Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Steinhoff
Professor Martin Steinhoff is Chairman of the Dept. of Dermatology and Venereology and Director of the HMC Translational Research Institute (TRI) at Hamad Medical Corporation. He is also Professor at Qatar University, Weill-Cornell Medicine-Qatar, and Weill Cornell University New York.
Professor Steinhoff studied Medicine and Human Biology in Germany where he received his MD, MSc and PhD from the University of Marburg. After residency in Dermatology/Venereology, he became Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Muenster in 2002, rising from assistant to full professor in 6 years.
He holds board certifications in Dermatology, Venereology, Phlebology and Allergy. His clinical fields of interests are Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Rosacea, and Pruritis.
Prof. Steinhoff is an established physician scientist with a long-standing background in basic and clinical research. His group has discovered several mechanisms, which are now basis for new therapies of skin diseases. Review articles about skin diseases have been published in highly ranked Review journals. He is also author in most relevant textbooks for Dermatology on Skin Inflammation and Allergy.
Prof. Steinhoff’s current research has been funded with more than 40 Mio Euro in 20 years. His group has published more than 200 peer-reviewed or reviews, 47 book chapters, and more than 500 abstracts (Impact factor: 11,100; H-index 70). He holds 11 patents, has been consultant for > 25 companies, and serves on the scientific advisory board of various dermatology societies and industry partners. He has been P.I. on > 50 grants, 25 clinical trials.
For his research, Prof Steinhoff received several prestigious international research awards world-wide. He has been a member of the board of directors of the European Society of Dermatology Research (ESDR), and honorary member of several Societies for Dermatology.
