Dimitra Kiritsi

Principal Investigator

Medical Center University of Freiburg
Department of Dermatology

Hauptstraße 7
79104 Freiburg

Current position

Consultant dermatologist, Group leader, Department of Dermatology, Medical Center University of Freiburg

Academic training

2001 - 2007Medicine, University of Athens, Greece

Advanced academic qualifications

2016Habilitation/ Venia legendi in Dermatology, subject: Postzygotic mosaicism in genetic skin disorders: causes and pathogenetic mechanisms, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
2011Doctorate: MD PhD, Expt. Dermatology, („summa cum laude“), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Postgraduate positions

Since 2018Head of the Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Dermatology, Medical Center University of Freiburg
Since 2016Head of the Wound Care Unit and the Laser Unit of the Department of Dermatology, Medical Center University of Freiburg
Since 2015Consultant and head of the Immunofluorescence laboratory and the “Clinical Trial Center-Fragile Skin” of the Department of Dermatology, Medical Center University of Freiburg
Since 2014Fellow of the European Board of Dermatology and Venerology
Since 2013Group leader, Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg
2011 - 2012Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Center University of Freiburg
2008 - 2014Dermatology resident, Department of Dermatology, Medical Center University of Freiburg

Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)

2020Participant of the “Berta-Ottenstein Programme for Advanced Clinician Scientists” of the University of Freiburg
2017"Ingrid zu Solms-Prize for Medicine 2017" of the Ingrid zu Solms-Foundation
2016“Habilitation Prize 2016“ of the Medical Center University of Freiburg
2015Presentation Prize of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Histologie
2015Participant of the “EIRA-Mentoring Programme” of the University of Freiburg
2014Participant of the “Euroderm Excellence Program”
2012Publication Prize of the Fondation La Roche-Posay 2012 for the publication: "Revertant mosaicism in a human skin fragility disorder results from slipped mispairing and mitotic recombination" by Kiritsi D et al, published in J Clin Invest, 122(5):1742-6.
2012Participant of the Falling Walls Lab Berlin 2012 (08.-09.11.2012) after recommendation of the "Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina"
2012Participant of the ESDR Academy for Future Leaders in Dermatology 2012 in Barcelona, Spain

Publications listed in PubMed®