Prof. Peter Malfertheiner

Academic Affiliation

Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto v. Guericke University

Other Positions/Memberships

Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto v. Guericke University

Research interests

Prof. Malfertheiner’s primary research interests include Helicobater pylori-associated clinical manifestations, gastric cancer, and pancreatic diseases.

Select publications

Management of Helicobacter pylori infectiondthe Maastricht IV/ Florence Consensus Report.
Gut. 2015.

Supportive evidence for FOXP1, BARX1, and FOXF1 as genetic risk loci for the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Cancer Medicine. 2015

Background

Prof. Malfertheiner received his MD from the University of Bologna, Italy in 1975, and subsequently gained medical experience at the Regional Hospital of Bozen, Italy, and the University Hospital of Ulm, Germany (1978-1992). He was also a Research Fellow at the Mayo Clinic GI Unit in Rochester, MN, USA. Professor Malfertheiner has been Chairman of the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF, 2004), and President of the UEGW 2006 and Education Committee of the UEGF. He is also the Editor of Digestive Diseases, Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, and a member of the Editorial Boards of several other journals; the European Journal of Gastroenterology, Helicobacter, Digestive Surgery, and the International Journal of Pancreatology. His main research interests are Helicobacter pylori infection and related diseases, chronic inflammation and carcinogenesis, gastric cancer, hepatocellular cancer, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). He is one of the founders and Executives of the Healthy Stomach Initiative organization established in 2006/2007.