Beruflicher Werdegang
Dr. med. Eric Kroeber
Seit 2022: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am IMEBI der MLU Halle
2020: Promotion Dr. med., MLU Halle
Seit 2019: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Institut für Allgemeinmedizin der MLU Halle
2018 – 2019: Ärztliche Tätigkeit im Sozialpsychiatrischen Dienst in Naumburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
2017: Staatsexamen Medizin and der FSU Jena
2015 – 2020: Doktorand im IMEBI der MLU Halle
2010 – 2017: Medizinstudium an der MLU Halle (2010-12) und der FSU Jena (2012-17)
Publikationen
2026
Getachew, E., Gizaw, M., Anberber, E., Shita, A., Destaw, A., Rossner, S.S., Tesfaw, A., Addissie, A., Kantelhardt, E.J., Kroeber, E.S.*, and Getachew, S.*: ‘E-health supported referral for patients with breast abnormalities at primary healthcare facilities in Ethiopia: protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial’, Trials, 2026
2025
Destaw, A., Getachew, S., Getachew, E., Shita, A., Midaksa, M., Rossner, S.S., Kroeber, E.S., Addissie, A., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Gizaw, M.: ‘Follow-up rescreening uptake and persistent positive rates among women after positive cervical cancer screening results in Ethiopia: a longitudinal cross-sectional study’, BMJ Open, 2025, 15, (7), pp. e099955
König, T., Mezger, N.C.S., Stoeter, O., Amulen, P.M., Borok, M., Chesumbai, G.C., Dimitry, M.M., Ekanem, I.O., Fekadu, A., Kamaté, B., Muller, W., Nzambikolo, A.A.K., Omonisi, A., Serventi, F., Wallwiener, M., Liu, B., Parkin, D.M., Santos, P.S.C., Kantelhardt, E.J.*, and Kroeber, E.S.*: ‘Patient- and caregiver-reported barriers to chemotherapy in nine sub-Saharan African countries: A cross-sectional survey among population-based registries’, Int J Cancer, 2025
Rossner, S.S., Gizaw, M., Getachew, S., Getachew, E., Destaw, A., Negash, S., Bauer, L., Hermann, E.S.M., Shita, A., Unverzagt, S., Santos, P.S.C., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Kroeber, E.S.: ‘Health Care Professionals' Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Infrastructure Accessibility for e-Learning in Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study’, JMIR Med Educ, 2025, 11, pp. e65598
Adam, L., Unverzagt, S., Ngeh, E., Wubete, B.Y., Frese, T., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Kroeber, E.S.: ‘Tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries: a systematic review’, BMJ Open, 2025, 15, (6), pp. e080585
Demeke, A.D., Deribe, B., Girma, M., Gizaw, M., Getachew, S., Unverzagt, S., Kantelhardt, E.J., Ferrell, B., Kroeber, E.S., and Taylor, L.: ‘Screening attendance of breast or cervical cancers and its associated factors among 30-49 year old women in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study’, PLoS One, 2025, 20, (1), pp. e0315891
Destaw, A., Getachew, S., Getachew, E., Shita, A., Midaksa, M., Rossner, S., Kroeber, E.S., Addissie, A., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Gizaw, M.: ‘Study protocol for key interventions to improve the follow-up adherence postcervical precancerous lesion treatment in Ethiopia: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial’, BMJ Open, 2025, 15, (1), pp. e091693
2024
Ketema, B., Kaba, M., Bekele, M., Kantelhardt, E.J., Kroeber, E.S.*, and Addissie, A.*: ‘Beyond Intention: Barriers to Undergoing a Blood Pressure Check in the South-West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia’, Healthcare (Basel), 2024, 12, (23)
Demeke, T., Hailemariam, D., Santos, P., Seife, E., Addissie, A., Sven Kroeber, E., Mikolajczyk, R., Silbersack, B., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Unverzagt, S.: ‘Willingness and ability to pay for breast cancer treatment among patients from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study’, PLoS One, 2024, 19, (3), pp. e0300631
2023
Kroeber, E.S., Frese, T., Kantelhardt, E.J., Nanuppakrankijkun, B., Ngeh Ngeh, E., Schrimpf, A., Tamire, M., and Unverzagt, S.: ‘Randomized Controlled Trials on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Africa: A Systematic Review’, Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis, 2023, 10, (4), pp. 422-436
Aynalem, A., Abdella Muhammed, J., Taylor, L., Unverzagt, S., Kroeber, E.S., Deribe, B., and Fetene, D.: ‘Utilization of palliative care and its associated factors among adult cancer patients in Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital oncology center, Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study’, Curr Med Res Opin, 2023, 39, (6), pp. 911-917
2022
Sandholzer-Yilmaz, A.S.*, Kroeber, E.S.*, Ayele, W., Frese, T., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Unverzagt, S.: ‘Randomised controlled trials on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in African countries: a systematic review’, BMJ Open, 2022, 12, (5), pp. e050021
Cernota, M.*, Kroeber, E.S.*, Demeke, T., Frese, T., Getachew, S., Kantelhardt, E.J., Ngeh, E.N., and Unverzagt, S.: ‘Non-pharmacological interventions to achieve blood pressure control in African patients: a systematic review’, BMJ Open, 2022, 12, (2), pp. e048079
Kroeber, E.S., Denny, K., Frese, T., Unverzagt, S., and Bauer, A.: ‘[Communication Pathways and Difficulties with Nursing Homes and Digital Perspectives: A Survey of German General Practitioners]’, Gesundheitswesen, 2022, 84, (8-09), pp. 689-695
2018-2020
Kroeber, E.S., Adam, L., Addissie, A., Bauer, A., Frese, T., Kantelhardt, E.J., and Unverzagt, S.: ‘Protocol for a systematic review on tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries’, BMJ Open, 2020, 10, (9), pp. e038459
Piszczan, S., Desalegn, D., Petros, H., Gurmu, M., Kroeber, E.S., Addissie, A., Mikolajczyk, R., Ghebre, R.G., Mathewos, A., Thomssen, C., Jemal, A., and Kantelhardt, E.J.: ‘Clinical Characteristics and Survival of Patients with Malignant Ovarian Tumors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’, Oncologist, 2019, 24, (6), pp. e303-e311
Kroeber, E.S., Mathewos, A., Wondemagegnehu, T., Aynalem, A., Gemechu, T., Piszczan, S., Timotewos, G., Addissie, A., Wienke, A., Unverzagt, S., Thomssen, C., Jemal, A., and Kantelhardt, E.J.: ‘Vulvar cancer in Ethiopia: A cohort study on the characteristics and survival of 86 patients’, Medicine (Baltimore), 2018, 97, (9), pp. e0041
Timotewos, G., Solomon, A., Mathewos, A., Addissie, A., Bogale, S., Wondemagegnehu, T., Aynalem, A., Ayalnesh, B., Dagnechew, H., Bireda, W., Kroeber, E.S., Mikolajczyk, R., Bray, F., Jemal, A., and Kantelhardt, E.J.: ‘First data from a population based cancer registry in Ethiopia’, Cancer Epidemiol, 2018, 53, pp. 93-98
*Shared first authors