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CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor René Adam
Head of the Oncology Surgery Unit International
Leader in the treatment of hepatobiliary
tumors and hepatic metastases

UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL CAREER

1972 1974 : University of Medicine Alexis Carrel, Lyon.

1974 1978 : University of Medicine Broussais, Hôtel Dieu, Paris.

1978 1985 : Resident the Hôpitaux de Paris (Military Services as Resident in Surgery at Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe).

1985 : Medicine Doctor , UER Broussais -Hôtel Dieu, Paris.

1986 1990 : Clinical Head – Assistant, Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Paul Brousse Hospital.

1991 1994 : Universitary and Assistant Surgeon (PHU), University of Paris Sud Paul Brousse Hospital.

1994 2004 : Professor of Surgery (2nd class).

2004 -2009 : Professor of Surgery (1st class).

Since 2010 : Professor of Surgery (Exceptional class).

Head of the Oncologic Surgery Unit. Hepatobiliary Center, Paul Brousse Hospital, University Paris-Sud.

UNIVERSITY DEGREES
1986 : Certificate of University: Studies of Medicine regarding the legal repair of the physical injury, University of Paris V.

1991 : Fifth year of university studies in Organs and Tissues Transplants, University of Franche-Comté.

1993 : PhD.

1994 : Habilitation to conduct Research.

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RESEARCH
1981-82 : Assistant of Experimental Surgery at University of Paris-Sud.

1997 : Member of the Scientific Commission of the Clinical Research Committee of APHP.

1996 2003 : Member of the Scientific Council from the Institut du Cancer et d’Immunogénétique (ICG).

Member of the Scientific Council from the Surgical Research Center Henri Mondor, Créteil.

2004 : Member of the INSERM Unit of Prof. SAMUEL and of the Unit of Dr. LEVI « Chronobiology of cancers ».

1996 2009 : Coordinator of the European Transplant Liver Registry (ELTR) and of LiverMetseurvey, an international Regis-
try of Colorectal liver metastases.

TEACHING
2nd cycle on Medical Studies.

University Diploma in Organs’ Transplantation.

University Master in Surgical Sciences.

University Diploma of Hepatobiliary Surgery.

University Diploma of Digestive Cancerology.

University Diploma of Digestive Surgery.

Responsible of the European University Diploma (DIU) « Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Cancers : Onco-Surgical Strategies » (3
weeks 100 hours of teaching by year since 2004).

ELECTIVE REPRESENTATION
Member of the Advisory Medical Committee (CCM) in Paul Brousse Hospital (1987-2007).

President of the Medical Board since 2007.

Elected Member of the National Council of the Universities (CNU) for General Surgery since 2009.

EXPERT ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor for the Journal « The Oncologist ».

Expert Reviewer for the Scientific Journals:

- Annals of Surgery.

- British Journal of Surgery.

- Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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- Transplant International.

- Journal of Hepatology.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
General Secretary then Treasurer of the Association Française de Chirurgie (AFC).

Member of the Board Committee of the Association de Chirurgie Hépato-Biliaire et de Transplantation (ACHBT).

Board Member of the European Surgical Association (ESA).

Board Member of the European Liver and Intestine transplant Association (ELITA).

HONOURS
Bengt Ihre Lecturer Sweden (2005).

Nomination to the Medicine Victories (2006).

Honorary Member of the Spanish Surgical Association (2008).

Honorary Member of the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (2010).

Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur (2010).

Honorary Member of the Portuguese Society of Surgery (2011).

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS : 236

Adam R, Bismuth H, Diamond T, Ducot B, Morino M, Astarcioglu I, Johann M, Azoulay D, Chiche L,. Bao YM, Castaing D.
Effect of extended cold ischaemia with UW solution on graft function after liver transplantation. Lancet 1992; 340: 1373
-1376.

Adam R, Bismuth H, Castaing D, Weachter F, Navarro F, Abascal A, Majno P, Engerran L. Repeat hepatectomy for colorec-
tal liver metastases. Annals of Surgery 1997; 225 : 51-62.

Adam R, Cailliez V, Majno P, Karam V, Mc Master P, Calne R Y, O’Grady J, Pichlmayr R, Neuhaus P, Otte JB, Hoeckers-
tedt K, Bismuth H. Normalised intrinsic mortality risk in liver transplantation : European Liver Transplant Registry study.
Lancet 2000, 356 : 621- 627.

Adam R, Chemotherapy and surgery : new perspectives on the treatment of uresectable liver metastases. Annals of Onco-
logy 2003 ; 14 (sup 2) : 13-16.

Adam R, Pascal G, Azoulay D, Tanaka K, Castaing D, Bismuth H. Liver resection for colorectal metastases: the third hepa-
tectomy. Annals of Surgery 2003 Dec;238(6):871-83; discussion 883-4.

Adam R, Del Gaudio M. Evolution of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Hepatology 2003
Dec;39(6):888-95.

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Adam R, Azoulay D, Castaing D, Eshkenazy R, Pascal G, Hashizume K, Samuel D, Bismuth H. Liver resection as a bridge
to transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis: a reasonable strategy? Annals of Surgery 2003 Oct;238(4):508-
19.

Adam R, Pascal G, Castaing D, Azoulay D, Delvart V, Paule B, Levi F, Bismuth H. Tumor progression while on chemothera-
py: a contraindication to liver resection for multiple colorectal metastases? Annals of Surgery 2004 Dec;240(6):1052-64.

Adam R. Improvement of survival by surgery in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: evidence or non-evidenced-ba-
sed? Annals of Surgical Oncology 2004 May;11(5):460-1. Epub 2004 Apr 12.

Adam R, Lucidi V, Karam V. Liver transplantation in Europe: is there a room for improvement? Journal of Hepatology 2005
Jan;42(1):33-40.

Adam R, Aloia T, Krissat J, Bralet MP, Paule B, Giacchetti S, Delvart V, Azoulay D, Bismuth H, Castaing D. Is liver resection
justified for patients with hepatic metastases from breast cancer? Annals of Surgery 2006 Dec;244(6):897-907; discussion
907-8.

Adam R, Chiche L, Aloia T, Elias D, Salmon R, Rivoire M, Jaeck D, Saric J, Le Treut YP, Belghiti J, Mantion G, Mentha G;
Association Francaise de Chirurgie. Hepatic resection for noncolorectal nonendocrine liver metastases: analysis of 1,452
patients and development of a prognostic model. Annals of Surgery 2006 Oct;244(4):524-35.

Adam R. Complete Pathological Response After Preoperative Chemotherapy For Colorectal Liver Metasstases : Myth Or
Reality ? . Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008 Apr, 26(10) : 1635-41.

Adam R, Wicherts DA, de Haas RJ, Ciacio O, Lévi F, Paule B, Ducreux M, Azoulay D, Bismuth H, Castaing Patients
with initially unresectable colorectal liver metasstases is there a possibility of cure ? Journal of Clin Oncol. 2009 Apr
10;27(11):1829-3.

SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS
National Congresses: 280.

International Congresses: 500.

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