By Dr. Hans-Jonas Meyer
My name is Hans-Jonas Meyer and I am currently working as an attending radiologist at the University Hospital of Leipzig in Saxony, eastern Germany. I completed my residency two years ago with strong ambitions to continue my career in interventional radiology, specializing in interventional oncology. The clinical focus of our hospital is the full spectrum of hepato-biliary interventions, including percutaneous and endovascular procedures up to chemosaturation. However, we are in the early stages of establishing a cryoablation and electrochemotherapy programme. This was the reason for my motivation to complete my CIRSE fellowship in Strasbourg, so I could have the opportunity to learn these procedures from world-renowned experts in the field. Additionally, I was excited to witness how a large interventional radiology centre functions in another European country. The Nouvel Hôpital Civil at the University of Strasbourg, directed by Prof. Afshin Gangi, is a leading hospital for interventional oncology, which proved to be the perfect fit for my learning goals.
This essay aims to showcase my experiences, the skills I was able to learn, and the professionalism I witnessed throughout my fellowship.