Prof. Dr. Axel Dignass, MD, PhD
Head of the Department of Medicine
Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus
Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Axel Dignass, MD, PhD, is Head of the Department of Medicine and Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at the Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Goethe-University in Frankfurt/ Main, Germany. Professor Dignass was trained in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Essen, Germany and at the Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. He is a specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, nutrition medicine, medical oncology, and proctology.
His research interests focus on inflammatory bowel diseases, anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and biologic therapy, anaemia in IBD, small bowel transplantation, molecular mechanisms of intestinal wound healing and cell migration, medical guidelines and medical education.
Professor Dignass has authored more than 185 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, more than 850 abstracts, and numerous books and book chapters. He is member of the editorial board of JCC and acts as reviewer for several scientific journals and societies.
Professor Dignass has been Education Officer and Governing Board member and is now Honorary Member of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) and treasurer and Governing Board member for the German Society for Digestive Diseases and Metabolism. He also serves on the National Societies Committee of United European Gastroenterology (UEG) and is currently chair of the UEG guideline task force. He is member of the International Organisation of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IOIBD).