Prof. Dr. med. Heiko Witt

Paediatric Nutritional Medicine
Technical University Munich
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum (EKFZ)

Gregor-Mendel-Straße 2
85354 Freising

Tel.: +49.8161.71.2466

Fax:  +49.8161.71.2465

Email: heiko.witt@tum.de


Education and Career
1990–1995 Study of Medicine (Freie Universität Berlin)
1994 USMLE: Basic Sciences
1995 USMLE: Clinical Sciences
1995–1997 Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1998 MD thesis: Gliadin Binding Proteins in Rat and Human Organs
1998–2004 Department of Paediatrics (Gastroenterology and Pulmonology), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2004 Habilitation (PhD equivalent) in Experimental Paediatrics: “Genetic Basis of Chronic Pancreatitis”
2004–2008 Department of Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine), Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
since 2008 Professor of "Paediatric Nutritional Medicine" Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum, TU München

Memberships in Scientific Associations

  • German Society of Paediatrics (DGKJ)
  • German Society of Gastroenterology (DGVS)
  • Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (GPGE)
  • German Pancreas Club (DPC)
  • European Pancreatic Club (EPC)
  • International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)
  • European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)

Activities in Scientific Associations

  • Chair of the abstract selection committee "Pancreas" of the DGVS (2003-2007)
  • Congress president of the German Pancreas Club (DPC) (2004)
  • ESPGHAN delegate of the working group "Pancreatic Diseases" (2004, Paris)
  • Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) (2005-2009)
  • Council Member of the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) (2011-2014)
  • President of the Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (GPGE) (2017)
  • President of the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) (2023)
  • Treasurer of the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) (since 2024)