Professor Högler qualified in Medicine from the University of Innsbruck, Austria in 1995. Following core paediatric training at the Department of Paediatrics at the Medical University Innsbruck, he embarked on a 2.5 year clinical research fellowship at the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia, supported by the Austrian Research Council (FWF). On his return to Innsbruck, he was appointed Associate Professor of Paediatrics in 2005 and qualified as a paediatric endocrinologist in 2007, before joining Birmingham Children’s Hospital as a consultant, and the UoB as a Senior Lecturer.
Under his lead, the Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes at Birmingham Children’s Hospital developed into the largest such unit in the UK. His strong research interest in bone and growth disorders led him up the honorary academic route at UoB until his appointment of Chair of Paediatrics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria in 2018.
Professor Högler has published over 180 peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on paediatric endocrinology and bone metabolism. He enjoys teaching the next generation of endocrinologists, engages actively in various societies and leads the ISCBH Bone School. https://theiscbh.org/
His current clinical/lab research team consists of an Assistant Professor, two postdocs, 2 PhD students and several lab technicians.