University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Hofbauer
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden provides care for patients with endocrinal glands diseases and diabetes mellitus. FOCUS Magazine has ranked the department as one of the best medical facilities in Germany for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The department has an exceptional team of specialists and nurses along with state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic and hormonal diseases such as diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and thyroid, pituitary, adrenal and growth disorders.
The department is headed by Prof. Dr. Med. Lorenz Hofbauer and also consists of an Osteoporosis Center which is certified by the umbrella organization for osteology. The research unit of the department conducts studies on the biology of the bone and what mechanisms underlie bone metabolism.
The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at University Hospital Dresden is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Diabetes mellitus type 2
• Calcium metabolism disorders
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Cushing’s syndrome
• Addison’s disease
• Diabetic foot
• Osteoporosis
• Growth disorders
Education
- 1988 - 1994 Study of Human Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Traineeships in Nice (France) und Nagoya (Japan); Practical year: Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Bellevue Hospital – New York University, New York; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Yale – New Haven Hospital, New Haven (USA).
- 1990 - 1994 Study scholarship of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- 28.10.1994 Third medical state examination, Munich, limited license to practice medicine.
- 1995 Dr. med. Subject: "Regulation der insulin-like growth factor-1-mRNA-expression in intact porcine thyroid follicles by thyrotropin and iodide").
Postgraduate Training and Medical Career
- 1995 - 1996 Medical training, Medical Clinic, Innenstadt Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, full approbation.
- 1996 - 1999 Fellowship at the Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
- 1999 - 2003 Research associate, Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps University of Marburg.
- 2002 Habilitation in Internal Medicine. Thesis subject: "RANK ligand and osteoprotegerin as paracrine mediators of bone metabolism: Cell biological, molecular biological and clinical epidemiological investigations").
- 2003 Board certification in Internal Medicine.
- 2004 Fellowship "Endocrinology"; Acknowledgement as "Diabetologist DDG" by the German Diabetes Society; Functional Senior Physician, Center for Internal Medicine.
- 2004 - 2006 Postgraduate course "Health Care Management" at the Institute of Economic Sciences of the University of Marburg.
- 2004 - 2007 Scholarship holder of the German Research Foundation within the framework of the Heisenberg Program (HO 1875/3-1and 3-2).
- 2005 Senior Physician, Center for Internal Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg; Acknowledgement as "Osteologist DVO" by the Umbrella Association Osteology; Additional qualification "Sports Medicine"; Technical Knowledge in Radiation Protection.
- 2006 Invitation to the position of C3/W2 Professor for Internal Medicine (Molecular Endocrinology and Osteology), Justus Liebig University Giessen (refused).
- Since 01.05.2007, C3/W2 Professor for Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders), Technical University Dresden.
- Since 1999, Examination course or practical exercises (internship) in Internal Medicine (for students of Human Medicine, Dentistry, Human Biology and Intensive Care Occupations, Propaedeutics for pre-clinic).
Scientific Awards
- 1998 Julius Wolff Prize of the Board of Trustees for Bone Health.
- 1999 John Haddad Young Investigator's Award of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research.
- 1999 Merck Senior Fellows Award der Endocrine Society.
- 2000 Edward C. Kendall Alumni Science Award for Meritorious Basic Research der Mayo Clinic.
- 2000 Von Recklinghausen Prize of the German Society of Endocrinology.
- 2000 Karl Schöffling Research Award of the Rhein-Main Working Group on Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism.
- 2001 Research Award of the German Society of Osteology.
- 2001 BykTosse Research Award for Osteology.
- 2003 Publication Award of the German Academy of Osteological and Rheumatological Sciences (together with Dr. V. Viereck, University of Göttingen).
Memberships in Professional Societies
- American Society of Bone and Mineral Research.
- Publication Prize of the German Academy of Osteological and Rheumatological Sciences.
- German Diabetes Society.
- German Society of Internal Medicine.
- German Society of Endocrinology (DGE).
- Endocrine Society.
- Mayo Medical Alumni Association.
- Section Calcium Regulatory Hormones and Bone Metabolism of the DGE.
- Association for the Promotion of Clinical and Experimental Molecular Endocrinology.
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