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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Matthias

Augustin

,

MD

Director-Institute for Health Service Research in Dermatology and Nursing Professions (IVDP)
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg
,
Germany
Councilor Since: March 1, 2012
IPC Councilor
Professor Matthias Augustin is a German physician, scientist, and university lecturer at Hamburg-Eppendorf University Medical Center. Professor Augustin studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg and medicine at the Universities of Hamburg, Milan, Freiburg, Basel, and Boston. After further training in dermatology and venereology, he became a Senior Physician and Deputy Director of the Department of Dermatology. In 2004, Professor Augustin was appointed University Professor of Health Economics and Quality of Life Research at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. In 2010, he established and became the Director of the Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and the Nursing Professions (IVDP) at UKE. Since 2011, Professor Augustin has been a founding member of the Hamburg Institute for Health Economics (HCHE), the largest Center for Health Economics in Germany. At the Hamburg Institute, Professor Augustin integrates clinical research, health services research, and health economics with clinical practice. He is the Director of several patient registries, including the German National Psoriasis Registry PsoBest. His main areas of clinical expertise are psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and other chronic inflammatory skin diseases, chronic wounds, and vascular diseases. Further research areas include health geographics and urban development. Professor Augustin is the editor or author of over 60 medical books and has authored approximately 850 scientific articles. He is a Senior Consultant to the German Ministry of Health, to several Statutory health insurance companies, and to a large number of companies in the health sector. He has been an expert to the German National Parliament (Bundestag), and he is the spokesman of the German Society for Dermatology to the German Federal Joint Committee (GBA) and to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Medicine (IQWiG).
Last Updated:
06/11/2021

Areas of Interest

Health services research, health economics, epidemiology, registry research, and outcomes research.

Languages Spoken

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Involved with patient groups on several collaborations on both national and global level; advisor to German reimbursement agencies and Ministry of health.

What's New

Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective Is Now Available for Pre-Order

IPC Board Member and Treasurer Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, is the editor of a new textbook, Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective, now available for preorder from Elsevier. He worked with associate editors IPC President Bruce Strober, MD, PhD; IPC Vice President/President-Elect Claudia de la Cruz, MD; and IPC Chief Medical Officer Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD. Nearly 50 authors from 20 countries contributed 30 chapters covering psoriasis from its earliest descriptions through genetics, immunology, and current therapies, with clinical images of psoriasis across diverse skin tones. All royalties support IPC.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

New Video Resource: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

In this video, IPC Councilor Rodrigo Garcia Salinas, MD, a rheumatologist from Argentina, explains how to recognize psoriatic arthritis early, including why joint pain, how long a patient has had psoriasis, and family history can matter more than skin severity alone. He also reviews how imaging helps catch early disease and how to choose treatment based on each patient’s joint, spine, and skin involvement.

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Take Ten Video: Bridging Psoriasis and Metabolic Comorbidities

IPC President Bruce Strober reviews the link between psoriasis and metabolic disease, drawing on findings from IPC’s recent paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). He translates this growing body of evidence into five concrete priorities from the 2025 IPC Think Tank for improving cardiometabolic screening and care.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026