Rolf Berger

Prof. Dr. Rolf Berger is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, specializing in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology. His research focuses on pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, and cardiovascular outcomes in pediatric populations. He is affiliated with the Vascular Medicine (VASC) and Cardiovascular Centre (CVC) at UMCG.

• ORCID: 0000-0002-4385-5784
• Contact: r.m.f.berger@umcg.nl | +31 50 361 4159

Research Interests

• Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Vascular Compliance and Remodeling
• Cardiovascular Imaging (MRI, Accelerometry)
• Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Diagnostics

Scientific Contributions include 294+ publications and organizing the European Conference on Neonatal and Paediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease (6th edition in 2024). Notable work involves physical activity monitoring in children, hemodynamic prediction models, and Fontan circulation outcomes. Supervised PhD student M.J. Mebius and contributed to datasets on angiogenic proteins and oxygen saturation in infants.