Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Reincke is a Professor of Endocrinology and Chair of Medical Department IV, at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, one of the leading institutions in German academic medicine. Professor Reincke is a member of many national and international societies, including the Endocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology, and European Network of the study of adrenal tumors. He has served as president and Executive Board of the European Society of Endocrinology and has also served in the Executive Board of the German Endocrine Society. He is on the editorial board of several international journals, has served as teaching dean of the faculty from 2006 to 2012, and as president of the German Endocrine Society from 2014 to 2017. His research specialities include endocrine hypertension including primary aldosteronism, Cushing’s syndrome, as well as pituitary and adrenal diseases. Professor Reincke leads a research team specifically exploring the prevalence and relevance of mineralocorticoid excess in resistant hypertension on the epidemiological, clinical, genetic, and molecular levels. Prof. Reincke won the prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant Award in 2016. His publications include more than 540 manuscripts. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Heidelberg and his medical degree from the University of Köln.