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Michael Buchfelder is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as Surgery, Neurology, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered by Michael Buchfelder's work include:

  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epilepsy research and treatment

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Michael Buchfelder demonstrate a consistent focus on endocrinology and neuroendocrine tumors. Notable papers include:

  • "Multidisciplinary management of acromegaly: A consensus" (2020) published in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • "Consensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission" (2023) published in Pituitary
  • "Skull Base Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas" (2020) published in Neuroendocrinology
  • "ESE Clinical Practice Guideline on functioning and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas in pregnancy" (2021) published in European Journal of Endocrinology
  • "Significant Benefits of AIP Testing and Clinical Screening in Familial Isolated and Young-onset Pituitary Tumors" (2020) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Michael Buchfelder frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields. Their common co-authors include Thomas M. Kinfe, Andreas Stadlbauer, Stefan Rampp, Roland Coras, and Maria Fleseriu.

Their work has been published extensively in several scientific journals, with multiple publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Pituitary
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Acta Neurochirurgica
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

Best Publications

  • Treatment of Adrenocorticotropin-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: A Consensus Statement

    B.M.K. Biller;Ashley Barry Grossman;P.M. Stewart;Shlomo Melmed

  • Surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas: experience with 168 patients

    Rudolf Fahlbusch;Jürgen Honegger;Werner Paulus;Walter Huk

  • Pathohistological classification of pituitary tumors: 10 years of experience with the German Pituitary Tumor Registry

    Wolfgang Saeger;Dieter K Lüdecke;Michael Buchfelder;Rudolf Fahlbusch

  • The outcome of surgery in 668 patients with acromegaly using current criteria of biochemical ‘cure’

    Panagiotis Nomikos;Michael Buchfelder;Rudolf Fahlbusch

  • Nrf2-Keap1 pathway promotes cell proliferation and diminishes ferroptosis

    Fan Z;Wirth Ak;Chen D;Chen D;Wruck Cj

  • Mutations in the deubiquitinase gene USP8 cause Cushing's disease

    Martin Reincke;Silviu Sbiera;Akira Hayakawa;Marily Theodoropoulou

  • Factors influencing the immediate and late outcome of Cushing's disease treated by transsphenoidal surgery: a retrospective study by the European Cushing's Disease Survey Group.

    D Bochicchio;M Losa;M Buchfelder

  • Magnetic brain source imaging of focal epileptic activity: a synopsis of 455 cases

    H. Stefan;C. Hummel;G. Scheler;A. Genow

  • Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging with the Magnetom Open Scanner: Concepts, Neurosurgical Indications, and Procedures: A Preliminary Report

    Ralf Steinmeier;Rudolf Fahlbusch;Oliver Ganslandt;Christopher Nimsky

  • Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Carcinomas

    Gregory A. Kaltsas;Panagiotis Nomikos;George Kontogeorgos;Michael Buchfelder

  • Surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas: endocrinological results

    Jürgen Honegger;Michael Buchfelder;Rudolf Fahlbusch

  • Correlation of the extent of tumor volume resection and patient survival in surgery of glioblastoma multiforme with high-field intraoperative MRI guidance.

    Daniela Kuhnt;Andreas Becker;Oliver Ganslandt;Miriam Bauer

  • Impact of primary surgery on pituitary function in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas – a study on 721 patients

    P. Nomikos;C. Ladar;R. Fahlbusch;M. Buchfelder

  • ATF4 promotes angiogenesis and neuronal cell death and confers ferroptosis in a xCT-dependent manner

    D. Chen;Z. Fan;Z. Fan;M. Rauh;Michael Buchfelder

  • Prevalence, predictors and patterns of postoperative polyuria and hyponatraemia in the immediate course after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas.

    Johannes Hensen;Anja Henig;Rudolf Fahlbusch;Martin Meyer

  • Criteria for the definition of Pituitary Tumor Centers of Excellence (PTCOE): A Pituitary Society Statement

    Felipe F Casanueva;Ariel L Barkan;Michael Buchfelder;Anne Klibanski

  • Long-Term Safety of Pegvisomant in Patients with Acromegaly: Comprehensive Review of 1288 Subjects in ACROSTUDY

    A. J. van der Lely;Beverly M. K. Biller;Thierry Brue;Michael Buchfelder

  • Multidisciplinary management of acromegaly: A consensus.

    Andrea Giustina;Garni Barkhoudarian;Albert Beckers;Anat Ben-Shlomo

  • Lymphocytic and Granulomatous Hypophysitis: Experience with Nine Cases

    J Honegger;R Fahlbusch;A Bornemann;J Hensen

  • Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update.

    Maria Fleseriu;Richard Auchus;Irina Bancos;Anat Ben-Shlomo

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Fahlbusch
Rudolf Fahlbusch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christopher Nimsky
Christopher Nimsky Philipp University of Marburg
Hermann Stefan
Hermann Stefan University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ingmar Blümcke
Ingmar Blümcke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Günter K. Stalla
Günter K. Stalla Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hajo M. Hamer
Hajo M. Hamer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Georg Brabant
Georg Brabant University of Lübeck
Christian J. Strasburger
Christian J. Strasburger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Beverly M. K. Biller
Beverly M. K. Biller Harvard University
Martin Reincke
Martin Reincke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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