Florian Strasser, MD - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org

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Florian Strasser, MD Biography

Title:

Assistant Medical Director of Oncology and Palliative Medicine at the Swiss Society of Palliative Care

Position:

None Found to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"

Reasoning:

No position found as of Dec. 1, 2006

Involvement and Affiliations:

Assistant Medical Director, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Swiss Society of Palliative Care
Member, American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM)
Member, European Association for Palliative Care Research Steering Committee, 2003-present
President, Swiss Institute of Applied Cancer Research (SIAK) Project Group, 2000

Education:

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification, 1991
Swiss Physician Diploma, Medical School, University of Zürich, 1990
Medical School, University of Zürich, 1986

Other:

Presenter and co-author, “Oral Cannabis-Extract (CE) Versus Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for Patients with Cancer-Related Anorexia (CRA): A Randomized, Double-blind,Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study” for the Cannabis-In-Cachexia-Study-Group, May 31-June 3 2003