• Multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
• Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
• Epidemiology
• Neuroimmunology
• Value-Based Health Care

Focus of research

I am a neurologist and epidemiologist specialized in MS. My research line focuses on non-pharmacological interventions that determine the clinical outcome and pathogenesis of MS and which biomarkers are useful parameters for disease course and/or therapeutic effect, with cognition and lifestyle as main topics. My human experience based research (bench-to-bedside) contributes to knowledge on etiology and evidence-based interventions that ameliorates the impact of MS. In my research and as a clinician I focus on visible and non-visible (such as cognition and fatigue) MS-related symptoms. I aim to add value-based health care research to translational research in order to create evidence-based patient-centered care and customized treatment options.