Experts

Find here a curated diverse array of accomplished professionals, each contributing their unique insights and expertise to enrich our understanding of immuno-mediated inflammatory diseases.

Dr Oseme Etomi
Dr Oseme Etomi
Obstetric physician

Dr Oseme Etomi is an obstetric physician in London, UK, and works across three National Health System (NHS) trusts including Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s and the Queen Elizabeth NHS hospital trusts.

Prof Lars Erik Kristensen
Prof Lars Erik Kristensen
Head of Research

Professor Lars Erik Kristensen is Head of Research at the Parker Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, and holds an honorary doctoral position at Lund University, Sweden, and a professorship at Copenhagen University, Denmark. He received his medical degree from Copenhagen University and a PhD in Clinical Medicine from Lund University. He later specialised in internal medicine and rheumatology. Professor Kristensen also completed a postdoc at Karolinska University, Sweden.

Dr Annunziata (Nancy) Dattola
Dr Annunziata (Nancy) Dattola
Researcher at the Department of Dermatology

Dr Annunziata (Nancy) Dattola is Researcher at the Department of Dermatology, University of La Sapienza in Rome, Italy.

Prof Frank Behrens
Prof Frank Behrens
Professor of Translational Rheumatology, Immunology and Inflammation Medicine

Professor Frank Behrens is Professor of Translational Rheumatology, Immunology and Inflammation Medicine and Head of the Inflammation Clinic, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Deputy Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine & Pharmacology (ITMP), Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune-Mediated Disease (CIMD).

Prof Diamant Thaçi
Prof Diamant Thaçi
Director and Professor at the Institute and Comprehensive Centre for Inflammation Medicine

Professor Diamant Thaçi is Director and Professor at the Institute and Comprehensive Centre for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Germany. Professor Thaçi is also Chairman of the Inflammatory Board at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck Campus.

Prof Xenofon Baraliakos
Prof Xenofon Baraliakos
Head of Rheumatology

Professor Xenofon Baraliakos is the Head of Rheumatology at the Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, and Professor for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.

Dr Elena Nikiphorou
Dr Elena Nikiphorou
Consultant Rheumatologist

Dr Elena Nikiphorou is a consultant rheumatologist at King’s College Hospital, London, UK, and an adjunct senior lecturer at King’s College London, UK.

Prof Robert Landewé
Prof Robert Landewé
Professor of Rheumatology

Professor Robert Landewé is a professor of rheumatology at the Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Dr Antonio Martorell
Dr Antonio Martorell
Dermatologist

Dr Antonio Martorell is a dermatologist at the Hospital de Manises in Valencia, Spain, and an Associate Professor of dermatology at the Catholic University of Valencia. He founded and leads a specialised unit focused mainly on the management of patients with psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa and related comorbidities.