PEOPLE CENTERED HEALTHCARE - Key Persons


Armin Fatehi

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Caroline F. Z. Stuhlmann

Caroline F. Z. Stuhlmann, MSc, MPhil recently joined the Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) as a research fellow. Caroline is a doctoral candidate in the Health Psychology and Clinical Science PhD Program at the Graduate Center (City University of New York, USA). She earned a BSc in Psychology from Fordham University, USA and MSc in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University Maryland, USA. Her research interests include adaptation and coping with chronic illness, with particular interest in stigma and the developmental context of young adults. In 2021, Caroline was awarded a Fulbright Grant to conduct her dissertation research in psychosocial and health behavior outcomes associated with skin disease-related stigma.

Joachim Prölß

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  • Director of Patient and Care Management

Juliane Traxler

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  • Research Fellow at the Institute for Health Services Research
Juliane Traxler is a research fellow at the Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). A psychologist by training, she is particularly interested in the psychosocial impact of living with a chronic disease including stigmatisation experiences, resilience and quality of life. In her current role, she is collaborating on the development of interventions against stigmatisation in visible chronic skin diseases.

Lukas Westphal

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  • Student Assistants

Marie Noll

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  • Student Asisstant Icon Pchc

Matthias Waldmann

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  • Commercial Director ( Acting )

Prof. Dr. Blanche Schwappach-Pignataro

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  • Dean

Prof. Dr. Christian Gerloff

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  • Chairman of the Executive Board
  • Medical Director

Prof. Dr. Matthias Augustin

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  • Physician
  • Scientist
  • Director IVDP
Prof. Dr. Matthias Augustin is a physician, scientist and university lecturer at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. He is director of the UKE Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) since 2010, and a founding co-director of the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) since 2011. In his institute Prof. Augustin integrates clinical research, health services research and health economics with clinical practice. He has a strong focus on people-centered health care in clinic and in research.