Prof. István Vadász

MD, PhD

  • Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen & Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC)
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Bio

Dr. Vadász is professor and deputy director of the Department of Internal Medicine and head of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the University Hospital of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen and PI at the German Center for Lung Research (DZL).

His research focuses on various aspects of alveolar-capillary barrier function in the setting of ARDS with a primary interest in alveolar epithelial transport processes that control alveolar fluid balance. The Vadász lab has also significantly contributed to the understanding of the consequences of hypercapnia (accumulation of CO2 in blood and tissue) including specific, mainly maladaptive, signaling events in the lung. His clinical research focuses on hypercapnic respiratory failure and novel non- as well as minimally-invasive methodologies that aim to eliminate excess CO2 in that setting.