Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

IKIM Team

Wolf Ursula, Prof. MD

Director and Head of group Anthroposophically extended Medicine

Anthroposophically extended Medicine

Phone
0041 31 631 81 40
E-Mail
ursula.wolf@ikim.unibe.ch
Postal Address
University of Bern
Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Consultation Hour
Outpatient service/hospitalized patients of the Inselspital
Appointments:
Phone 0041 31 632 66 41
Fax 0041 31 632 66 44
E-Mail uwolf@hin.ch

Curriculum

Prof. Dr. Wolf is director at the Institute of Complementary Medicine at the University of Bern. She holds a FMH diploma in general internal medicine and anthroposophically extended medicine. Prof. Dr. Wolf has worked as a postdoctoral research associate in biomedical optics at the Dept. of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, one of the top ten universities for physics in the USA and 4 months as Visiting Scientist at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Within the Swiss Governmental „Program Evaluation Complementary Medicine” she was responsible for compiling Health Technology Assessments for several complementary medicinal disciplines. Her professional activities at the university include research, teaching and patient care. Her overall research aim is investigating and further developing complementary medicine with quantitative and qualitative state-of-the-art methods.

Publications

Publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals

  • Metz AJ, Klein SD, Scholkmann F, Wolf U. Continuous coloured light altered human brain haemodynamics and oxygenation assessed by systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 30;7(1):10027. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09970-z
  • Klein SD, Kohler S, Krüerke D, Templeton AJ, Weibel A, Haraldsson E, Nahm M, Wolf U. Erfahrungen am Lebensende: eine Umfrage bei Ärzten und Pflegenden eines Spitals für anthroposophisch erweiterte Medizin End-of-life experiences: a survey among physicians and nurses in a hospital for anthroposophically extended medicine. Complementary Medicine Research 2017, in press.
  • Marszalek G, Torchetti L, Barth J, Wolf U, Frei-Erb M. Einstellung von Ärzten gegenüber Komplementärmedizin in einer ländlichen Region der Schweiz: Ergebnisse einer Umfrage. Complementary Medicine Research 2017. doi: 10.1159/000480332.
  • Caldwell M, Scholkmann F, Wolf U, Wolf M, Elwell C, Tachtsidis I. Modelling confounding effects from extracerebral contamination and systemic factors on functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Neuroimage. 2016 Aug 31. pii: S1053-8119(16)30450-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.08.058. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Metz AJ, Klein SD, Scholkmann F, Wolf U. Physiological effects of continuous colored light exposure on Mayer wave activity in cerebral hemodynamics:  – A functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Adv Exp Med Biol., 2017;977:277-283. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55231-6_38
  • Hoffmann A, Klein SD, Gründemann C, Garcia-Käufer M, Wolf U, Huber R. Efficacy of a Nasal Spray from Citrus limon and Cydonia oblonga for the Treatment of Hay Fever Symptoms-A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Cross-Over Study. Phytother Res. 2016 Sep;30(9):1481-6.
  • Klein SD, Wolf U. Comparison of homeopathic globules prepared from high and ultra-high dilutions of various starting materials by ultraviolet light spectroscopy. Complement Ther Med. 2016 Feb;24:111-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.12.017.
  • Klein SD, Torchetti L, Frei-Erb M, Wolf U. Usage of complementary medicine in Switzerland: Results of the Swiss Health Survey 2012 and development since 2007. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 9;10(12):e0144676. doi: 10.1371.
  • Jäger T, Scherr C, Shah D, Majewsky V, Wolf U, Betti L, Baumgartner S. The use of plant-based bioassays in homeopathic basic research. Homeopathy. 2015 Oct;104(4):277-82. doi: 10.1016.
  • Scholkmann F, Klein SD, Gerber U, Wolf M, Wolf U. Cerebral hemodynamic and oxygenation changes induced by inner and heard speech – a study combining functional near-infrared spectroscopy and capnography. J Biomed. Opt. 2014 Jan;19(1):17002. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.1.017002.
  • Scholkmann F, Kleiser S, Metz A, Zimmermann R, Pavia JM, Wolf U, Wolf M. A review on continuous wave functional near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging instrumentation and methodology. Neuroimage. 2014;85:6-27. doi:pii: S1053-8119(13)00494-1. 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.004. [Epub ahead of print] Top 5 downloaded paper of Neuroimage and 19th top downloaded paper of Elsevier Publishing in 2014. Cited 160 times according to google scholar and declared highly cited (top 1%) paper by Web of Science.
  • von Bonin D, Grote V, Buri C, Cysarz D, Heusser P, Moser M, Wolf U, Laederach K. Adaption of cardio-respiratory balance during day-rest compared to deep sleep--an indicator for quality of life? Psychiatry Res. 2014 Nov 30;219(3):638-44. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.004.
  • Klein SD, Bayard C, Wolf U. The Alexander Technique and musicians: a systematic review of controlled trials. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Oct 24;14(1):414. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Holper L, Gross A, Scholkmann F, Humphreys BK, Meier M, Wolf U, Wolf M and Hotz Boendermaker S. Physiological effects of mechanical pain stimulation at the lower back measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy and capnography. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience. Mar;2013(1):121-42.  doi:  10.1142/S0219635214500071.
  • Scholkmann F, Wolf M, Wolf U. The effect of inner speech on arterial CO2, cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation – A functional NIRS study. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;789:81-7.
  • Scholkmann F, Holper L, Wolf U, Wolf M. A new methodical approach in neuroscience: assessing inter-personal brain coupling using functional near-infrared imaging (fNIRI) hyperscanning. Front Hum Neurosci.  2013;27;7:813
  • Klein SD, Wolf U. Investigating homeopathic verum and placebo globules with UV-spectroscopy. Forsch Komplementmed. 2013;20(4):295-7. doi: 10.1159/000354408. Epub 2013 Aug 19
  • Klein SD, Sandig A, Baumgartner S, Wolf U. Differences in median ultraviolet light transmissions of serial homeopathic dilutions of copper sulfate, Hypericum perforatum and sulfur. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013, Article ID 370609, doi:10.1155/2013/370609.
  • Scholkmann F, Gerber U, Wolf M, Wolf U. End-tidal CO2. An important parameter for a correct interpretation in functional brain studies using speech tasks. Neuroimage. 2012;66:71-79.
  • Weinzirl J, Wolf M, Nelle M, Heusser P, Wolf U. Colored light and brain and muscle oxygenation. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2012;737:33-6.
  • Klein SD, Frei-Erb M, Wolf U. Usage of complementary medicine across Switzerland. Results of the Swiss Health Survey 2007. Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13666.
  • Klein SD, Becker S, Wolf U. Occurrence of Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) in Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Switzerland. Forsch Komplementmed. 2012;19(5):242-6.
  • Wolf U, Toronov V, Choi JH, Gupta R, Michalos A, Gratton E, Wolf M. Correlation of functional and resting state connectivity of cerebral oxy-, deoxy-, and total hemoglobin concentration changes measured by near-infrared spectrophotometry. J. Biomed. Opt. 2011;16, 087013.
  • Weinzirl J, Wolf M, Nelle M, Heusser P, Wolf U. Effects of changes in colored light on brain and calf muscle blood concentration and oxygenation. ScientificWorldJournal. 2011;11:1216-25.
  • Wolf U, Scholkmann F, Rosenberger R, Wolf M, Nelle M. Changes in hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation saturation in the brain and skeletal muscle induced by speech therapy - A near infrared spectroscopy study. ScientificWorldJournal 2011;11:1206–1215.
  • Wolf M, von Bonin D, Wolf U. Speech therapy changes blood circulation and oxygenation in the brain and muscle. A near-infrared spectrophotometry study. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011;915:21-5.