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Kathrin Lechner

Dr. Katharina Lechner

MD, PostDoc, Medical Lead of the KORA Digital-Fit Intervention Study, Research Groups “Exposomics” & “Environmental Risks”
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"The societal impact of reduced healthspan is profound. As a cardiologist, I am committed to helping individuals stay healthier for longer. As a scientist, I am passionate about better understanding the determinants of healthspan. The current focus of my work is to investigate scalable and personalized prevention frameworks for potential use in public health.”

"The societal impact of reduced healthspan is profound. As a cardiologist, I am committed to helping individuals stay healthier for longer. As a scientist, I am passionate about better understanding the determinants of healthspan. The current focus of my work is to investigate scalable and personalized prevention frameworks for potential use in public health.”

Academic Career and Research Areas

Katharina holds the position of medical lead for the life-course informed, digitally supported, person-centred KORA Digital-Fit intervention study. KORA Digital-Fit aims to prevent multimorbidity in ageing and is part of the European research and innovation project Stay Healthy Through Ageing (STAGE). During her medical training at LMU Klinikum, Präventive Sportmedizin und Sportkardiologie at TUM, and the Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Katharina specialized in preventive cardiology and lipidology. She is an EECC- and board-certified cardiologist and furthermore board-certified in internal medicine. Her scientific research focuses on understanding modifiable determinants of healthspan, as well as their interactions with genes.

Fields of Work and Expertise

Cardiology Lipidology Hypertension Cardiovascular Risk Factors Lifestyle Risk Factors Metabolic Health Personalized Prevention 

Professional Background

2023

Board Certification Exam: Cardiology (Bayerische Landesärztekammer)

2022

European Exam in Core Cardiology (European Society of Cardiology)

2020

Board Certification Exam: Internal Medicine (Bayerische Landesärztekammer)

2013

Dr. med. (Doctor of Medicine), LMU Munich, Munich, Germany

Ehrungen und Auszeichnungen

  • Abstract Award for Clinical Lipid Research of the German Cardiac Society
    2022

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