Jochen Niehaus is an experienced medical journalist and editor, currently serving as Chefredakteur at BurdaVerlag since 2011, where responsibilities include overseeing publications such as Gut-leben-mit-DIABETES and FOCUS-GESUNDHEIT. Niehaus also holds a position as Lehrbeauftragter for Medizinjournalismus at Hochschule Ansbach - University of Applied Sciences since 2017. Previous roles include Redakteur at FOCUS Magazin Verlag from 2005 to 2011 and various editorial positions at Medizin Medien Austria, Netcare, and Langbein & Skalnik Media. Niehaus began a medical career as an Arzt in neurology and plastic surgery at Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge and Krankenhaus Prenzlauer Berg from 1998 to 1999. Educational qualifications include an Approbation in Medicine from Charitè - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and studies at Freie Universität Berlin.