Götz Thomalla

Prof. Dr. Götz Thomalla is a renowned academic and clinician in the Department of Neurology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). He holds the academic rank of Professor and serves as Director of the Department and Prodekan für Klinische Forschung und Translation. His primary affiliation is within the Faculty of Medicine, where his research focuses on acute stroke management, endovascular interventions, neuroimaging biomarkers, and clinical trial design in cerebrovascular diseases.

Research interests include thrombectomy outcomes, wake-up stroke treatment, imaging-based stroke diagnosis, and translational neurology. He has led major studies like the TENSION trial evaluating endovascular therapy for large infarct strokes, and contributed to international guidelines on stroke management. Recent work emphasizes sex differences in stroke outcomes, post-stroke infection prevention, and structural brain connectivity after severe strokes.

Publications span 2023–2025, focusing on translational neurology, interventional neuroradiology, and stroke epidemiology. Key themes include optimizing reperfusion therapies, predicting treatment efficacy through imaging, and improving post-stroke care coordination across sectors. His work bridges clinical practice and advanced research in acute cerebrovascular disorders.