Country: Germany

Associate Professor, Academic Member, Scientific Board Member, General Pediatrics Training Faculty Member

Assoc. Prof. Deniz Güven, MD is a pediatrician and an academic member of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Institute (TÜGET) at the Health Institutes of Türkiye (TÜSEB), where she serves on the Scientific Board for Education and International Collaboration Support and actively contributes to the coordination of educational and scientific programs in traditional and complementary medicine […]

Scientist, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

Professional Summary  Experienced health research methodologist, editor, and publisher with over a decade of experience in  publication ethics, scholarly publishing, open science, bibliometrics, and artificial intelligence in health  research. Extensive expertise in designing and conducting systematic reviews, reporting guideline  initiatives, qualitative and mixed methods research, Delphi studies, cross-sectional surveys, and  bibliometric analyses, in the context […]

Research Associate, Head of the Unit for Quantitative Research Methods and Biostatistics, Treasurer

Dr. Koch holds a doctorate in psychology with expertise in psychometrics, biometrics, and clinical trials. Since 2016, her research has focused on integrative medicine, where she combines occupational psychology with integrative approaches, particularly regarding the prevention and treatment of burnout. She is Treasurer of the European Society for Integrative Medicine (ESIM) since 2025 and currently […]

Head of Respiratory Medicine, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe

Dr. Christian Grah Specialist in Internal Medicine, with a focus on Respiratory Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, Tobacco Cessation, and Anthroposophic and Integrative Medicine. Senior physician and Head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe in Berlin, Germany. Clinical responsibilities include the DKG-certified Lung Cancer Centre Havelhöhe and the Emphysema Centre (ICLDZ/DGP). He […]

Head

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY imageSenior global health strategist with expertise in health policy, health diplomacy, strategic partnerships and the integration of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) within health systems. Experienced in leading international collaborations, multi-stakeholder engagement and policy initiatives across governments, the United Nations system, academia and civil society. Proven ability to translate complex evidence into […]

Researcher; Registered Nurse; Integrative Medicine & Nursing

Dr. rer. medic. Judith Czakert Researcher · Registered Nurse · Writing Coach for Health-Promoting Creative Writing Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Dr. rer. medic. (Magna cum laude, Charité, 2022–2026) with a dissertation on aromatherapy in health care practice and research. Dual Bachelor of Nursing (Evangelische Hochschule Berlin […]

Senior Scientist – Exercise Oncology & Cancer Rehabilitation

Dr. biol. hum. Stephanie Otto (PhD) Senior Scientist – Exercise Oncology & Cancer Rehabilitation Ulm, Germany · ORCID: 0000-0002-1718-9925 Senior academic exercise scientist with over 30 years of clinical and translational experience in exercise oncology, cancer pre-/rehabilitation, and fascia research, including 8 years of post-doctoral research leadership. She has developed an independent research programme at […]

Dr. Steven Ngandeu Schepanski is a psychologist, psychoneuroimmunology researcher, and psychotherapist in training at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He currently works at the Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine, where he contributes to clinical and translational research on stress, mental health, resilience, and prevention across the lifespan. His work lies at the intersection […]

Expert

Birth 6th, Aug1963 in Backnag (D)   Nationality German   Address Westerkampstr. 9,    D-44851 Castrop-Rauxel   Tel +49 2367 181 252   Mobile (WhatsApp) +49 157 3 222 65 40   E-mail: thomas.gloger@api-zentrum-ruhr.de  ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-8375   KEY ABILTIES:   Sound chemical and technical background of TU MUNICH combined with international (65+2  countries) commercial and sales experience. Broad overview of industrial applications and […]

Head of Research and Deputy Director, CCCTIM

Dr. rer. medic. Wiebke Stritter Head of Research and Deputy Director Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany ORCID: 0000-0001-6417-5457 Qualitative health researcher focusing on the development, evaluation and implementation of person-centered integrative healthcare, using qualitative and mixed-methods research, participatory approaches and evaluation of complex interventions. Head of […]

Sinologist & Historian of Chinese Medicine; Practitioner, Berlin

Nalini Kirk is a sinologist and historian of Chinese medicine, as well as a practitioner and teacher of Chinese herbal medicine. She runs a Chinese medicine clinic in Berlin and conducts research at the Institute of Chinese Life Sciences at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Attempting to make history and practice inform each other, her research has […]

Associate Professor; Homeopathic Scientific Liaison, Heel

Associate Professor and former Interim-Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa; former Head of the Department of Homeopathy at DUT. He has been in private practice and teaching homeopathic philosophy and materia medica for 30 years, as well as engaging in clinical and research supervision […]

Head of the Oncology Centre, Senior Physician for Interdisciplinary Oncology and Supportive Medicine, Deputy Clinical Director, Geschäftsführer

Friedemann Schad PD Dr. Friedemann Schad is a clinician and scientist serving as the head physician of the Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Palliative Care and the Center for Oncology at the Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe in Berlin. He is Co-founder of the Havelhöhe Research Institute and affiliated to the Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine […]

ESIM Congress Presidents

Professor Dr. med. Georg Seifert is a distinguished professor and senior physician in pediatrics and holds Europe’s first professorship in integrative medicine in pediatrics at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil and is President of the European Society for Integrative Medicine (ESIM). […]

Chair for Complementary Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen

Gustav Dobos, MD, PhD, Professor of Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Founding Director of the Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at Essen-Mitte Clinic, Germany, is currently the Head of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health at University Hospital Essen and the Chairholder of the Chair for Complementary Medicine at the University of […]

Professor for Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction, HU Berlin

Prof. Dr. Isabel Dziobek Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · Head of the Outpatient Clinic for Psychotherapy and Psychodiagnostics, HU Berlin. Scientific interests: Bio-psycho-social mechanisms of social interaction disorders (autism, social anxiety, personality disorders); neurobiological correlates of socio-emotional processes (MRI, EEG, psychophysiology); development and evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches (individual and group CBT, […]

Director, Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine, Bamberg Hospital, Department and Chair for Integrative Medicine – Translational Gastroenterology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Bamberg Hospital Prof. Langhorst completed his medical studies at the University of Münster, the University of California San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School Boston. His clinical and scientific training included positions at the University […]

Director, Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité Berlin

Paul U. Unschuld, born 1943, is Professor and Director of the Institute for Chinese Life Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy, Munich University, and earned a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies and Political Sciences (Munich University) and a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) from the School of Hygiene and Public […]

Chair for Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology

Thomas Ostermann is a mathematician by training and since 2015 appointed to the Chair for Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology at Witten/Herdecke University. Since 2016, he is elected Head of the Department for Psychology and Psychotherapy. His research interests include the development and application of statistical methods for Health Services Research and Psychology, Research […]

Research Associate & Doctoral Researcher, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Joachim Prackwieser has been a research associate at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin for many years and a doctoral researcher since 2024. He works at the intersection of the history of medicine, data science, and pharmaceutical research. His research examines the potential of constructing and analyzing large-scale datasets of pharmaceutical recipes from historical Chinese medical collections […]