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Prof. Dr. Valentin Sebastian Schäfer

Member

Medical Clinic III

Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn

valentin.schaefer@ukbonn.de

+49 228 28717016

ukbonn.de/rheumatologie

Valentin Schäfer's research groups focuses on advanced imaging and immunological mechanisms in vasculitides, particularly large-vessel vasculitis and ANCA-associated vasculitides. His work investigates resistance mechanisms to immunosuppressive therapies in rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis through synovial biopsies. Additionally, he examines Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 (VAP-1) as a therapeutic target and molecular imaging marker, employing [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9-PET/CT in rheumatologic diseases. By leveraging innovative technologies such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and advanced ultrasound, his research bridges fundamental science, clinical practice, and education to advance diagnostics, patient care, and medical training.

Prof. Dr. Valentin Schäfer

Recent publications

  • Assessing vasculitis in Takayasu arteritis by ultrasound: results of OMERACT patient-based reliability exercises.

    RMD open

    Authors: Michele di Lernia, Alessandro Tomelleri, Wolfgang A Schmidt, Milena Bond, Cristina Ponte, Peter Mandl, Stavros Chrysidis, Eugenio De Miguel, Andreas P Diamantopoulos, Petra Hanova, Alojzija Hocevar, Durga Prasanna Misra, Sara Monti, Berit Dalsgaard Nielsen, Niccolò Possemato, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Luca Seitz, Pascal Seitz, Markus Aschwanden, Davide Vignale, Antonio Esposito, Gerlig Widmann, Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino, Georgios Filippou, Carlos Pineda, Christina Duftner, Christian Dejaco

  • Prevalence of hypophosphatasia in general and selected patient populations: a systematic review.

    Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

    Authors: Valentin S Schäfer, Jessica Hinman, Katie Moss, Julia F Charles, Jonathan D Adachi, Andrea J Singer, Vrinda Saraff, Asma Deeb, Fatih Süheyl Ezgü, Fumio Otsuka, Liliana-Georgiana Wegmann, Shona Fang, Carolina Tornero

  • Comparison of four clinical risk prediction models for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis: results from the ongoing PREDICT-GCA study.

    RMD open

    Authors: Lukas-Casper Thielmann, Christian Lottspeich, Lilly Juliane Undine Reik, Tobias Wirthmiller, Andreas Nützel, Holger Schneider, Anja Löw, Teresa Henke, Ilaria Prearo, Marc J Mackert, Siegfried Priglinger, Heiko Schulz, Christoph Walz, Elisabeth Haas-Lützenberger, Christina Gebhardt, Claus-Jürgen Bauer, Valentin S Schäfer, Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Michael Czihal

All publications by Prof. Dr. Valentin Sebastian Schäfer