Faculty Profile

Bernhard Ortel
Section of Dermatology
Clinical Associate of Medicine
bortel@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Academic Interests

Dr. Ortel is primarily interested in photosensitivity diseases with a special interest in photodynamic therapy.
 

Clinical Interests

Photodynamic therapy.
 

Publications

  • Ortel B, Petronic-Rosic V, Calzavara-Pinton P. Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo. In: Krutmann J, Hönigsmann H, Elmets CA, Bergstresser PR, eds. Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods. Heidelberg: Springer, 2009. P. 151-83.
  • Ortel B, Racz M, Lang D, Calzavara-Pinton PG. Endogenous Protection by Melanin. In: Baron ED, ed. Light-Based Therapies for Skin of Color. Heidelberg: Springer, 2009, pp 83-110.
  • Ortel B, Shea CR, Calzavara-Pinton P. Molecular mechanisms of photodynamic therapy. Frontiers in Bioscience 2009; S1:320-335.
  • Ortel B, Calzavara-Pinton P. Advances in photodynamic therapy. A review. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Aug;145(4):461-76.
  • Ortel B. Vitiligo. BMJ Point-of-Care 2009; www.pointofcare.bmj.com

Training

  • MD, 1982, University of Vienna, Austria, Medicine
  • Fellowship, 1983, University of Vienna, Austria, Macrophages
  • Residency, 1987, University of Vienna, Austria, Dermatology
  • Fellowship, 1989, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Photobiology
  • Residency, 1992, University of Vienna, Austria, Dermatology
  • Residency, 2008, University of Chicago, Dermatology