University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Tobias B. Huber
Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation
Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf provides the medical care for patients with kidney diseases, endocrine glands diseases as well as rheumatological diseases The department possess state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to ensure the best service for patients with kidney diseases, hypertension, endocrinal hormones diseases, diabetes mellitus, and lipid blood profile disorders.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Tobias B. Huber, the department treats more than 2,250 inpatients every year. The department has a greats reputation in the field of renal replacement therapy, hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemofiltration up to kidney transplantation. More than 8,000 renal failure patients get treated with the renal replacement therapeutic methods of the department annually.
Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Acute and chronic kidney failure
• Hypertension
• Glomerulonephritis
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Reflux nephropathy
• Kidney stones
• Kidney cancer
• Nephronophthisis
• Nephritis
• Acute tubular necrosis
• Cushing’s disease
• Acromegaly
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Addison’s disease
• Grave’s disease
• Thyroid cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Hypercholesterolemia
- Prof. Huber is a German nephrologist and therapist. He holds the position of the Professor and Head of the Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- Previously, he headed the Department for Chronic Kidney Disease at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- Dr. Huber is known worldwide for his scientific work on the molecular structure and function of the kidney filter.
- The doctor studied Human Medicine in Freiburg, Vienna and Tampa (USA), 1992 - 1999.
- After receiving his Doctoral Degree at the Freiburg Institute of Physiology, he worked as an Assistant Physician in the Department of Nephrology at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- Since 2003 till 2006, he was engaged in research activities as a Scholar (Emmy Noether Scholarship) of the German Research Foundation in the Department of Immunology and Pathology at the Washington University in St. Louis (USA).
- In 2007, he had his habilitation and board certification in Internal Medicine. Also, at this time, Dr. Huber headed the Emmy Noether Research Group in Freiburg.
- In 2012, he took part in the Heisenberg Programme.
- Since 2013, he is W3 Heisenberg Professor in Nephrology in Freiburg.
- From 2015 till 2017, Dr. Huber worked as a Deputy Head of the Department of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, as well as the Head of the Department for Chronic Kidney Diseases at the University Hospital Freiburg. Also, he was a Co-Director of the Center for BioSystem Analysis (ZBSA).
- Since April 2017, Dr. Huber has been the Head of the Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Scientific Contribution
- Prof. Huber and his team made important contributions to understanding the renal function and the pathogenesis of kidney diseases. The researches are aimed at studying complex signaling processes in the development and progression of kidney pathologies. Huber's team identified several molecular mechanisms responsible for the formation of kidney failure, aging and pathological changes in the kidneys.
Membership in Scientific Societies
- German Society of Nephrology.
- American Society of Nephrology.
- German Society of Internal Medicine.
- American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Awards and Honors
- Prof. Huber was awarded several national and international prizes for kidney researches.
- 2002- Research scholarship of the German Nephrology Foundation
- 2004- The Carl Ludwig Prize
- 2009- The Hans U. Sollinger Research Prize
- 2010- The Franz Volhard Prize
- In 2012, the American Society of Nephrology and the American Heart Association awarded him the prestigious Young Researcher Prize.
- In 2014, Dr. Huber received the Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council for his researches on diabetic nephropathy.
- In 2014, the professor became a Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
- Since 2015, he has been a Senior Internal Research Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS).
Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Kidney Transplantation
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