Gernot K. Ortmanns

is a qualified physician. He studied medicine in Bonn, Germany, and holds master’s degrees in Public Health (MPH) and Health Management (MHM) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia.
For more than 10 years, he worked in management and consulting positions in Europe and Australia. As responsible manager for Clinical Safety and Design Assurance he was involved in the development of the Australian National Electronic Health Record.
Since 2015 he works again clinically as a physician in Switzerland with a focus on internal medicine. Being also interested in research, he previously held a research grant of Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG) and currently has a part-time position as a research associate at the University of Zürich.

Joined: 15. July 2021
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Caffeine in Allergic Diseases, Asthma & MCAS

MCAS, HIS and more

Caffeine in Histamine Intolerance, MCAS & Asthma

Caffeine is a stimulating substance, and as such responsible for the well-known effects of coffee. Moreover, especially in people not used to drinking a lot of coffee, it increases alertness and can help overcome tiredness. Still, some people are more…

Gernot K. Ortmanns
6. September 2021

Histamine, Leukotrienes, & Prostaglandins create a wide variety of symptoms

MCAS, HIS and more

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Explained: Mediators and Related Symptoms

In recent years the science community has developed an increasing interest in the underlying cause of diseases that are related to mast cells and their pathophysiological effects because our understanding of these has been sketchy at best. Some of the…

Gernot K. Ortmanns
30. August 2021