Dr. Christian Grah
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 heads the Lung Research Group at the Havelhöhe Research Institute and is a research associate at the Charité Competence Center for Traditional and Integrative Medicine (CCCTIM), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
His clinical and scientific work focuses on thoracic oncology, chronic respiratory diseases (particularly COPD and sarcoidosis), integrative medicine and psycho-oncology, as well as shared decision-making, patient education, tobacco cessation and innovative care models for prevention and patient empowerment.
A major focus is healthcare transformation in response to climate change and planetary boundaries. In 2020 he initiated the Climate-Friendly Hospital project at Havelhöhe. In 2023, with a nationwide multi-stakeholder alliance, he initiated the UKAM Platform – Environmentally and Climate-Friendly Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (hosted by KLUG e.V.). His publications address integrative medicine, respiratory and thoracic oncology care, psycho-oncology, patient participation and environmentally sustainable healthcare / Planetary Health.