Ludwig Achim Kappos MD

Ludwig Kappos obtained his M.D. and a Diploma in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wurzburg, Germany, in 1980, where he went on to specialize in neurology and Neuroimmunology, and became Deputy Chief, Division of Clinical Neurology, Max Planck Society, Clinical Research Unit for Multiple Sclerosis. In 1990 he was elected Head of the Outpatient Department, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and since 2008 Chair of Neurology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Research interests include immunological and molecular studies in neuroimmunological diseases, methodology and conduct of therapeutic studies mainly in the field of MS, standardization of clinical assessment, and use of magnetic resonance tomography in elucidating the pathogenesis of inflammatory CNS disease, and as a tool in monitoring therapeutic studies. Ludwig Kappos serves as chair or member of several steering committees and advisory boards of Clinical Trials and Organizations active in the field of MS and general Neurology. Ludwig Kappos has published more than 450 original papers, reviews, and book chapters