Christoph Maack
Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy
University of Würzburg
About
Christoph Maack works in Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy affiliated with University of Würzburg.
Christoph Maack is Spokesperson of the Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC) and Chair of the Department of Translational Science at the University Clinic Würzburg. He received his MD from the University of Cologne in 2000 and previously served as Heisenberg Professor for Cardiovascular Physiology and Bioenergetics at Saarland University. His research examines cellular mechanisms of chronic heart failure, including contractile, mitochondrial, and metabolic dysfunction.
Research focus
Mitochondrial dysfunction in heart failureMetabolic remodeling in heart failureExcitation-contraction couplingOxidative stress and reactive oxygen species in cardiomyocytesCardio-oncology risk assessment
Impact
324 pubs · 19,555 cites · h-index 61
Training
MD
University of Cologne
2000
Affiliations
Work Experience
Spokesperson, Comprehensive Heart Failure Center (CHFC) and Chair, Department of Translational Science
University Clinic Würzburg · 2017 - Present
Senior physician, Medical Clinic I for Internal Medicine
University Clinic Würzburg · 2017 - Present
Heisenberg Professor for Cardiovascular Physiology and Bioenergetics
Saarland University, Homburg · 2012 - 2017
Senior physician, Clinic for Internal Medicine III
Saarland University, Homburg · 2012 - 2017
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University · 2002 - 2005