Kümpfel, Tania
Prof. Dr. Tania Kümpfel is head of the Neuroimmunology Outpatient Clinic at the Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology at the LMU Hospital of the University of Munich. She was confirmed in her position as Secretary in 2025 and is responsible for taking minutes, written documentation and transparency.
Professional stations
Since 2005: Senior physician at the Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology, Großhadern Hospital, LMU Munich
2001-2003: Assistant at the Institute for Clinical Neuroimmunology and in the Neurological Clinic, Großhadern Hospital LMU-Munich and scientific work at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology Dept. Neuroimmunology (Martinsried)
1996-2000: Worked as a research assistant and doctor at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich in neurology and psychiatry
1994-1995: Internship in Neurology, Großhadern Hospital, LMU Munich
Education
2010: Habilitation Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
2003: Recognized as a specialist in neurology by the Bavarian Medical Association
1996: Licensed to practice human medicine
1993-1995: Doctorate in Neurology, Großhadern Hospital, LMU Munich
1987-1993: Medical studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Main research areas
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum diseases
- MOG antibody-associated diseases
- Antibody-mediated autoimmune inflammatory CNS diseases
- Autoinflammatory syndromes with CNS involvement
Membership
- Membership of the German Society of Neurology (DGN)
- Member of the medical advisory board of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society (DMSG)
- Active participant and coordinator of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group (NEMOS)
- Active participation and member of the German network for research into autoimmune encephalitis (GENERATE – GErman NEtwork for REsearch on AuToimmune Encephalitis)
- Participation in various national and international multi-center clinical studies as investigator and co-investigator in the field of multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory CNS diseases
Awards
Felgenhauer Prize, DGN (2014)
Habilitation scholarship from LMU Munich as part of the University and Science Program (HWP) (2006)
Year of birth
1966