Prof. Dr. med. Kirsten Minden

Since 2024
Principal investigator of the German Center for child and adolescent health

Since 2015
Professor of Health Services Research in Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department for Pediatrics, Division Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Medicine

Since 2009
Head of the Pediatric Rheumatology group at the Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungs-zentrum Berlin (DRFZ)

2012
Venia Legendi (Privatdozent), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

1989
MD thesis (Dr. med.), orthopedics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

1985
Diploma thesis (Dipl. med.), anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

2006
Board certification in Pediatric rheumatology

1996
Board certification in Pediatrics and adolescent medicine

1992
Medical License

1982-1990
Medical School, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Since 2006
Consultant in pediatric rheumatology, Centre for Chronically Sick Children, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

2003-2006
Senior physician, Children´s hospital, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

Since 2001
Scientist at DRFZ

Since 2000
PI in more than 20 clinical phase II-IV trials in pediatric rheumatology

1996-2003
Consultant/Attending physician for pediatric rheumatology, Children´s hospital, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

1992-1996
Residency General Pediatrics, 2nd Children’s Hospital Berlin-Buch

1990-1992
AiP (Doctor in internship), 2nd Children’s Hospital Berlin-Buch

Society for Pediatric Rheumatology (GKJR): board member, speaker of the working group “Transition” and speaker of the commission “Education, health care provision and quality assurance”

German Society of Pediatrics (DGKJ)

German Society of Rheumatology and Immunology (DGRh)

Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transitionsmedizin (DGfTM)

German Network Health Services Research (DNVF)

Deutsche Rheuma-Liga (DRL)

Initiative for the child with rheumatism: board member

Member of the board of trustees of Deutsche Kinder-Rheumastiftung

Editorial Board RMD Open

Peer reviewing activity (last 5 years): ACR online; Akt Rheumatol; Arthritis Care Res; Arthritis Rheum; BMJ; Clin Exp Rheumatol; Eur J Pediatr; Exp Opin Biol; J Clin Pharm Ther; J Pediatr; Immunol Res; J Rheum; Lancet; Lancet Rheumatol; Nat Rev Rheumatol; Pediatrics; Ped drugs; Pediatr Rheumatol Online J; Rheumatology (Oxford); RMD Open; Sci Rep; Semin Arthritis Rheum; SMW; Transition Med; Z Rheumatol