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Akos Herzeg, MD, PhD, MBA

Associate Professor

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Contact Information

Mailing Address: 490 Illinois St, Box 0132
San Francisco, CA 94143

Research/Clinical Interests

Fetal surgery, in utero molecular therapies, fetal gene therapy, fetal environment, monochorionic twins, spina bifida, congenital cardiac anomalies.

Education/Training

       
2015 University of Heidelberg Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany Residency Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gyn Oncology
2017 University of Heidelberg Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Genetics
2017 University of Heidelberg, 
Heidelberg, Germany
Ph.D. Molecular Biology
2019 Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany MBA Management of Centers of Excellence
2021 UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine/UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center, San Francisco, CA Senior Clinical Fellowship Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Achievements & Recognition

2007    Emergency Medicine Scholarship of the Bank of Transylvania / London Ambulance Service  
2015    Dietmar Hopp (SAP) endowed fellowship in Fetal Surgery - Einstein Hospital, Sao PauloUniversity  
2019   Alumni Scholarship of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management  

Selected Publications: 

Comparative animal study of the antinociceptive efficacy of lamotrigine and gabapentin for the management of pain. Herzeg, A (Szabo AZ), Bocsan IC, Suciu S, Buzoianu AD.Acta Physiol Hung. 2015 Dec;102(4):363-71. doi: 10.1556/036.102.2015.4.3.PMID: 26690028

Timing of elective repeat caesarean does matter: Importance of avoiding early-term delivery especially in diabetic patients. Gawlik S, Müller M, Kuon RJ, Herzeg, A (Szabo AZ), Keller D, Sohn C.J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015;35(5):455-60. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.969204.PMID: 25356739

Breast cancer mastectomy trends between 2006 and 2010: association with magnetic resonance imaging, immediate breast reconstruction, and hospital volume. Heil J, Rauch G, Herzeg, A (Szabo AZ), Garcia-Etienne CA, Golatta M, Domschke C, Badiian M, Kern P, Schuetz F, Wallwiener M, Sohn C, Fries H, von Minckwitz G, Schneeweiss A, Rezai M.Ann Surg Oncol. 2013 Nov;20(12):3839-46. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3097-0. Epub 2013 Jul 10.PMID: 23838917

The CD44+ ALDH+ population of human keratinocytes is enriched for epidermal stem cells with long-term repopulating ability. Herzeg, A (Szabo AZ), Fong S, Yue L, Zhang K, Strachan LR, Scalapino K, Mancianti ML, Ghadially R.Stem Cells. 2013 Apr;31(4):786-99. doi: 10.1002/stem.1329.PMID: 23335266