Hendrik Lehnert, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c., FRCP, FACP
Curriculum Vitae
Education and Qualifications
1983
Doctoral Thesis at the University of Münster Medical School, Germany
1982
Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) for Massachusetts/USA
1981
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
1973 – 1980
Studies of Medicine at the University of Münster, Germany
1972 – 1977
Studies of Psychology at the University of Münster, Germany
1972
High School Degree at the Gymnasium Petrinum, Recklinghausen
Career
2024 - Today
Professor and Research Advisor (hon.) University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW), University of Warwick, UK
2019 – 2023
President of the University of Salzburg, Austria
2014 – 2017
President of the University of Lübeck, Germany
2012 – 2013
Medical Director of the UKSH, Lübeck Campus, Germany
2007 – 2019
Chair of Medicine, 1st Dept. of Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck Campus, Germany
2005 – 2007
Chair of Medicine, University of Warwick Medical School, UK
1994 – 2005
Chair of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Magdeburg University Hospital, Germany
1991
Habilitation, University Hospital of Mainz, Germany
1990
Subspecialty degree in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital of Mainz, Germany
1988
Specialty degree in Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Mainz, Germany
1981 – 1983
DFG-scholarship holder at the Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge and Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA
1977 – 1978
Research Scientist at the Institute of Psychology, University of Münster, Germany
Scientific Positions (Selection)
2024 - Today
Professor and Research Advisor, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW), University of Warwick, UK
2020 - Today
Delegate of the German Society of Internal Medicine for the Austrian Society of Internal Medicine
2020
President of the Annual Meeting of the German Diabetes Society
2018 – 2020
Board member of the German Diabetes Society
2015 – 2019
Site spokesperson of the German Centre for Diabetes (DZD)
2013 – 2018
Spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Centre TR134 „Ingestive Behaviour: Homeostasis and Reward“ (DFG)
2013 – 2017
Spokesperson of the Research Training Group GRK 1957/1 „Adipocyte-Brain-Crosstalk“ (DFG)
2013 – 2015
President of the MEDICA Education Conference, Germany
2010 – 2019
Chairman of the Lübeck Medical Society
2010 – 2011
President of the German Society for Internal Medicine
2009 – 2012
Member of the Steering Committee of SFB 654 (Sleep and Plasticity), University of Lübeck
2009 – 2014
Spokesperson of the Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Luebeck, Germany
2008 – 2012
Board member of the German Society for Internal Medicine
2007 – 2020
Board member of the Northwest German Society for Internal Medicine
2006 – 2008
Chairman of the Prize Commission of the Walter Siegenthaler Society for Advances in Internal Medicine, Germany
2006 – 2007
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Germany Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) Roadmap Programmes
2005 – 2012
Board member of the German Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
2003 – 2008
Chairman of the Commission for Health Care, Science and Teaching of the German Society for Internal Medicine
2003 – 2008
Elected committee member of the German Society for Internal Medicine
2002 – 2005
President of the German Society for Endocrinology
2001 – 2008
Elected peer reviewer / review board member for Internal Medicine of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
2001 – 2005
Elected Representative for Internal Medicine / Endocrinology of the Institute for Medical and Pharmaceutical Examination Questions (IMPP), Germany
2001 – 2005
Chair of InnoMed Magdeburg (University spin-off funded by the German Ministry of Science and Research)
2001
President of the Annual Meeting of the German Society for Endocrinology
2000 – 2004
Founding Chair of the Society for Diabetes Saxony-Anhalt
Honours (Selection)
2025
Award of the Medal of Honor of the State of Salzburg
2012
Medal of the North-German Society of Internal Medicine
2011
Award of an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Timisoara, Romania
2010
Honorary Appointment as Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)
2008
Bürger-Büsing-Prize for merits in diabetes research
2007
Honorary Professorship of Medicine, University of Warwick, UK
2006
Appointment as Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
2002
Medvantis Prize (together with HYDRA Study Group)
1982
Scholarship of the American Heart Association
1982 - 1983
Scholarship of the German Research Foundation (DGF) (research fellowship at the MIT)
Editorial Boards (Current)
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Biomedicines
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Cancers
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Exploration of Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
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Frontiers of Endocrinology
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)
Authorships
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Author of more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and editor of the standard textbooks of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism.
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In total eight different books in mostly numerous editions.
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In 2022, the children’s book *Marie – Die Fragenstellerin* (Marie – The Question-Asker) was published jointly with Heike Wolter by Edition Riedenburg (in the “Strong Women” series). A book about the university for little ones with big ideas…
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Current h-Index: 91.
Main Research and Work Areas
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Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism with a research focus on translational neuroendocrinology and endocrine oncology.
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Extensive acquisition of third-party funding; acting as the responsible applicant, this included:
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a DFG Collaborative Research Centre,
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a DFG Research Training Group,
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the German Diabetes Center in Lübeck as part of the DZG,
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two research buildings (secured through competitive federal processes: the Center for Neuroscience Innovation and Technology “ZENIT” in Magdeburg and
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the Center for Brain Behaviour and Metabolism “CBBM” in Lübeck), as well as
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securing membership in a European university alliance (CIVIS) for the University of Salzburg.
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As President of the Universities of Luebeck and Salzburg committed to the consistent and continuous development of the university into a modern and science-led campus which is internationally visible and combines traditional positions with advancements (eg digital transformation) through new research concepts and study programmes in life sciences.