The Centre

The University Centre for Rare Diseases was founded in the spring of 2014 under the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and the Medical Faculty of the TU Dresden and has since been making its contribution to improving the care of people with rare diseases and research into these diseases. In addition to ensuring care and clinical, translational and basic research, the focus is also on sharing information and bringing patients together with doctors, patient organisations and other centres.

Team

			Prof. Dr. med. Reinhard Berner Spokesperson of the University Centre for Rare Diseases Prof. Berner is a doctor of paediatrics and adolescent medicine and has been Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital of the TU Dresden since 2012. In addition to the diagnosis, therapy and prevention of infectious diseases, Prof. Berner specialises in diseases of the immune system and rheumatological diseases in children. As speaker, he manages the business of the USE and is responsible, among other things, for the internal organisation as well as the external representation of the USE.

			Prof. Dr. med. Min Ae Lee-Kirsch Vice Spokesperson of the University Center for Rare Diseases Prof. Lee-Kirsch is a specialist in human genetics and Head of Molecular Pediatrics at the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. She specializes in the research, diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases of the innate immune system that lead to autoinflammation and autoimmunity. She is site spokesperson of the SFB/TRR237 Nucleic Acid Immunity and site spokesperson of the European Reference Network ERN-RITA (European Reference Network - Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases).

			Dr. med. Joseph Porrmann Vice-Spokesperson of the University Centre for Rare Diseases Dr. Joseph Porrmann is a specialist in human genetics and head of the Genetic Outpatient Clinic at the Institute for Clinical Genetics Dresden.

			Dr. med. Amalia-Mihaela Hanßke Vice-spokesperson of the University Centre for Rare Diseases Dr. Amalia Hanßke is a specialist in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy. Her clinical and research focus includes improved and more in-depth diagnostics, as well as care for patients with mental and psychosomatic disorders based on new evidence-based findings. Dr Hanßke offers detailed clarification and classification of existing findings as well as support in finding suitable and indicated therapies."


			Dr. rer. medic. Tanita Kretschmer Non-medical coordinator of the University Centre for Rare Diseases Dr. Kretschmer studied Health Sciences and works as a coordinator at the University Centre for Rare Diseases. In this function, Dr. Kretschmer is the first point of contact for all those interested in the Centre and staffs the telephone consultation hours. Dr Kretschmer is responsible for all organisational matters relating to the Centre and for supporting innovative projects.

The Centre

Team

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