Urs Eiholzer

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Urs Eiholzer (* 1951 ) is a Swiss doctor and specialist author.

Life

Urs Eiholzer did his doctorate after studying medicine with Hanspeter Rohr at the University of Basel . He completed further training in general pediatrics in Lucerne , Zurich and v. a. in Lausanne with Emile Gautier and in pediatric endocrinology with Andrea Prader and Milo Zachmann in Zurich. Today Urs Eiholzer heads the Pediatric Endocrinological Center Zurich ( PEZZ ; formerly: Institute Growth Puberty Adolescence ), which he founded in 1987 and has since built up into a leading European institute in pediatric endocrinology. The research department of the PEZZ, which is largely privately financed, aims to ensure that research results have a positive influence on the quality of life of those researched. In 2002 Urs Eiholzer received the Venia legendi and in 2009 was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Zurich . His clinical research includes questions about growth, puberty, body composition and bio-psycho-social relationships. After intensive work on the Prader-Willi syndrome , his main interest for several years has been the regulation of physical activity in children and adolescents. Urs Eiholzer is the author of numerous scientific publications and essays. Several of his books are also aimed directly at patients and their families and carers. Two of his publications have received awards from the British Medical Association .

Research activity

In addition to growth and development from infants to young adults, Urs Eiholzer's medical focus is on a comprehensive and integrative treatment approach for children with hormonal disorders and the clarification and care of specific syndromic diseases.

The first results of Urs Eiholzer go back to the research and treatment of the Prader-Willi syndrome , a genetic handicap that affects the control of hunger and exercise behavior, especially in children. There was little new knowledge between the first description of the syndrome in 1956 and 1990. Above all, one noticed the insatiable appetite, the resulting voraciousness and the enormous accumulation of fat. The early death of the patient was usually the direct result of being overweight. Urs Eiholzer and his team have made a significant contribution to developing a holistic treatment model for Prader Willi children worldwide , which has led to a decisive improvement in the quality of life for PWS children.

In addition to numerous works on growth, puberty development and body composition, the current research focus is on the regulation and influencing of children's desire for movement. It was triggered by findings on the influence of strength training on spontaneous activity from the Prader-Willi studies, which were transferred to healthy children. Since the activity of the population, especially that of children, is clearly decreasing, Urs Eiholzer and his team are trying to understand more about controlling children's desire to move and to develop methods to increase it.

Awards / honors

  • 2006 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition “Highly Commended” (Popular medicine), presented to Urs Eiholzer and S. Karger AG for Prader-Willi Syndrome: Coping with the disease - Living with those involved.
  • 2002 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition “Commended” (Basic and clinical sciences), presented to Urs Eiholzer and S. Karger AG for Prader-Willi Syndrome - Effects of Human Growth Hormone Treatment
  • 2009 Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Australia Certificate of Appreciation for “outstanding contribution in research benefiting people with Prader-Willi Syndrome”

Publications

In addition to medical books, Eiholzer has published a large number of articles in the international specialist press.

  • SGA - Deficient Birth Causes - Risks - Therapies. Karger, 2016, ISBN 978-3-318-05862-8 .
  • SGA deficiency birth. A guide for parents. Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-9524109-9-8 .
  • The Prader-Willi Syndrome - On dealing with those affected. Karger, Basel 2005, ISBN 3-8055-7845-8 .
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome - Coping with the Disease - Living with Those Involved. Karger, Basel 2005, ISBN 3-8055-7846-6 .
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome. Effects of Human Growth Hormone Therapy. In: Endocrine Development. Vol. 3, Series Editor: MOSavage (London)
  • Growth, Stature and Psychosocial Well-Being. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Kirkland / Toronto / Zurich / Göttingen 1999, ISBN 0-88937-197-0 .
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome as a Model for Obesity. Karger, Basel 2003, ISBN 3-8055-7574-2 .
  • Bedwetting? about bedwetting and how to get rid of it. Verlag Hans Huber, Bern 1995, DNB 953354741 .
  • La sindrome di Prader-Willi - Il comportamento con i pazienti affetti da questa sindrome. Karger, Basel 2006, ISBN 3-8055-8158-0 .
  • El síndrome de Prader-Willi - Sobre el trato con los afectados. Karger Basel 2006, ISBN 3-8055-8159-9 .
  • Le syndrome de Prader-Willi - Vivre avec les personnes concernées. Karger Basel 2008, ISBN 978-3-8055-8359-6 .
  • U. Eiholzer, Y. Nordmann, D. l'Allemand, M. Schlumpf, S. Schmid, K. Kromeyer-Hauschild: Improving body composition and physical activity in Prader-Willi Syndrome. In: Journal of Pediatrics. 142, 2003, pp. 73-78.
  • U. Eiholzer, Y. Nordmann, D. l'Allemand: Fatal Outcome of Sleep Apnea in PWS during the Initial Phase of Growth Hormone Treatment. A case report. In: Horm Res. 58 Suppl 3, 2002, pp. 24-26.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ bma.org.uk
personal data
SURNAME Eiholzer, Urs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss doctor
DATE OF BIRTH 1951