Prof. Dr. Med. Kai Kolpatzik

Prof. Dr. med. Kai Kolpatzik has a diverse and extensive work experience. Prof. Dr. med. Kai is currently serving as the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) at Wort & Bild Verlag since April 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of CEO at Institut für Digitale Gesundheit (IDG) starting from July 2019.

Prof. Dr. Kolpatzik has also worked at AOK-Bundesverband where they served as the Head of the Prevention Department from an unspecified date in 2009 till March 2023. Prof. Dr. med. Kai also worked as a Medical Advisor in the Medical Department of AOK-Bundesverband from 2004 to 2009.

In addition, Prof. Dr. Kolpatzik worked as a Freelance Researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bielefeld from an unspecified date in 2001 till 2004. Prof. Dr. med. Kai also had an internship with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) Department in 2003.

Prof. Dr. Kolpatzik started their career as an Assistant Doctor in the Surgical Department at Krankenhaus Radolfzell from an unspecified date in 1999 till 2001. Prof. Dr. med. Kai also worked in Belarus in 1998, where they focused on establishing basic healthcare services. Prof. Dr. med. Kai began their medical career as an AIP (Arzt im Praktikum) in the Surgical Department at Krankenhaus Radolfzell from an unspecified date in 1996 till 1998.

Prof. Dr. med. Kai Kolpatzik completed their education in a chronological order. Prof. Dr. med. Kai started their academic journey in 1989 and finished in 2004. In 1989, they attended the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf, where they obtained their 3. Staatsexamen in Medizin. Later in 1995, they completed a period of study at the Kantonsspital Glarus in the field of Innere Medizin. That same year, they also completed a program at the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander, Canada, focusing on Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe. Moving forward, from 2001 to 2004, Prof. Dr. med. Kai Kolpatzik pursued their studies at Universität Bielefeld, specifically the Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. During this period, they also obtained a European Master of Public Health (EMPH) degree in Gesundheitswissenschaften.