Vice Dean for Interprofessionalism, University of Zurich
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Claudia M. Witt is a medical doctor, epidemiologist and research methodologist who is internationally recognized for her work. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on health care management.
From the outset, her career has been dedicated to patient-centered approaches to health care. Her research has made substantial contributions to the evidence on efficacy, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of acupuncture. She is committed to the training of future generations of integrative medicine physicians and researchers; she developed the first postgraduate international summer school on clinical research methods in this field. Over the last 15 years, she has conducted several large acupuncture trials with a total of over 50,000 patients and has published over 180 peer-reviewed publications including papers in leading medical journals.

Adress Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
UniversityHospital Zurich and University Zurich
Sonneggstr. 6
CH-8091 Zurich
Phone: +41 44 255 2396
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www.claudia-witt.org

Current Positions
Vice Dean for Interprofessionalism, University of Zurich
Professor and Chair, Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
University Hospital Zurich and University Zurich, Switzerland
Professor, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Research group leader, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Qualifications
1996 State examination in Medicine
1999 Doctorate (Dr. med., with honour “summa cum laude” Humboldt University)
2002 Quality manager (DIN EN ISO 9001-2000)
2006 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2006 “Habilitation” for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin

Research Specialization
Clinical studies and comparative effectiveness research in complementary and integrative medicine including effect modifying factors
Safety and health economic evaluations
Clinical research methodology

Previous Positions and Employment
1997-1998 General Medicine/Family Medicine
1997-2000 Medical doctor and scientist, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2000-2012 Vice Director and Head of the Devision Complementary Medicine, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2008-2013 Professor of Medicine, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2012-2013 Acting Director Department of Social Medicine, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1997- Member of the German Medical Doctors Association (Ärztekammer)
2005-2012 Member of the Committee for Medical Humanities for the Reformed Curriculum,
Charité
2006-2009 Board Member of the International Society for Complementary Medicine
Research (ISCMR)
2009-2011 President Elect of ISCMR
2011-2013 President of ISCMR
2006- Member of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)
2009- Member of the German Cancer Society
2009-2013 Member of the Doctorate Committee, Charité
2011-2013 Senior Research Fellow, Center for Medical Technology Policy (CMTP),
Baltimore
2011-2016 Chair of the Research Methodology Training Group of ISCMR
2013- Board member of the Society of Acupuncture Research (SAR)
2015- Board member of the Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO)
2016- Member of the Breast Committee for Integrative Medicine of the German
Association for Gynecological Oncology

Publications
> 180 peer-reviewed original works
> 40 other journal publications
> 25 books and book chapters

Journals
Section Editor: BMC CAM (biomedcentral)
Reviews have been performed for: New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, Pain, JAMA, Rheumatology, Journal of Pain, Journal of Clinical Pain, European Journal of Pain, Preventive Medicine, BMC Public Health, BMC Health Service Research, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, eCAM, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Forschende Komplementärmedizin.