Dagmara Hering MD, PhD

Dagmara Hering is a visiting professor at the Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, and a Professorial Fellow at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia. She is a medical scientist and clinical specialist in internal medicine and hypertension, also recognized by the European Society of Hypertension. Her clinical research has been focused on the role of the sympathetic nervous system and its reflex mechanisms, arterial stiffness, and hemodynamics in the development of hypertension and its progression including cardiovascular and renal complications. She has substantially contributed to the understanding of the efficacy of novel device-based therapies (i.e. slow breathing technique, renal denervation, carotid body denervation) for the management of hypertension, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. She has received a total of 17 awards including those obtained from the Polish Society of Hypertension, European Society of Hypertension, International Society of Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a nucleus officer of the European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Hypertension and the Brain, an expert author contributing to the Lancet Commission on Hypertension, and co-author of over 120 publications including original research papers, review articles, book chapters, and editorials.