Stephan Zipfel

Stephan Zipfel is Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the University of Tübingen and head of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at the University Medical Hospital Tübingen, Germany. He has been the President of the German College of Psychosomatic Medicine (DKPM) and a Board member of the International Federation of Psychotherapy. He is Director of the Centre for Nutritional Science at the Universities of Tübingen & Hohenheim, Germany and Dean of Medical Education at the Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen. He has published widely on eating and somatoform disorders, placebo research and medical education.