Professor for Ophthalmology, Director and Chairman University Eye Hospital Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
Education:
- 1983 Diplom-Ingenieur für Maschinenbau, RWTH Aachen (mechanical engineering)
- 1988 Doktor-Ingenieur, RWTH Aachen (Thesis for Ph.D. for mechanical engineering)
- 1989 Approbation als Arzt, RWTH Aachen
- 1990 Doktor der Medizin, RWTH Aachen (Thesis for M.D.)
- 1994 German Board of Ophthalmology
- 1995 Venia legendi (Thesis for Professorship)
Academic Appointment
- 1980-1983 Research Assistant in Physiology RWTH Aachen, Germany
- 1983-1988 Research Fellowship, RWTH Aachen, Augenklinik, Germany
- 1984-1999 Head of Angio Research Group Aachen, Germany
- 1988-1989 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Dep. Ophthalmology Aachen, Germany
- 1990-1994 Post-Doctoral Resident at Dep. Ophthalmology Aachen, Germany
- 1992-1993 Visiting Lecturer on Ophthalmology, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- 1994-1998 Senior stuff member University Eye Clinic Aachen, Germany
- 1999-2004 Professor for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Leipzig, Germany
- 2005- Professor for Ophthalmology, Chairman University Eye Hospital Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Membership and Offices held in Professional Societies
- 1985- Member Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ophthalmologie (DOG)
- 1985- Member Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Mikrozirkulation und Hämorheologie (DGKMH)
- 1989- Member- Association for research in vision and ophthalmology (ARVO)
- 2002 – 2005 Member Program Committee Retina Section
- 1990- International fluorescein angiography club (FAN-club)
- 1990- Member Deutsche Retinologische Gesellschaft
- 1992- Member American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2000- Member Club Jules Gonin
- 1999- Editorial Board Graefes Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- 1996 Editorial Board :Der Ophthalmologe
- 2004 Member Retina Society
- 2005 Editorial Board: Investigative Ophthalmology&Visual Science (IOVS)
- 2005 Editorial Board European Journal of Ophthalmology
Major Research Interests:
age-related maculopathy, diabetic retinopathy biomedical engineering, medical imaging, image processing, microcirculation,
Study experiences
Principal investigator in various Phase III studies
Course on Clinical Study Procedures for investigators, GCP procedures
Publications after 2007 (total of 157 original articles)
- 146 Goldblum D, Kipfer-Kauer A, Sarra GM, Wolf S, Frueh BE (2007) Distribution of amyloid precursor protein and amyloid-beta immunoreactivity in DBA/2J glaucomatous mouse retinas Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48(11):5085-90.
- 147 Hollborn M, Iandiev I, Seifert M, Schnurrbusch UE, Wolf S, Wiedemann P, Bringmann A, Kohen L (2006) Expression of HB-EGF by retinal pigment epithelial cells in vitreoretinal proliferative disease Curr Eye Res 31(10):863-74.
- 148 Iliev ME, Bodmer S, Gallati S, Lanz R, Sturmer J, Katsoulis K, Wolf S, Trittibach P, Sarra GM (2007) Glaucoma phenotype in a large Swiss pedigree with the myocilin Gly367Arg mutation Eye.
- 150 Iliev ME, Domig D, Wolf-Schnurrbursch U, Wolf S, Sarra GM (2006) Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) in the treatment of neovascular glaucoma Am J Ophthalmol 142(6):1054-6.
- 151 Jahn C, Brinkmann C, Mößner A, Wüstemeyer H, Schnurrbusch U, Wolf S (2006) [Seasonal fluctuations and influence of nutrition on macular pigment density] Der Ophthalmologe 103(2):136-140.
- 152 Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Bindewald-Wittich A, Dolar-Szczasny J, Dreyhaupt J, Wolf S, Scholl H, Holz F (2006) Correlation between the area of increased autofluorescence surrounding geographic atrophy and disease progression in patients with AMD Invest Ophthalmol 47(6):2648-2654.
- 153 Tappeiner C, Wolf S, Trittibach P (2007) [Amaurosis fugax with elevated acute phase proteins] Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 96(41):1593-4.
- 154 Wolf S (2006) Macular pigment measurements: which method should we use? Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol.
- 156 Wolf S (2007) Results of high-density silicone oil as a tamponade agent in macular hole retinal detachment in patients with high myopia Br J Ophthalmol 91(6):706-7.
- 157 Wolf-Schnurrbusch UE, Roosli N, Weyermann E, Heldner MR, Hohne K, Wolf S (2007) Ethnic differences in macular pigment density and distribution Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48(8):3783-7.