Dr. Ringshausen is an Associated Professor of Respiratory Medicine and a board-certified Infectious Diseases physician at Hannover Medical School (MHH), Germany, where he heads the country’s largest clinics for adults with bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) / Kartagener syndrome, cystic fibrosis (CF) and NTM pulmonary disease. In addition, he is the principal investigator of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL). His research interests are focused on European multidisciplinary networks and multicenter initiatives in order to promote clinically orientated research and improve patient care in the field of rare, neglected, and under-researched aspects of respiratory infections like bronchiectasis, nontuberculous mycobacteria, respiratory viruses, and adult cystic fibrosis.