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Arndt Büssing (Prof. Dr. med.)

born 1962 in Düsseldorf (Germany), married and father of two children

Academic Education:

  • Faculty of Medicine, Technical University Aachen from 1984-1991

  • Medical degree at the Technical University Aachen in 1992

  • venia legendi: "Experimental Medicine - Clinical and Experimental Phytotherapy"University Witten/Herdecke in 2002

  • Professor at the University Witten/Herdecke since 2007

Clinical practice:

  • Family Practice in Linnich from 1991-1992

  • Institute of Immunology, Technical University Aachen from 1992-1995

  • Cancer Outpatient Clinic, Communal Hospital Herdecke 1995-2005

Appointments and Professional Activities:

  • Head of the Department of Applied Immunology, Krebsforschung Herdecke, University Witten/Herdecke from 1995-2005; research on the immunological effects of plants in adjuvant cancer treatment

  • Member of the Commission C, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) since 1999

  • Senior researcher at the, Institute of Medical Theory and Complementary Medicine, University Witten/Herdecke since 2003; research on "Spirituality and Health", development of the SpREUK questionnaire

  • Co-Editor of the "German Journal of Oncology ", Haug-Verlag, Stuttgart, since 2004

  • Editorial Board of the journal "Transpersonale Psychologie und Psychotherapie", Vianova-Verlag, Petersberg, since 2006

  • Advisory Board of the journal "Research in Complementary Medicine", Karger-Verlag, Freiburg, since 2006

    • Awards:

    Consultant:

    • Advisor for cancer patients, medical doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and peer-review journals;

    • author of about 90 papers in various scientific journals and books, author and editor of 5 books on Viscum album resp. zen resp. spirituality

    • Informations on mistletoe treatment and therapy side effects

     

     

    Scientific papers

     

    Research on Misteletoe:

    Mistletoe. The Genus Viscum

    Arndt Büssing (ed.), Francis & Taylor, Amsterdam (2000)

    280 pages, hardback, ISBN 90-5823-092-9, 116 Euro

    Treatment with extracts from Viscum album L., the white-berry European mistletoe, is one of the most widely used unconventional cancer therapies in Europe, and is now gaining high attention also in complementary cancer therapy. The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge in mistletoe uses and is a reference source for anyone with an interest in the therapeutic potential of the plant in cancer therapy. With contributions of Donald W. Kirkup, Roger M. Polhill, Delbert Wiens, Hans Becker, Won-Bong Park, Teresa B. Fernández, Beatriz G.Varela, Carols A. Taira, Rafael A. Ricco, Alberto A. Gurni, Silvia E. Hajos , Elida M. C. Alvarez, Marcelo L. Wagner, Hartmut Ramm, Konrad Urech, Markus Scheibler, Gianfranco Grazi, Spiridon Kintzios, Maria Barberaki, Uwe Pfüller, Elmar Lorch, Wilfried Tröger, Gerburg M. Stein, Peter A. Berg, Josef Beuth, Michael Schietzel, and Arndt Büssing (ed.).

    Zen Meditation for Cancer Patients:

    Regen über den Kiefern. Zen-Meditation für chronisch Kranke und Tumorpatienten

    Arndt Büssing (ed.), Verlag Johannes M. Mayer, Stuttgart, Berlin (2001)

    159 pages, hardback, ISBN 3-932386-48-5 / 18.80 Euro

    The German language book on Zen meditation for patients with chronic diseases and cancer holds guided meditations and essays of well-known meditation teachers, such as Niklaus Brantschen, Arndt Büssing (ed.), Joan Halifax, Dae-Haeng Keun Sunim, Albert Low, Heinz Jürgen Metzger, Fumon S. Nakagawa, Roland Yuno Rech, Seung Sahn, Dagmar Doko Waskönig, Randall Weingarten, Michael Wenger, Sylvia Wetzel, and a preface of HH the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.

     

     

    My other side as a composer and author .....

    Correspondence:

    Assoc. Prof. Arndt Büssing, M.D., Krebsforschung Herdecke, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, D-58313 Herdecke, Arndt.Buessing>das hier löschen<@uni-wh.de