Prof Daniel Kotz

Professor in addiction research and clinical epidemiology, Institute of General Practice

Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany

Biography

Prof. Dr. Daniel Kotz is professor in addiction research and clinical epidemiology at the Institute of General Practice, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany. He also holds research affiliations with Maastricht University, University College London, and the University of Edinburgh. He was trained as a health scientist and epidemiologist. His main areas of research are tobacco addiction (use of tobacco and alternative nicotine delivery systems in populations, effectiveness and safety of behavioural and pharmacological treatments in clinical care), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (prediction modelling, early detection, prevention) and clinical epidemiology (research methodology and reporting). He has published over 150 scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals (H-Index = 27), including leading journals in the categories general medicine (Lancet, JAMA Internal Medicine), respiratory medicine (Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Thorax, Chest, European Respiratory Journal), and substance abuse/public health (Addiction, Tobacco Control). He is Senior Editor of Addiction, Editorial Board member of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, former President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Europe, and member of the International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme. More information: www.daniel-kotz.de