M. Jerrett

Christian Schulz, MD, is Senior Consultant at Medical Department II of LMU University Hospital in Munich, Germany, and since 2021 Deputy Director of the department. Trained in medicine at the Charité in Berlin and board-certified in gastroenterology and in infectious diseases, Dr Schulz obtained the venia legendi in internal medicine in 2017. Research focuses on the gastrointestinal microbiome beyond Helicobacter pylori, its role in gastrointestinal diseases including irritable bowel syndrome and in autonomy in the elderly, and on hepatocellular cancer.

Dr Schulz’s academic and clinical contributions are extensive, including:

• Clinical leadership: At LMU University Hospital, responsibilities include the primary outpatient clinic and the private ward, deputy leadership of the endoscopy department and the direction of the 80-bed COVID-19 department.
• Career in Magdeburg: After residency at Ruhr University Bochum and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Dr Schulz was consultant in Magdeburg (2012–2016), responsible for the clinical studies office and for the subdepartment of infectious diseases.
• Microbiome research: A clinical leave (2014–2016) was spent with the Microbial Interactions and Processes research group of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig.

Dr Schulz’s awards include the Otto Porges Prize of the German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS, 2017) and the EAGEN Best Oral Presentation award (2016).