Stefan Richard Bornstein

Stefan Richard Bornstein is a full Professor, Director of the Department of Medicine, and Chair at the University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus Dresden. He serves as International Dean at Technische Universität Dresden and TransCampus Dean at King’s College London. His career spans multiple leadership roles, including budget oversight for €500M+ operations (2014-2016).

• Medical training at University of Ulm and University of Miami
• Residency at University of Ulm (1988-1994)

Research focuses on endocrine-immune crosstalk, islet transplantation, and metabolic disease mechanisms, with 800+ publications and high citation metrics (h-index 88/106). His work bridges clinical practice with translational science.

Publication themes include:

• SARS-CoV-2 impacts on endocrine/metabolic systems (2020-2022)
• Stress-induced stem cell plasticity (2018)
• Adipocyte-lipid hypertension mechanisms (2003-2009)
• Islet transplantation strategies (2013-2017)
• Immune-endocrine adrenal crosstalk (1998-2004)

Selected honors:

• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2018)
• Medal of Honor of TU Dresden (2021)
• Leopoldina Academy membership (2010)
• DFG Heisenberg Grant (1996-1999)
• Marius-Tausk Award (1994)
• First Prize for new academics (Baden-Württemberg)

He established the TransCampus initiative linking King’s College London and TU Dresden for joint PhD/MD programs and clinical-science partnerships. The Medicine Department under his leadership became TUD's top performer in publications and competitive funding over the last 15 years.