical year, Marienhospital Bonn
  • 1983 Licensure for medicine
  • 1984 Resident of Surgery
  • 1984 – 1988 St. Elisabeth Hosp. Neuwied
    Traumatology, (Dr. med. Heineck)
    General Surgery (Dr. med. Rohde)
  • 1988 – 1989 Dept. of Surgery, Hyogo University, Japan
    (Prof. J. Utsunomiya)
  • 1989 – 1990 Resident of Surgery
    St. Elisabeth Hosp. Neuwied
  • 12. June 1990 Licensure for General Surgery
    Medical Chamber Koblenz
  • 1. Sept. 1990 – 31. Mai 1992 Internship Visceral Surgery
    Dept. Of Surgery, University of Heidelberg
    (Director: Prof. Dr. Ch. Herfarth)
  • 3. August 1992 Internship
    Dept. of Surgery, University of Düsseldorf
    (Direktor: Prof. Dr. H.-D. Röher)
  • 2/1994 – 1/1996 DFG-Stipend (German Research Society)
    Mayo Clinic Rochester MN, USA
    Dept. of Molecular Genetics (Prof. S. Thibodeau)
  • 1/5 1997 Consultant for Visceral Surgery and Coloproctology
    University of Düsseldorf
  • 6/1997 Venia legendi (PhD) for Surgery
  • 05/2001 Laparoscopic training Dept. Of Colorectal Surgery
    Mayo-Klinik, Rochester MN, USA
  • 07/2002 Licensure Specialized Visceral Surgery
  • 04/2003 “Quality management in Healthcare”
    Public Health Studies
  • 09/2003 Licensure „Coloproctology“ (EBSQ Exam)
    European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • 10/2005 Director Dept. of Surgery
    HELIOS St. Josefs-Hospital Bochum-Linden
  • 2015 German Licensure for Proctology
  • 2015 Licensure for Genetic counselling
  • 10/2015 – Oct 2019 Director Center for Hereditary Tumors
    HELIOS University Hospital in Wuppertal
    University of Witten/Herdecke

Stipends and Awards

  • 1987 – 1988 Japanese stipend, University of Nishinomiya, Kobe, Japan (Prof. Utsunomiya)
  • 1994 – 1995 Research Stipend of the German Research Society (DFG)
    Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    (Prof. Steve Thibodeau, Dept. of Molecular Genetics)
    (Prof. Roger Dozois, Dept. Of Colorectal Surgery)
  • 2014 Burda Award

Associations and board membership in scientific societies

  • 1991 Member Leeds Castle Polyposis Group
  • 1992 Member ICG-HNPCC (International Collaborative Group)
  • 1993 Member Professional Body German Surgeons e.V. (BDC)
  • 1993 Member German Society of Surgery (DGCH)
  • 1997 Secretary CAMO (Surgical Working Group for Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy)
  • 1998 Chair Working Group „Genetic Risk for Cancer“ of the German Cancer Society“
  • 1999 Speaker for „Clinical Issues“ of the German HNPCC Consortium of the German Cancer Aid (Deutschen Krebshilfe)
  • 1999 – 2005 Coordinator of the Düsseldorf Center German HNPCC Consortium (German Cancer Aid – Deutsche Krebshilfe)
  • 2000 Elected board member of the ICG-HNPCC (International Collaborative Group)
  • 2001 Steering Committee of the international CAPP-Studie (concerted action polyposis prevention) (PI Prof. Sir John Burn, Newcastle)
  • 2001 Member Dissertation Committee, University of Düsseldorf
  • 2001 Chair of CAMO (Surgical Working Group for Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy)
  • 2002 „Secretary“ of InSiGHT
    (International Society of Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumors)
  • 2003 Member European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
  • 2005 Deputy-Chairperson of InSiGHT
  • 2005 Member German Society of Coloproctology (DGK)
  • 2006 Initation of the European Expert Group on Hereditary Cancer (Mallorca Group) with yearly meeting, ongoing
  • 2007 Chairperson InSiGHT
    Host of the 3rd Biennial Meeting of InSiGHT in Düsseldorf 6/2009
  • 2007 Member Surgical Working Group fr Coloproctology (CACP)
  • 2009 German representative for Human Variome Project (UNESCO, Paris)
  • 2009 Past-Chairperson InSiGHT
  • 2009 Member of the Steering Committee of the German HNPCC Consortium (German Cancer Aid – Deutsche Krebshilfe)
  • 2012 Chair of the Surgical Working Group on Hereditary Tumors of the German Society of Visceral Surgeons (DGAV)
  • 2013 Elected Council member of „InSiGHT“
    (International Society of Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumors)
  • 2013 Founding member Working Group „Gendermedicine“
    German Society of Visceral Surgeons (DGAV)
  • 2014 External advisor of InSiGHT for CFR (Cancer Family Registries)
  • 2016 Chair EHTG (European Hereditary Tumor Group)
    Evolving from the Mallorca Group
  • 2016 – 2017 Assistant Secretary ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)
  • 2017 – 2020 Secretary of ESCP (European Society of Coloproctology)
  • 2020 – 2023 Program Director ESCP
  • 2018 – 2021 Director European Hereditary Tumor Group (EHTG)
    Charitable Society
  • 2021 – 2023 Reelected Chair of EHTG
  • 1993 to date: Intiator, member or board member of several patient associations such as Familienhilfe Darmkrebs, Semicolon, LSI (Lynch Syndrome International), Europacolon, Düsseldorf against Colon Cancer a.o .
    High profile of publications, ongoing