About
Prof. Dr. Khodr Tello is chief physician of the Department of Pneumology, Ventilation and Intensive Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Nephrology at Krankenhaus Nordwest in Frankfurt am Main; the gastroenterology and hepatology section of his department treats disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, including interventional endoscopy, fatty liver disease, and viral hepatitis. He earned his doctorate in 2008 from the University of Göttingen and completed his habilitation in 2021 at Justus Liebig University Giessen on right ventricular function in pulmonary hypertension; in 2023 he was awarded a W2 professorship for right heart function and pulmonary hypertension. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pneumology, cardiology, intensive care medicine, and infectious diseases, and serves as a board examiner in Hesse. Before moving to Frankfurt, he was deputy director of the Department of Internal Medicine II at UKGM Giessen from 2021, where he led the right heart catheterization laboratory. His research focuses on pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular function; he leads the Right Heart Research Group and serves as principal investigator on several clinical trials. His honors include the 2023 René Baumgart Prize and the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award.
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