Professor
Britta Siegmund
Gastroenterologist, Rheumatologist, Infectionist
About the doctor
Profile
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diagnostics and comprehensive therapy
Infectious and autoinflammatory GI disorders, complex digestive tract pathologies
Rheumatological bowel conditions, extraintestinal manifestations, and systemic immune disorders
Mucosal barrier dysfunction and leaky gut syndrome (increased intestinal permeability)
Work experience
Over 26 years
Since 2016: Director of the Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-Centrum 13
Scientific activity
Author of over 400 scientific publications
Lead researcher and contributor to major interdisciplinary research projects, including Collaborative Research Centers (CRC) on immuno-epithelial communication
Our disease-specific research has gone beyond theory; it has brought real actions. Our goal is to bridge the gap between laboratory research and achieve even better treatment outcomes for patients.
Data
President of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO)
Vice President and Executive Committee Member of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Elected Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Certificates
Specialist in Internal Medicine (Facharzt für Innere Medizin, 2007)
Subspecialization in Gastroenterology (Schwerpunktbezeichnung Gastroenterologie, 2009)
Certified in Oncological Gastroenterology by the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS, 2011)