Dr. med. Monika M. Klass
Specialist for internal medicine and rheumatology
Further information about Dr. med. Monika M. Klass
| 1978–1981 | Training as a physiotherapist (orthopedics, Heidelberg University) |
| 1981–1984 | Worked as a physiotherapist at the Paraplegic Center at Heidelberg University Hospital, Neurology Department at Boberg Accident Hospital, Hamburg, Until 1989, freelance work at the A. von Alvensleben practice, Hamburg |
| 1984–1989 | Studied human medicine in Hamburg, Germany ( ) 1989 Study visit to Duke University, North Carolina |
| 1990–1993 | First as an intern, then as a resident physician ( ) in the 2nd Medical Department of the Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg ( ), Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg. Head: Dr. G. Habel |
| 1993–1994 | Internal Medicine Intensive Care Unit at Marienkrankenhaus Hospital , Hamburg. Head: Prof. Dr. P. Ostendorf |
| 01/1998 | Specialist certification in internal medicine |
| 1998–2001 | Additional training in rheumatology in the Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Immunology ( ) at the Rheumatology Clinic Bad Bramstedt/University Hospital Lübeck ( ). Head: Prof. Dr. W. L. Gross |
| 08/2001 | Acquisition of the designation of rheumatology as a specialization |
| September 2001 | , Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
| 11/2001–09/2003 | 2. Medical Department, Marienkrankenhaus Hospital, Hamburg |
| 01/2003 | Acquisition of the additional designation Physical Medicine |
| September 2003–November 2008 | Senior Physician, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Medical Clinic, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Witten, Cooperating clinic of the Private University of Witten-Herdecke. Research institute and collaboration on international clinical multi-center studies |
| Since 2004 | Teaching position at Witten/Herdecke University. Member of the selection committee. |
| Since 2007 | Member (until 12/24 board member) of the cooperative Rheumazentrum Rhein-Ruhr (Rhine-Ruhr Rheumatism Center) |
| 12/2008–04/2025 | Chief Physician at the Medical Clinic for Rheumatology and Physical Therapy – initially at the Catholic Hospital in Duisburg, since December 2011 at the HELIOS Hospital in Duisburg, Academic teaching hospital of the University of Düsseldorf, 2019–2025 Spokesperson for the Rheumatology Working Group at HELIOS Hospitals |
| 2011 | Founding of the Lower Rhine Vasculitis Self-Help Group (patron) |
| 03/2019–03/2025 | Board member of the Association of Rheumatological Acute Care Clinics (VRA) |
| Since 09/2019 | Consulting rheumatology work at the University Outpatient Clinic for Integrative Healthcare and Naturopathy at Witten-Herdecke University |
| since 2023 | Training in naturopathy |
- Contribution to Rheumatology Textbook (Hettenkofer/Schneider/Braun)
- Diverse lectures/speakersactive. Publications in the journalJournal of Rheumatology
- Teaching (Private Witten University–Herdecke)
- CollaborationParticipation in national and international multi-center studies
- Collaboration on registries (Rabbit and RHE-KiSS)
- Student teaching at the hospital (Helios Klinikum Duisburg/Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Düsseldorf)
- German GermanSociety for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
- German Society for Internal Medicine MMedicine
- German Rheumatism League
