Rene Hurlemann, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Oldenburg (Germany)
Associate Dean for Strategic Development
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Karl Jaspers Clinic
Head of the Neuromodulation of Emotion (NEMO) Lab

I am Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Oldenburg and Chief Medical Officer at Karl Jaspers Clinic — one of Germany’s largest maximum-care psychiatric hospitals (630 inpatient beds, 1,200 employees, €100M annual budget). As Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Life Sciences, I also help shape the development of one of the country’s youngest and most dynamic medical schools. With an MD from the University of Bonn, a PhD from Maastricht University, and an MBA from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, I work at the intersection of clinical leadership, academic excellence, and strategic healthcare innovation. My management focus is value-based healthcare (VBHC) — improving patient outcomes while optimizing resource use. In addition, I lead a multidisciplinary research team investigating how social and environmental risk factors (e.g., loneliness, climate change) impact mental health. We aim to translate these insights into personalized, tech-enabled treatments, including non-invasive neuromodulation (fMRI-guided accelerated theta burst stimulation) and AI-supported digital aftercare. I actively contribute to the scientific community as a member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) and the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SoBP), and serve on the editorial or advisory boards of several journals, including Der Nervenarzt, Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, SCAN, and the Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Rene Hurlemann, MD, PhD, MBA

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