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    PD Dr. Dr. med. Francesco Bonella

    Physician · Private lecturer (Privatdozent) in internal medicine (University of Duisburg-Essen)

    Centre for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Pulmonary Medicine · Ruhrlandklinik Essen

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    Profile summary and areas of expertise

    Francesco Bonella is a private lecturer (Privatdozent) in internal medicine at the University of Duisburg-Essen, which granted him the authorisation to teach in 2018 following his habilitation on biomarkers in interstitial lung diseases. Together with the department director, Francesco Bonella leads the studies of the Centre for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases at Ruhrlandklinik in Essen and holds clinics there in the central outpatient department. The publications of Francesco Bonella focus mainly on pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

    • Interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary fibrosis
    • Sarcoidosis
    • Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Clinical work and institutions

    1. Ruhrlandklinik, Westdeutsches Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Essen (MedVici profile of the institution)

      Klinik für Pneumologie

      • currentCentre for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases: lead of the studies on interstitial lung diseases (together with the department director) and contact person for genetic diagnostics in familial pulmonary fibrosis
      • Consultant for interstitial and rare lung diseases

    2. Ruhrlandklinik, Westdeutsches Lungenzentrum am Universitätsklinikum Essen (MedVici profile of the institution)

      Zentralambulanz

      • currentClinic for interstitial and rare lung diseases

    Qualifications and training

    • 2018
      Habilitation and authorisation to teach (venia legendi) in internal medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen; private lecturer (Privatdozent)
    • 2014
      Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Duisburg-Essen

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    Doctoral thesis (1)

    Scientific publications (11)

    7. Pulmonary Amyloidosis (original source, opens in a new window)

      Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (PubMed 41086831)

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