Prof. Dr. Holger Bartels

Academic Career and Research Areas

The research interests of Professor Bartels (b. 1947) focus on the fields of surgical intensive care, the pathophysiology of trauma and operative interventions, postoperative progress and its complications, complication management and preoperative risk evaluation.

After studying medicine, Professor Bartels completed his PhD in 1971 in Göttingen. He subsequently acquired his medical board certification in surgery (1974 – 1981) at TUM and Penn State University (USA). He gained his postdoctoral teaching qualification (habilitation) in 1986 at TUM where he has been medical director of the Surgical Intensive Care Department at Klinikum rechts der Isar since 1992.