Research
Main research areas
Teaching and research is a central component of our daily work. Medical knowledge is constantly increasing, technical progress is accelerating - today it is a matter of course that we work together and invest in education and research.
The team at the University Center for Hypertension strives to continuously adapt treatment concepts to the current state of research. Our research focuses on the diagnosis of hypertension and its accompanying diseases, new treatment options and the optimization of patient care.
The researchers at the Center for Hypertension
PD Dr. Thilo Burkard
Research focus: Arterial hypertension, in particular the application and transfer of new techniques into everyday clinical practice, including blood pressure measurement methods, treatment management and care models; special forms of hypertension (refractory hypertension, pregnancy). Preventive cardiology
Prof. Matthias Betz
Research focus: Energy metabolism, thyroid diseases, primary hyperaldosteronism
Prof. Tobias Breidthardt
Research focus: Significance and pathophysiology of acute kidney injury, value of blood pressure measurement and blood pressure treatment in the inpatient internal medicine setting
https://www.unispital-basel.ch/innere-medizin/forschung-innere-medizin
Prof. Michael Dickenmann
Research focus: Prevention and treatment of chronic kidney dysfunction
Dr. Lucas Lauder
Research focus: Arterial hypertension, in particular investigation of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, methods for measuring therapy adherence and drug and interventional therapy options, especially renal denervation.
Prof. Felix Mahfoud
Research focus: Arterial hypertension, in particular investigation of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, methods for measuring therapy adherence and drug and interventional therapy options, especially renal denervation. Comorbidities and hypertension-associated end organ damage.
Prof. Beatrice Mosimann
Research focus: Screening, prevention and long-term health effects of pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia.
Dr. Thenral Socrates
Research focus: arterial hypertension, especially pregnancy-associated hypertension
Prof. Daniel Staub
Research focus: Vascular ultrasound in the field of arteriosclerotic diseases, venous thromboembolism and large vessel vasculitis.
Drug and interventional treatment of venous and arterial vascular diseases.
https://www.unispital-basel.ch/angiologie/forschung-angiologie
PD Dr. Annina Vischer
Research focus: cardiomyopathies, arterial hypertension, especially blood pressure measurement, treatment methods, influence on heart muscle.
Dr. Benjamin Wagner
Research focus: arteriosclerosis of carotid stenosis, small vessel disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Arterial hypertension in outpatient stroke aftercare
Dissertations and medical training:
It is possible to carry out dissertations in the field of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular prevention. The respective research group leaders can be contacted for topics.
As part of the specialist training in internal medicine, we offer prospective specialists the opportunity to deepen their clinical and scientific knowledge in the field of arterial hypertension. Please send unsolicited applications by e-mail to hypertoniezentrum@usb.ch