Karl Wegscheider

Karl Wegscheider is a Professor at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) and leads the Institute for Medical Biometry and Epidemiology within the Center for Health Care Research & Public Health (CHCR & PH). His research focuses on epidemiological studies, health services research, and psychosocial interventions for families affected by rare diseases or mental illness.

• Key Affiliations: Vice Dean's Office for Research, UKE; Core Facilities in Campus Research; Research Information System (FIS).
• Research Themes: Health-related quality of life, mental health in multimorbid populations, telemedical management in heart failure, collaborative care models, and cardiometabolic risk stratification in atrial fibrillation.

Projects under his leadership include family-based interventions for rare diseases (CARE-FAM-NET), secondary analyses of clinical trials like EAST-AFNET 4 and CASTLE-AF, and studies on antibiotic resistance and early rhythm control in atrial fibrillation. His work emphasizes randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and health economics.