Andreas L. Birkenfeld

Preventive Cardiology

Helmholtz Zentrum München

About

Andreas L. Birkenfeld works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München.

Andreas L. Birkenfeld serves as the Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at Helmholtz Munich and as the Medical Director and Chairman of the Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology at University Hospital Tübingen. He is a Professor in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences at King's College London. His work includes research on diabetes management, metabolic disorders, and their impact on cardiovascular health.

Research focus

Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 DiabetesPrediabetes Remission and Cardiovascular PreventionObesity and Metabolic Health in Heart DiseaseInsulin Resistance and Cardiac FunctionFatty Liver Disease and Cardiovascular Risk

Impact

602 pubs · 20,353 cites · h-index 62

Affiliations

Work Experience

Medical Director and Chairman of the Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology

University Hospital Tübingen · 2019 - Present

Director of the Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases

Helmholtz Munich · 2019 - Present

TransCampus Professor in the Department of Diabetology

King’s College London · 2015 - Present

Professor and Chair of the Department of Metabolic Vascular Medicine

Technical University Dresden · 2014 - 2019