Biography
Prof. Dr. Jürgen M. Bauer has been Medical Director of the Geriatric Centre at Heidelberg University Hospital and the Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital in Heidelberg since 2016. He is also Director of the Netzwerk für Alternsforschung (Ageing Research Network) at Heidelberg University. Between 2010 and 2016, Prof. Bauer was Medical Director of the University Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Clinic and the Clinic for Geriatrics at the Oldenburg Rehabilitation Center. Prof. Bauer received his doctorate in 1988 from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he also qualified as a professor of internal medicine in 2011.
His research focuses on the geriatric syndromes sarcopenia and frailty, nutrition in older patients, training and rehabilitation in old age and assistive technologies for older people.
From 2016-2018, Prof. Bauer held the office of President of the German Geriatric Society (DGG). In 2018, Prof. Bauer was President of the European Geriatrics Congress in Berlin. He has been a member of the Review Board for Medicine of the German Research Foundation since 2020. He is also co-editor of the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, Current Opinion of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care and the Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Prof. Bauer received the Honorary Award of the German Geriatrics Society in 2007. In 2021, Prof. Bauer was admitted to the Academy of Sciences of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
Relevant publications
Thai BD, Bauer JM, Eidam A, Durga J, Grund S, Mross T, Benzinger P. Validation of a telephone-based administration of the simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2023 May 22.
Werner C, Hezel N, Dongus F, Spielmann J, Mayer J, Becker C, Bauer JM. Validity and reliability of the Apple Health app on iPhone for measuring gait parameters in children, adults, and seniors. Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 1;13(1):5350.
Meyer J, Ratz T, Pauls A, Hellmers S, Boll S, Fudickar S, Hein A, Bauer JM, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Peters M, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Zeeb H, Forberger S. Designing and applying technology for prevention-Lessons learned in AEQUIPA and its implications for future research and practice. Front Public Health. 2022 Oct 19;10:832922.
Eidam A, Roth A, Frick E, Metzner M, Lampert A, Seidling HM, Haefeli WE, Bauer JM. Development of an Electronic Tool to Assess Patient Preferences in Geriatric Polypharmacy (PolyPref). Patient Prefer Adherence. 2022 Jul 23;16:1733-1747.
Böttinger MJ, Bauer JM, Gordt-Oesterwind K, Litz E, Jansen CP, Becker C. Digitales geriatrisches Self-Assessment – ein narratives Review [Digital geriatric self-assessment-A narrative review]. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Aug;55(5):368-375.
Donini LM, Busetto L, Bischoff SC, Cederholm T, Ballesteros-Pomar MD, Batsis JA, Bauer JM, Boirie Y, Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Dicker D, Frara S, Frühbeck G, Genton L, Gepner Y, Giustina A, Gonzalez MC, Han HS, Heymsfield SB, Higashiguchi T, Laviano A, Lenzi A, Nyulasi I, Parrinello E, Poggiogalle E, Prado CM, Salvador J, Rolland Y, Santini F, Serlie MJ, Shi H, Sieber CC, Siervo M, Vettor R, Villareal DT, Volkert D, Yu J, Zamboni M, Barazzoni R. Definition and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenic obesity: ESPEN and EASO consensus statement. Clin Nutr. 2022 Apr;41(4):990-1000.
Bauer J, Morley JE, Schols AMWJ, Ferrucci L, Cruz-Jentoft AJ, Dent E, Baracos VE, Crawford JA, Doehner W, Heymsfield SB, Jatoi A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Lainscak M, Landi F, Laviano A, Mancuso M, Muscaritoli M, Prado CM, Strasser F, von Haehling S, Coats AJS, Anker SD. Sarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 Oct;10(5):956-961.