Private Practice for Dermatology, Psychotherapy, and Psychodermatology

Curriculum vitae

1993-2001

  • Studied human medicine (Faculty of Medicine, Humboldt University Berlin, Charité)
  • Stays abroad (Edendale Hospital, South Africa; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi, Tanzania (dermatology); 2001 University Hospital Zurich (dermatology))
  • DFG research scholarship “Cytokines and cutaneous lymphomas” 1998/1999

2002

  • Doctorate on the subject of psoriasis, Charité, Berlin

Positions

  • 2002-2015: Dermatology Clinic, University Hospital, Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf
  • 2002-2006 Specialist training
  • 2002 Dermatology Clinic, University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
  • 2008-2015 Senior physician
  • 2006 Specialist certification in dermatology and venereology (North Rhine Medical Association)
  • 2016 Founded Empoderm practice

Additional qualifications (awarded by the North Rhine Medical Association)

  • Allergology
  • Andrology
  • Psychotherapy

Further qualifications

  • Certification in occupational dermatology (ABD)
  • Nutritional medicine (BfD e.V.) (Medical Association certificate; according to the German Medical Association and DGEM)
  • Health promotion and prevention (Medical Association certificate)
  • Certified anaphylaxis trainer according to AGATE e.V.
  • Neurodermatitis trainer according to AGNES
  • Certificate in basic patient trainer skills (KomPas patient training competence network)
  • Trainer seminar for further training as a neurodermatitis trainer (adults) CK-CARE
  • Empoderm training centre qualification as an interdisciplinary training centre for children, adolescents and their parents according to Agnes (Neurodermatitis Training Working Group)
  • Empoderm training centre qualification as a training centre for adults according to AGATE (Anaphylaxis Training and Education Working Group)
  • Lecturer at the Neurodermatitis Academy FAAK
  • Psychosomatic primary care (North Rhine Medical Association)
  • Habit reversal in atopic eczema
  • Autogenic training (North Rhine Medical Association)
  • European Diploma in Psychodermatology (ESDaP)
  • Advanced training in schema therapy

Other activities

  • Consultant for the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Health and Welfare Services (BGW), schu.ber.z Cologne (consulting and training), other social accident insurance institutions and the Skin Protection Centre Dr. Neuber GmbH Leipzig
  • Expert witness (for UV carriers, social court)
  • Patient training/webinars in cooperation with FAAK (Support Association for Children with Allergies and Asthma)

Memberships

  • ESDaP – European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry
  • Working Group for Psychosomatic Dermatology (AkPsychDerm)
  • German Society for Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychotherapy (DGPM)
  • Working Group for Occupational and Environmental Dermatology (ABD)
  • AGNES Working Group for Neurodermatitis Training e.V.
  • AGATE Working Group for Anaphylaxis – Training and Education e. V.