Prof. Dr. med. Peter C. Dubsky
CV
Peter Dubsky developed and heads the Tumour- and Breast Cancer Centre at the Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 2023 he joined the faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at the University of Lucerne. He is the founder of the “Network of Hirslanden Breast Cancer Centres (NHBCC)” and the “Lucerne Toolbox Consensus” which provides clinical guidance on local therapy options for breast cancer patients.
He received his MD and completed his surgical training at the Medical University of Vienna (MUV). After a post-doctoral fellowship in cancer immunology in the US and board certification in General and Visceral Surgery, he focused his clinical work and research on breast cancer.
In addition to his ongoing work as a breast surgeon and clinical trialist, his active research interests focus on biomarkers in early breast cancer. He has served in several scientific committees of European oncology societies and recently joined the IBCSG scientific committee.
Publications
- Dubsky, P. (2024). BRCA genetic testing and counseling in breast cancer: how do we meet our patients’ needs? npj breast. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-024-00686-8
- Dubsky, P. (2024). Breast cancer: evaluating the axilla before, during, and after therapy-new challenges. European Radiology.
- Sartoretti, E., Largiadèr, S., Sartoretti, T., Laures, S., Walter, M. A., Monti, E., … Gutzeit, A. (2023). Understanding the needs of women undergoing breast ultrasound: Are male radiologists still needed? PLOS ONE, 11, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291007
