Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wabitsch
pediatric endocrinology and diabetology
pediatric endocrinology and diabetology
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Ulm
Health facility
University Hospital Ulm
Medical unit
Department of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
obesity
children
leptin
adipocyte
diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin
overweight
pediatric
glucose
insulin resistance
hormone
growth hormone
inflammation
endocrinology
setmelanotide
extreme obesity
diabetes mellitus
metabolism
leptin deficiency
pediatric endocrinology
lipodystrophy
liver
metreleptin
glucose tolerance
diabetology
enteroendocrine cells
weight reduction
congenital leptin deficiency
body mass index
weight loss
anorexia
hormone receptor
hypertension
growth hormone receptor
adipose tissue inflammation
leptin receptor
body weight
body fat distribution
overweight prevention
genetic obesity
generalized lipodystrophy
pomc lepr deficiency
turner syndrome
weight gain
hepatic steatosis
weight regulation
insulin sensitivity
congenital generalized lipodystrophy
mody diabetes
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1982-1988 Studied human medicine at the Free University, University of Ulm, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- Defense of the dissertation
- 1997 Habilitation and a teaching license in pediatrics
- Obtaining specialization in pediatrics
- Research Fellowship of the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
- Received additional qualifications in the field of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology
Experience
- 2004 Professor and Head, Department of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology at the University Hospital Ulm
Awards & Memberships
- 1997-1999 Head of the expert group on childhood obesity of the International Life Science Institutes Europe
- 1998-2004 Spokesman for the working group on obesity in children and adolescents
- 2003-2005 Member of the expert group in integrated approaches to overweight and chronic disease prevention in children in the Calgary Health Region by Health Canada
- 2003-2005 Member of the expert group of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security
- 2008-2012 President of the German Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
- 2012 President of the German Obesity Society
- Vice President of the European Consortium of Lipodystrophies
- Performed studies on the growth hormone receptor at the Hagedorn Research Institute in Gentofte
- Member of the German Obesity Society
- Member of the German Diabetes Society
- Member of the German Society for Endocrinology
- Member of the German Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
- Member of the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
Languages
English
German
Publications
A single-cell CRISPRi platform for characterizing candidate genes relevant to metabolic disorders in human adipocytes.
1 September, 2023
Spectrum of diabetes mellitus in patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: case report and review of the literature
August, 2023
Lipid Nanoparticles as a Shuttle for Anti-Adipogenic miRNAs to Human Adipocytes.
19 July, 2023
Location
Albert-Einstein-Allee, 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wabitsch?
The primary specialization of the doctor is pediatric endocrinology and diabetology.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wabitsch has been practicing for more than 36 years.
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wabitsch
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