Prof. Dr. Patrick Morhart
Klinikdirektor Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche Bayreuth
Prof. Dr. Patrick Morhart
Klinikdirektor Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche Bayreuth
Our research focuses on mechanical ventilation, ventilation-induced injury, and improving our understanding of lung function in collaboration with the Biophysics group (Dr. Navid Bonakdar), Prof. Jana Hutter (Chair of Smart Imaging and Data Profiling), and Prof. Andreas Kist (Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, AIBE). In addition, my research interests include infectiology and immunology, with a particular focus on neonatology.
Research projects
- Development of an improved tracheal suctioning (system/technique) for neonates and infants: Neonatologie: Intelligentes Absaugsystem schützt Frühgeborene | FAU
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2026
- Gürke, L., Hanslik, G., Mulzer, L.-M., Zimmermann, S., Reutter, H.M., Morhart, P.,... Hebert, S. (2026). Burden of RSV-Associated Inpatient Care and Emergency Service Utilization in Two German Pediatric Centers Across Six Seasons Including the First Nirsevimab Year. Children, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/children13020173
2025
- Esse, J., Träger, J., Steininger, P., Bihlmaier, K., Fürst, J., Bardonicsek-Depnering, Z.,... Held, J. (2025). Metagenomic analysis of microbial cell-free DNA from plasma of patients with suspected infections: performance and therapeutic impact in clinical routine. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.02.016
- Mandelbaum, H., Wachter, F., Denis, L., Reisinger, C., Bühler, A., Yan, J.,... Regensburger, A. (2025). Sensing ultrasound localization microscopy for ultrastructural and functional imaging of neonatal kidneys. Ultraschall in der Medizin. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2700-9184
- Poryo, M., Gortner, L., Bay, J., Franz, A.R., Ehrhardt, H., Klein, L.,... Meyer, S. (2025). Corrigendum to “Two-year outcomes after early postnatal high-dose fat-soluble enteral vitamin A supplementation in extremely low birth weight infants: follow-up of the NeoVitaA randomized controlled trial”. EClinicalMedicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103600
- Poryo, M., Gortner, L., Bay, J., Franz, A.R., Ehrhardt, H., Klein, L.,... Meyer, S. (2025). Two-year outcomes after early postnatal high-dose fat-soluble enteral vitamin A supplementation in extremely low birth weight infants: follow-up of the NeoVitaA randomized controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103495
- Schüssler, S., Paul, A., Niederreiter, U., Deiters, L., Fahlbusch, F.B., Morhart, P., & Trollmann, R. (2025). Seizures in preterm infants with germinal-matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage (GM-IVH): a retrospective monocentric study on predictors and neurodevelopmental outcome. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 56, 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2025.04.012
- Wolff, J., Batzlsperger, C., Brickmann, C., Dahlem, P., Eberhardt, H., Fahlbusch, F.,... Wellmann, S.M. (2025). Entwicklung eines standardisierten Übergabebogens für kritisch kranke Früh- und Neugeborene zum Interhospitaltransport in Bayern. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2659-7541
- van der Donk, A., Schleier, M., Bär, A., Mulzer, L.-M., Trollmann, R., Schüssler, S.,... Morhart, P. (2025). Development of the EPO-Score – a multivariable tool to predict adverse outcome in infants with perinatal asphyxia undergoing therapeutic hypothermia – a retrospective study. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1627300
2024
- Hofbauer, A., Schneider, H., Kehl, S., Reutter, H.M., Pecks, U., Andresen, K., & Morhart, P. (2024). SARS-CoV-2-Infektion in der Schwangerschaft und Auftreten von angeborenen Fehlbildungen – Besteht ein Zusammenhang? Auswertung von 8032 Schwangerschaften aus dem CRONOS-Register. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, 228(1), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2213-1506
- Meyer, S., Bay, J., Franz, A.R., Ehrhardt, H., Klein, L., Petzinger, J.,... Jathe, R. (2024). Early postnatal high-dose fat-soluble enteral vitamin A supplementation for moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia or death in extremely low birthweight infants (NeoVitaA): a multicentre, randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, investigator-initiated phase 3 trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 12(7), 544-555. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00073-0
- Zipf, S., Fortmann, I., Härtel, C., Andres, O., Frieauff, E., Paul, P.,... Hanke, K. (2024). First postnatal lactate blood levels on day 1 and outcome of preterm infants with gestational age <29 weeks. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1443066
2023
- Bär, A., Schmitt-Grohé, S., Held, J., Lubig, J., Hanslik, G., Fahlbusch, F.,... Morhart, P. (2023). Evaluating the Use of Neonatal Colonization Screening for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy of Sepsis and Pneumonia. Antibiotics, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12020189
- Hebert, S., Schmidt, M., Topf, G., Rieger, D., Klinge, J., Vermehren, J.,... Hörning, A. (2023). “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children” (MIS-C) after COVID-19 Infection in the Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg-Erlangen, Germany—Expectations and Results of a Two-Year Period. Children, 10(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081363
- Morhart, P., Gerlach, R., Kunz, C., Held, J., Valenza, G., Wölfle, J.,... Fahlbusch, F.B. (2023). Application of Next-Generation Sequencing to Enterobacter Hormaechei Subspecies Analysis during a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Outbreak. Children, 10(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/children10101696
- Morhart, P., Kehl, S., Schuh, W., Hermes, K., Meltendorf, S., Neubert, A.,... Lingel, H. (2023). Age-related Differences in Immune Reactions to SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Nucleocapsid Antigens. In Vivo, 37(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.13055
- Mulzer, L.-M., Reutter, H.M., Jüngert, J.M., Knisely, A.S., Schmid, M., Hörning, A., & Morhart, P. (2023). Premature birth associated with a favorable course in gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD): A case report. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1104530
- Schleier, M., Lubig, J., Kehl, S., Hebert, S., Wölfle, J., van der Donk, A.,... Morhart, P. (2023). Diagnostic Utility of Interleukin-6 in Early-Onset Sepsis among Term Newborns: Impact of Maternal Risk Factors and CRP Evaluation. Children, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/children11010053
- Seidel, C.L., Strobel, K., Weider, M., Tschaftari, M., Unertl, C., Willershausen, I.,... Gölz, L. (2023). Orofacial clefts alter early life oral microbiome maturation towards higher levels of potentially pathogenic species: A prospective observational study. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2022.2164147
- Weigelt, A., Bleck, S., Hübner, M., Rottermann, K., Wällisch, W., Morhart, P.,... Schöffl, I. (2023). Impact of premature birth on cardiopulmonary function in later life. European Journal of Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-023-04952-y
2022
- Härtel, C., Herting, E., Humberg, A., Hanke, K., Mehler, K., Keller, T.,... Krüger, M. (2022). Association of Administration of Surfactant Using Less Invasive Methods With Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants Less Than 27 Weeks of Gestation. JAMA Network Open, 5(8). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25810
- Lutz, R., Olmos, M., Schmidt, J., Morhart, P., Nobis, C.-P., Möst, T.,... Weber, M. (2022). Early MDO with a Virtually Planned Distractor in a Neonate with Pierre Robin Sequence. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004361
- Morhart, P., Gärtner, J., Weiss, C., Stumpfe, F., Dammer, U., Faschingbauer, F.,... Kehl, S. (2022). Influence of Timing of Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration on Morbidity of Preterm Neonates. In Vivo, 36(4), 1777-1784. https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.12891
2021
- Morhart, P., Mardin, C., Rauh, M., Juengert, J., Hammersen, J., Kehl, S.,... Schneider, H. (2021). Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy: possible impact on the infant. European Journal of Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04221-w
- Schuh, W., Baus, L., Steinmetz, T., Schulz, S., Weckwerth, L., Roth, E.,... Mielenz, D. (2021). A surrogate cell-based SARS-CoV-2 spike blocking assay. European Journal of Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.202149302
2020
- Kleeberg, M., Beckmann, M., Fusch, C., Hanf, V., Kainer, F., Klinge, J.,... Schroth, M.A. (2020). Qualitätssicherungsrichtlinie Früh- und Reifgeborene des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschusses als Qualitätsrisiko? Analyse zu Erfüllungsgrad und Konsequenzen in der Versorgung weiterer intensivpflichtiger Patienten sowie drohender Frühgeburten am Beispiel eines regionalen Verbund-Perinatalzentrums. Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, 224(5), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1167-8488
- Körber, I., Klein, O.D., Morhart, P., Faschingbauer, F., Grange, D.K., Clarke, A.,... Schneider, H. (2020). Safety and immunogenicity of Fc-EDA, a recombinant ectodysplasin A1 replacement protein, in human subjects. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14301