Prof Dr Mark Ellrichmann has been appointed Professor of Internal Medicine with Special Focus on Gastroenterology at the Department of Human Medicine. He also takes over as Director of the University Clinic for Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Metabolic Medicine, Renal and Hypertensive Diseases at Klinikum Oldenburg. 

Ellrichmann was previously Professor of Endoscopic Imaging at the University of Kiel and Deputy Director of the Department of Internal Medicine I at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein. He studied human medicine at the Universities of Bochum and Cape Town (South Africa). He received his doctorate in 2004 in Bochum, where he completed his specialist training and researched and practised until his move to Kiel in 2010. He held senior positions in the Schleswig-Holstein state capital, habilitated in 2016 and was appointed in 2021. He also completed a Master's degree in Hospital Management in Kiel in 2013.

Among other things, the gastroenterologist is researching how chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract develop into cancer - and how it is possible to identify high-risk patients at an early stage. He is also investigating why neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are often associated with digestive problems. His research interests also include innovations in the field of endoscopy and the use of artificial intelligence.