Pierre Kuhn MD, PhD

Pierre Kuhn, MD, PhD, is a professor of pediatrics at the University Hospital of Strasbourg, France, and an invited researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He works as senior neonatologist and has the position of head of the NICU at the University Hospital Strasbourg since 2007.

Following his medical specialty trainings in pediatrics and neonatology, Pierre undertook additional studies for an MSc and a PhD in Neurosciences. His research focussed on the sensory sensitivities of very preterm infants. He continued this line of research during as a postdoctoral fellow at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He has published in national and international journals as well as several book chapters.

Pierre is the cofounder of the Group of Reflection and Evaluation of the Environment of Newborns of the French Neonatal Society (GREEN de la SFN) and active group member of a reflecting group on ethical aspects in perinatology.