Claudia Kesch

Dr. Claudia Kesch is a Professor and Staff Urologist in the Dept. of Urology at the University Hospital Essen, Germany. She completed her medical training in urology at the University Hospitals of Heidelberg and Essen, before further advancing her expertise in uro-oncology.

Dr. Kesch undertook a two-year clinical and research fellowship at the Dept. of Urologic Sciences & Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, and additionally completed a six-month fellowship in minimally invasive and robotic surgery at the Clinique La Croix du Sud in Toulouse, France.

Dr. Kesch has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an active reviewer for several major urological journals. She serves as a member of the EAU-YAU Prostate Cancer Working Group, the AUA International Research Group, and as a Deputy Chair of the Medical Ethics Committee at the University of Essen. She is also part of the Scientific Advisory Board for the German journal Aktuelle Urologie.

Dr. Kesch has received the prestigious Alavi-Mandell Award from the Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) twice. She was also honoured with the European Urology Oncology– Top Ten Reviewers of the Year Award in 2022.

Her current research focuses on prostate cancer theranostics, with particular interest in the mechanisms of sensitivity and resistance to Lu-PSMA. Dr. Kesch is also leading an Investigator-Initiated Trial (IIT) exploring the potential of neoadjuvant intra-arterial administration of Lu-PSMA.