Nils Ewald, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine / Endocrinology and Diabetology Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Director of the Department of Internal Medicine General Hospital Luebbecke-Rahden
Nils Ewald received his medical education at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany, and at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. He holds a MD and PhD from the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany and served in different positions at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany, and the University of the Saarland, Germany. His specialities include Internal Medicine, Lipidology, Nutritional Medicine and Endocrinology and Diabetology.
Currently his position is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine / Endocrinology and Diabetology at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany and Director of the Department of Internal Medicine at the General Hospital Luebbecke-Rahden, Germany.
His main research interest include hypertriglyceridemia and hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis as well as the interactions between diabetes mellitus and the exocrine pancreas.
University Education:
• 1997-2003 Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Medical University of South Carolina, USA Degrees:
• 2003 MD, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
• 2011 PhD, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany (Topic: Interactions of diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis)
Specialities:
• 2009 Internal Medicine
• 2009 Lipidology
• 2010 Nutritional Medicine
• 2011 Endocrinology and Diabetology
Appointments:
• 2003-2005 Junior Physician
Medical Department and Policlinic (Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism, Nutritional Medicine), University Hospital Giessen, Germany
• 2005-2007 Junior Physician
Medical Department and Policlinic (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutritional Medicine), University Hospital of the Saarland, Homburg, Germany
• 2007-2010 Junior Physician
Medical Department and Policlinic (Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism, Nutritional Medicine), University Hospital Giessen, Germany
• 2010-2011 Senior Physician
Medical Department and Policlinic (Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism, Nutritional Medicine), University Hospital Giessen, Germany
• 2011-2012 Managing Director
Medical Department and Policlinic (Endocrinology, Diabetology, Metabolism, Nutritional Medicine), University Hospital Giessen, Germany
• 2012-current Director
Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Luebbecke-Rahden, Germany, and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Endocrinology/Diabetology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Reviewer:
• Pancreatology
• Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
• Experimintal and Clinical Diabetology and Endocrinology
• European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Clinical, Lipidology
• World Journal of Gastroenterology
• Journal of the Pancreas
Member:
• German Association of Internal Medicine (DGIM)
• German Gastroenterology Association (DGVS)
• German Diabetes Association (DDG)
• German Association of Lipid Disorders (DGFF)