David Zybarth

David Zybarth is a Research Fellow at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) within the Faculty of Medicine's Department of Medical Psychology. His primary affiliation is with the Center for Psychosocial Medicine, focusing on healthcare professional well-being and rare disease patient care. He holds a Master of Science in Psychology and is a certified psychological psychotherapist.

His research emphasizes rare disease healthcare systems, interprofessional collaboration challenges, and pandemic impacts on vulnerable patient groups. Key areas include burnout prevention in healthcare workers, patient-centered communication strategies, and healthcare system resilience during crises.

Dr. Zybarth has published extensively on rare disease management, including studies on professional uncertainty in medical teams, pandemic disruptions to patient care, and cross-sector collaboration frameworks. His work integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to develop evidence-based guidelines for healthcare coordination.

Current projects focus on improving communication pathways between healthcare providers and patients with rare conditions, with a particular emphasis on psychosocial aspects of chronic illness management.