Prof. Dr. med. Christos C. Zouboulis
Prof. Dr. med. Christos C. Zouboulis is full Professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at the Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, co-opted Professor of Dermatology at the Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg and Head of the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Immunology, Universitaetsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg, Neuruppin, Germany.
He is also elected Professeur honoraire at the Medical Faculty, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, Dr. h.c. of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and Full Visiting Professor and Senior Scientist at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
In 2000, he was named Professor of Dermatology and Venereology of the Freie Universitaet Berlin and he served as Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology from 2000 to 2005. In 2005, he has been elected Director of the Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology at the Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau, Dessau, Germany, where he served until 2025. Moreover, he has been over 10 years Visiting Professor of the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai, China.
His major areas of research are the pathophysiology of the sebaceous gland and of the associated skin diseases (acne, hidradenitis suppurativa), skin aging and rare diseases. He has published fundamental contributions in these fields (h-index 131, IF >3500, citations >66000) and his research has been recognized through numerous scientific awards, including the EADV Research Fellowship, the Oskar Gans Major Prize (German Dermatological Society), the Nékám Award (Hungarian Dermatological Society), the Felix Wankel Animal Protection Research Prize, the Gerson Unna Prize on Immunology, the Skin Cancer Prize, the “Beauty Care Prize” for Dermatological Research, the "Germany land of ideas - 2009 place of excellence" for Skin Stem Cell Research, the “Geroulanos Prize” for History of Medicine, the Paul “Liérac Research Award” for Skin Aging Research, the Springer Prize for Dermatology, the Open Health Alliance Excellence Award and the Honorary Membership of the Patients` Charity „Deutsche Interessengemeinschaft Akne inversa e.V.“. Since 2021, he is included annually to the Top 2% Scientists at the Stanford University ranking.
Prof. Zouboulis serves as Editor of the EADV News, co-Editor of the International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, is President of the European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation e.V., the German Registry Adamantiades-Behçet Disease e.V., Honorary President of the European Society of Preventive, Regenerative and Anti-Aging Medicine (ESAAM), Executive Committee Member of the International Society on Behçet’s Disease and Board Member of the European Reference Network of Rare and Complex Skin Diseases.
