Prof. Dr. med. Kai O. Hensel
Director of the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal
Specialist fields (in extracts)
"As a pediatrician with heart and soul, an emergency physician and Clinician Scientist, I would like to serve our health care system and serve as a role model for future physicians- from bench to bedside to community"
- Specialist in pediatrics
- additional qualification in pediatric gastroenterology
- certification in GPGE gastroenterology
- specialization in neonatology
- qualification in neonatal emergency medicine (GNPI)
- additional qualification in emergency medicine
- PhD program in biomedicine
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| since 10/2022 |
Chief physician, Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Wuppertal, Professorship for Clinical pediatrics, Witten/Herdecke University, Chair of Pediatrics |
| 07/2020-08/2022
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Senior physician, Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Göttingen |
| 10/2017-06/2020
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Senior physician/(Senior) Clinical Fellow, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke‘s Hospital |
| 07/2016-09/2017
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Emergency physician, rescue service, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal
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| 05/2012-09/2017
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Assistant doctor in further training, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal |
Academic activities
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12/2019 |
Habilitation, University Witten-Herdecke
Topic: ”Advanced Echocardiography Techniques for the Detection of Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Disorders and no Structural Heart Disease” |
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02/2017 |
Promotion „PhD“ - magna cum laude, University Witten-Herdecke Topic: ”Host Epigenetic Signature Response and Functional Nuclear Architecture in Hepatitis B Virus Infections” |
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11/2011 |
Promotion „Dr. med.“- magna cum laude, University Witten-Herdecke Topic: “Speckle-Tracking Stress Echocardiography in Arterial Hypertension and Healthy Volunteers” |
Contributions
Clinician Scientist
- Years of experience in basic and translational research, clinical studies and health services research
- Establishment of a separate working group for clinical research in pediatrics
- 40+ scientific publications (peer-reviewed) and > 40 presentations at scientific conferences
Memberships
- German Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(Advisory Board for Press and Public Relations, founding member of Young-GPGE)
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European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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German Society for Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
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Digital Medicine Society
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Working Group Digital Health in Pediatrics
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German National Academic Foundation (alumnus)
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