Prof. Frank Rutsch

Frank Rutsch, MD, is a consultant and Professor in Pediatrics at Münster University Children’s Hospital, Münster, Germany. He graduated from Münster University Medical School in 1992 and took part in the Pediatric residency program in Dresden and Dortmund, Germany. After spending a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Department of Rheumatology/Immunology, UCSD, San Diego, USA,  he became the leader of an independent research group at Münster University Children’s Hospital, Germany in 2004. His main research interests are focused on the discovery of the underlying genetic defects and on translational aspects in rare Pediatric metabolic and autoimmune disorders. He is co-chair of the metabolic department of Münster University Children’s Hospital and vice chair of the Center for Rare Diseases of Münster University Hospital. He runs an outpatient clinic for children and adults with rare metabolic disorders including connective tissue diseases.