Dr. MED. Stefan Kopf
Date of birth: 10 June, 1978
Gender: male
Address:
University Hospital Heidelberg,
Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry
Im Neuenheimer Feld 410
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)6221-56-8605
E-mail: stefan.kopf@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Current position: Senior physician in Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry
CURRICULUM VITAE
University education
2000 - 2007: Study of Medicine, University of Heidelberg
Scientific degrees
2010: Doctor of Medicine (magna cum laude) “The Neurotrophin-Rezeptor as potential marker for diabetic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes” (Mentor: Prof. Dr. Humpert)
Professional experience
Since 2015: Head of Outpatient Department for Clinical Studies on Diabetes (Studien-ambulanz für Diabetesforschung), University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Medicine 1
Since 2014: Senior Physician at University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry
2013: Specialist Physician for Internal Medicine
2008-2014: Assistant Physician at University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry
Memberships, panels and coordinating functions
Since 2017: Member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, EASD
Since 2015: Member of the Safety-Board for Clinical Studies in the German Center for Diabetes Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung DZD e.V.)
Since 2014: Delegate for Diagnostic-Related-Groups (DRG) of the Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry
Since 2013: Member of the German Diabetes Association, DDG
Important publications
Humpert PM, Kopf S, Djuric Z, Wendt T, Morcos M, Nawroth PP, Bierhaus A.
Plasma sRAGE is independently associated with urinary albumin excretion in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006 May;29(5):1111-3.
Humpert PM*, Kopf S*, Djuric Z, Laine K, Korosoglou G, Rudofsky G Jr, Hamann A, Morcos M, von Eynatten M, Nawroth PP, Bierhaus A. Levels of three distinct p75 neurotrophin receptor forms found in human plasma are altered in type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetologia. 2007 Jul;50(7):1517-22.
Hartmann M*, Kopf S*, Kircher C, Faude-Lang V, Djuric Z, Augstein F, Friederich HC, Kieser M, Bierhaus A, Humpert PM, Herzog W, Nawroth PP. Sustained effects of a mindfulness-based stress-reduction intervention in type 2 diabetic patients: design and first results of a randomized controlled trial (the Heidelberger Diabetes and Stress-study). Diabetes Care. 2012 May;35(5):945-7.
Kopf S, Oikonomou D, von Eynatten M, Kieser M, Zdunek D, Hess G, Morcos M, Forsblom C, Bierhaus A, Groop PH, Nawroth PP, Humpert PM. Urinary excretion of high molecular weight adiponectin is an independent predictor of decline of renal function in type 2 diabetes. Acta Diabetol. 2014;51(3):479-89.
Kopf S, Oikonomou D, Hartmann M, Feier F, Faude-Lang V, Morcos M, Häring HU, Herzog W, Bierhaus A, Humpert PM, Nawroth PP.
Effects of stress reduction on cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes patients with early kidney disease - results of a randomized controlled trial (HEIDIS). Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2014 Jun;122(6):341-9.
Shahzad K, Bock F, Dong W, Wang H, Kopf S, Kohli S, Al-Dabet MM, Ranjan S, Wolter J, Wacker C, Biemann R, Stoyanov S, Reymann K, Söderkvist P, Groß O, Schwenger V, Pahernik S, Nawroth PP, Gröne HJ, Madhusudhan T, Isermann B. Nlrp3-inflammasome activation in non-myeloid-derived cells aggravates diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2015 Jan;87(1):74-84.
Altamura S*, Kopf S*, Schmidt J, Müdder K, da Silva AR, Nawroth PP, Muckenthaler MU. Uncoupled iron homeostasis in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
J Mol Med (Berl). 2017 Dec;95(12):1387-1398.
Jende JME, Groener JB, Oikonomou D, Heiland S, Kopf S, Pham M, Nawroth P, Bendszus M, Kurz FT. Diabetic neuropathy differs between type 1 and type 2 diabetes: Insights from magnetic resonance neurography. Ann Neurol. 2018 Mar;83(3):588-598.
Kopf S, Groener JB, Kender Z, Fleming T, Brune M, Riedinger C, Volk N, Herpel E, Pesta D, Szendrödi J, Wielpütz MO, Kauczor HU, Katus HA, Kreuter M, Nawroth PP. Breathlessness and Restrictive Lung Disease: An Important Diabetes-Related Feature in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Respiration. 2018 Jun 6:1-12.
