Living Legends: Werner Seeger, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
15 October 2026
15 October 2026, 16:00 GMT - 17:30 GMT
This webinar is part of the 'Living Legends in PH: History & Personal Perspectives' sessions, which takes place bi-monthly on the second Thursday at 16:00 GMT. Each session will feature remarkable people who have made major contributions to the field of pulmonary hypertension, bringing their science and personal stories to the worldwide PH community. They will also include a junior and senior facilitator to introduce the speaker and lead the discussion.
Featuring
- Living Legend: Werner Seeger, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
- Senior facilitator: Ghazwan Butrous
- Junior facilitator: Vasile Foris, University of Graz
Meet the Living Legend
Dr. Seeger is a Professor of Internal Medicine at the Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany. He chairs the Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, the Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute, the German Center for Lung Research, and the Institute for Lung Health. Since 2019 he has chaired the “Global Deep Phenotyping PH Meta Registry – GoDeep”, a worldwide PH database for phenotyping PH patients.
His research has focused on various forms of acute and chronic respiratory failure, pulmonary infections, and pulmonary hypertension. Numerous translational successes, including several globally approved drugs for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, have resulted from the research collaborations he initiated. His publication record includes > 1000 publications in international journals, his current H-index is 135, and his work has been cited > 80,000 times (Google Scholar 6/2023).
The PVRI Digital Webinar Series is open to everyone to attend and we encourage active audience participation.
Facilitators & speaker
Werner Seeger, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Ghazwan Butrous
Vasile Foris, University of Graz