Kai Zacharowski
Professor and Chairman
Haematology
Haemonetics
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Kai Zacharowski holds the position of Ordinarius and has been Director of the Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy at the University Hospital Frankfurt since 2009. From 2006-2008, he was the Chair of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Hospital Bristol. His research, teaching and consulting interests are in both clinical and basic aspects of patient safety, transfusion and clotting, innate immunity, cardiovascular and critical care medicine. His scientific contributions are published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Medicine, Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. He has received numerous awards for innovative clinical research. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine as well as an editorial board member of numerous journals in critical care medicine, emergency medicine and anesthesia. He is also the CEO of the Lohfert Foundation. He received his medical degree from the German University of Mainz and his PhD from Queen Mary University of London.
Research Interest
Haematology
