SFU Research News | September 2026
Dear Members of the SFU Community, I am pleased to share the September issue of SFU Research News, […]
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The Faculty of Medicine at Sigmund Freud Private University offers degree programmes in human medicine (Bachelor: BScMed and Master: Dr. med. univ.) and dentistry (Bachelor: BScMed and Master: Dr. med. dent.). In the Bachelor’s programme, students learn the basics of medical knowledge with a close interweaving of pre-clinical and clinical subjects. The programme is characterised by early patient contact and the teaching of extensive diagnostic knowledge. Medical dialogue skills are taught in close cooperation with the Faculty of Psychotherapy Science. The Master’s degree programme in Dentistry is characterised by in-depth medical knowledge through to therapy, research as part of the Master’s thesis and a clinical internship year at the University Clinic for Dentistry at SFU.
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SFU Research News | September 2026
Dear Members of the SFU Community, I am pleased to share the September issue of SFU Research News, […]
MED | SFU at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry in Stockholm
Henrik Bischoff from the Institute of Psychosomatics at the Faculty of Medicine of the Sigmund Freud Private University […]
MED | ERS Congress 2026 in Barcelona: 23 Scientific Contributions to International Respiratory Research
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2026 in Barcelona once again brought together the international respiratory community to […]
MED | Pulsed Field Ablation: Study Examines Effects on Red Blood Cells, Heart Muscle Cells and Kidney Function
23 September 2026 Study compares early haemolysis, myolysis and renal stress following two ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation […]
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Read our publicationsSociety for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) Research Committee (2026). A consensus-based classification of minor complications, major complications, and failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A modified delphi study
Leinweber, M. E., Taher, F., Kliewer, M., Assadian, A., & Hofmann, A. G. (2026). Data-Driven Phenotyping Reveals Nonuniform Association Between Age and Mortality After Aortic Surgery: Retrospective Cohort Study of UK Biobank Data
Hintersteininger, M., Schwarz, M., Schwabl, P., Hartl, L., Balcar, L., Hofer, B. S., Kramer, G., Sebesta, C., Thöne, P., Attalla, P., Gschwantler, M., Trauner, M., Mandorfer, M., Reiberger, T., & Jachs, M. (2026). Correlation of Bile Acid Dynamics to Bulevirtide Response and Disease Severity in Patients With Hepatitis D
Mayer, K. E., Hassel, J. C., Sambale, J., Erdmann, M., Sindrilaru, M.-A., Oberschmied, J., Thiem, A., Tomsitz, D., Knuever, J., Schlaak, M., Berking, C., Posch, C., Biedermann, T., & Persa, O.-D. (2026). Complete lymph node dissection versus selective lymph node extirpation in melanoma patients with nodal macrometastasis and adjuvant systemic therapy
Udovica, S., Bartsch, R., Singer, C. F., Leitgeb, C., Marhold, M., Peters-Engl, C., Sagaster, V., Hochmair, M., Ferner, M., Hilbe, W., & Strasser-Weippl, K. (2026). Comparison of T-DXd-associated pulmonary toxicity in real-world settings and clinical trials
Nejad, F. K., Mahmoudi, M., Hiebler, M., & Unterrainer, H.-F. (2026). Attachment styles and defense mechanisms as predictors of marital satisfaction in Iranian couples
Panhofer, P. T., & Rothe, S. (2026). BARBQTCM: Acceptance of traditional Chinese medicine in (pre-)obese patients with joint pain: compact version of the master's thesis on the retrospective single-centre subgroup analysis of the BARBQTCM survey (BARiatric Basic Questionnaire for Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Panhofer, P. T., & Rothe, S. (2026). Bariatric and metabolic surgery in integrative obesity therapy: results, methodology and perspectives
Burghart, L., Treiber, S., Bauer, D., Halilbasic, E., Hofer, B. S., Mandorfer, M., Gschwantler, M., Schwarz, C., Trauner, M., Reiberger, T., & Stättermayer, A. F. (2026). Clinical Features of Portal Hypertension and Their Prognostic Implications in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis
Wolfram, W., Zwittag, P. M., Niederwanger, L., Rubicz, N., Sprinzl, G., Magele, A., Beutner, D., Bevis, N., Schimanski, E., Arndt, S., Offergeld, C., Arnoldner, C., Riss, D., Skarżyński, P. H., Plichta, Ł., Hornung, J., Taha, L., Lenarz, T., Busch, S., ... Loader, B. (2026). Clinical outcomes of 188 patients implanted with Med-El stapes prostheses
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Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) Research Committee (2026). A consensus-based classification of minor complications, major complications, and failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A modified delphi study
Leinweber, M. E., Taher, F., Kliewer, M., Assadian, A., & Hofmann, A. G. (2026). Data-Driven Phenotyping Reveals Nonuniform Association Between Age and Mortality After Aortic Surgery: Retrospective Cohort Study of UK Biobank Data
Hintersteininger, M., Schwarz, M., Schwabl, P., Hartl, L., Balcar, L., Hofer, B. S., Kramer, G., Sebesta, C., Thöne, P., Attalla, P., Gschwantler, M., Trauner, M., Mandorfer, M., Reiberger, T., & Jachs, M. (2026). Correlation of Bile Acid Dynamics to Bulevirtide Response and Disease Severity in Patients With Hepatitis D
Mayer, K. E., Hassel, J. C., Sambale, J., Erdmann, M., Sindrilaru, M.-A., Oberschmied, J., Thiem, A., Tomsitz, D., Knuever, J., Schlaak, M., Berking, C., Posch, C., Biedermann, T., & Persa, O.-D. (2026). Complete lymph node dissection versus selective lymph node extirpation in melanoma patients with nodal macrometastasis and adjuvant systemic therapy
Udovica, S., Bartsch, R., Singer, C. F., Leitgeb, C., Marhold, M., Peters-Engl, C., Sagaster, V., Hochmair, M., Ferner, M., Hilbe, W., & Strasser-Weippl, K. (2026). Comparison of T-DXd-associated pulmonary toxicity in real-world settings and clinical trials
Nejad, F. K., Mahmoudi, M., Hiebler, M., & Unterrainer, H.-F. (2026). Attachment styles and defense mechanisms as predictors of marital satisfaction in Iranian couples
Panhofer, P. T., & Rothe, S. (2026). BARBQTCM: Acceptance of traditional Chinese medicine in (pre-)obese patients with joint pain: compact version of the master's thesis on the retrospective single-centre subgroup analysis of the BARBQTCM survey (BARiatric Basic Questionnaire for Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Panhofer, P. T., & Rothe, S. (2026). Bariatric and metabolic surgery in integrative obesity therapy: results, methodology and perspectives
Burghart, L., Treiber, S., Bauer, D., Halilbasic, E., Hofer, B. S., Mandorfer, M., Gschwantler, M., Schwarz, C., Trauner, M., Reiberger, T., & Stättermayer, A. F. (2026). Clinical Features of Portal Hypertension and Their Prognostic Implications in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis
Wolfram, W., Zwittag, P. M., Niederwanger, L., Rubicz, N., Sprinzl, G., Magele, A., Beutner, D., Bevis, N., Schimanski, E., Arndt, S., Offergeld, C., Arnoldner, C., Riss, D., Skarżyński, P. H., Plichta, Ł., Hornung, J., Taha, L., Lenarz, T., Busch, S., ... Loader, B. (2026). Clinical outcomes of 188 patients implanted with Med-El stapes prostheses