Professor Springfeld studied medicine in Giessen and Heidelberg, Germany and subsequently received his training in gastroenterology and hematology/oncology at Heidelberg University Hospital. He completed a research fellowship in Roberto Cattaneo's laboratory in the Molecular Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA. He is currently working in the Department of Medical Oncology at the National Centre for Tumor Diseases in the Heidelberg where he is the senior managing physician and responsible for the patients with pancreatic cancer and liver tumors. His main interests are innovative clinical studies in gastrointestinal cancers, especially regarding targeted therapy and immunotherapy.