Volker Harth

Prof. Dr. med. Volker Harth serves as University Professor of Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. With an extensive publication record of 495 works, his research spans occupational health, maritime medicine, public health, and epidemiology, with significant contributions to the German National Cohort (NAKO) study and the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS).

Dr. Harth's research focuses on workplace health hazards, occupational disease prevention, maritime health issues, and the intersection of work conditions with health outcomes. His work examines digital stress in healthcare settings, violence prevention in emergency departments, seafarer health, and lung cancer screening for asbestos-exposed workers. He has made substantial contributions to understanding the relationship between work conditions and various health outcomes including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular conditions, and mental health.

His methodological approach combines large cohort studies with qualitative investigations into workplace conditions. Dr. Harth frequently collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across multiple institutions, reflecting the complex nature of occupational and maritime health research. His work bridges clinical medicine, public health policy, and occupational safety regulation, with notable contributions to position papers on implementing national lung cancer screening programs.

As an educator, Dr. Harth contributes to medical training in occupational and maritime medicine, developing curricula and training future specialists in these fields. His recent work shows increasing attention to digital health issues and the mental health impacts of the pandemic on healthcare workers and other occupational groups.