Prof. Herbert Lochs, MD (20 October 1946 – 10 February 2015) was a prominent German and Austrian medical doctor and scientist. After graduating from the University of Innsbruck Medical School, Austria he completed his residency at the Institute of Pharmacology at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

. Then he moved to Vienna for the internship in internal medicine and became Assistant professor for internal medicine and

gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- “belly”, -énteron “intestine”, and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract ...

at the Medical Faculty of the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

in 1973. He received Board Accreditation for Internal Medicine by the Austrian Medical Association. Lochs went for a sabbatical to the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, which was focused on Clinical Nutrition and

Metabolism Metabolism (, from el, μεταβολή ''metabolē'', "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cell ...

. After returning to the University of Vienna Medical School he became Associate Professor at the Department of Gastroenterology. In 1994, Lochs became chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the

Charité The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University of Medicine) is one of Europe's largest university hospitals, affiliated with Humboldt University and Free University Berlin. With numerous Collaborative Research Cen ...

Medical Faculty, Berlin

The main interests of his work were

inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammation, inflammatory conditions of the colon (anatomy), colon and small intestine, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis being the principal types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine a ...

, nutrition, and metabolism. He participated in numerous clinical trials focused on inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal

oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

hepatology Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansion ...

, and nutrition. Amongst others he was awarded the

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

(2008), Hoechst Prize, the Anton von Eiselsberg Prize and the Dr. Theodor Billroth Prize twice. Lochs was an active member at the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN), the German Society for Gastroenterology (DGVS), the American Gastroenterologic Association (AGA), the German Crohn's Colitis Association (DCCV), the Austrian Society for Internal Medicine, the German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM), the German Cancer Society, the International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD). He was president of ESPEN, of the German Society for Clinical Nutrition (DGEM) and the Austrian Society for Clinical Nutrition. Lochs was an honorary member of several medical societies e.g. the Polish Society of Nutrition, the Hungarian Society of Clinical Nutrition, the Czech Medical Purkinje Society. Lochs was an author of over 250 original publications, 73 reviews and book articles and also editor of several books. Lochs died on 10 February 2015 in Innsbruck, after a lengthy illness.http://www.aspetos.at/de/traueranzeige/univ.-prof._dr._herbert_lochs (in German) Accessed 21 March 2013

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lochs, Herbert 1946 births 2015 deaths Physicians from Innsbruck Austrian gastroenterologists German gastroenterologists Austrian expatriates in Germany University of Innsbruck alumni Academic staff of the University of Vienna Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Physicians of the Charité