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Prof. Dr. med. Karl Werdan
 Born 11.10.1947, graduated in Medicine at the University of Munich 1973
 Till 1995: specialist in internal medicine, cardiology and medical intensive care
medicine at the Department of Medicine I (Cardiology, Nephrology, Pulmonary
Medicine) of the University of Munich
 1995-1999 Chair of the Department of Cardiac Intensive Care, MartinLutherUniversity Halle-Wittenberg
 Since 1999: Director of the Department of Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology,
Pulmonary Medicine, Medical Intensive Care Medicine, Geriatrics) and since
2006 Managing Director of the Department of Medicine of the University Clinics
Halle(Saale) of the Martin-Luther-University Hallle-Wittenberg
 Since 1999 Member of the “Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina“
(German Academy of Scientists Leopoldina)
 Since 2007 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Federal
Physician Chamber (Responsibility: Cardiology/Intensive Care Medicine
 2009 Appointment as President of the European Section of the International
Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences for three years
 Since 2012 Honorary Member of the German Society for Internal Intensive Care
and Emergency Medicine
 Research Topics: Acute heart failure, heart diseases in the elderly, cardiac
gerontology, inflammation in heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiovascular
dysfunction in sepsis