klaus.kuhn@lrz.tu-muenchen.de

Degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science (Dipl Inf, Dipl Math), Univ Stuttgart

Medical Degree, Univ Tübingen

Dr. med., Univ Freiburg

State doctorate (Dr. med. habil.), Univ Ulm

Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics

Member Editorial Board, Methods Inf Med

Member Editorial Board, Int J Med Inform

Editor, Proc 12th World Congress on Health Informatics, 2007

Focus of Work:

IT in Support of Translational Research, IT for Studies and Biobanks, Information Systems for Research, Health Care and Prevention, Knowledge and Information Management, Process Management, Usability, Evaluation

AMIA American Medical Informatics Association

Election to Fellowship, American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) 2008

GI Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Assoc. Computer Science)

Co-Chair, Section Computer Science and Life Sciences 2007-

GMDS German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology

Second Vice President 2009-11

President 2007-9

First Vice President 2005-7

President 2007-9

Chair GMDS/GI WG Health Information Systems 1995-2005

Founding Chair WG Health Professional Workstation 1993-1995

IMIA International Medical Informatics Association

National Representative (representing GMDS)

Chair WG Health Information Systems 2000-2006

Chair of IMIA HIS Conferences 2002 Heidelberg, 2006 Lisbon

Selected Publications

1. Kalman B, Lautenschlaeger R, Kohlmayer F, Büchner B, Kmiec T, Klopstock T, Kuhn KA. An international registry for neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2012 Sep 17;7:66. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-66
2. Prasser F, Kemper A, Kuhn KA. Efficient distributed query processing for autonomous RDF databases. Proc 15th IntConf on Extending Database Technology, EDBT 2012. ACM New York, NY, USA, 372-383
3. Kohlmayer F, Prasser F, Eckert C, Kemper A, Kuhn KA. Flash: efficient, stable and optimal k-anonymity.Proc 4th IEEE IntConf on Information Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust, PASSAT 2012
4. Wichmann HE, Kuhn KA, Waldenberger M, Schmelcher D, Schuffenhauer S, Meitinger T, Wurst SH, Lamla G, Fortier I, Burton PR, Peltonen L, Perola M, Metspalu A, Riegman P, Landegren U, Taussig MJ, Litton JE, Fransson MN, Eder J, Cambon-Thomsen A, Bovenberg J, Dagher G, van Ommen GJ, Griffith M, Yuille M, Zatloukal K.: Comprehensive catalog of European biobanks. Nat Biotechnol. 2011 Sep 8;29(9):795-7. doi: 10.1038/nbt.1958. HE Wichmann and KA Kuhn contributed equally to this work.
5. Feulner TM, Laws SM, Friedrich P, Wagenpfeil S, Wurst SH, Riehle C, Kuhn KA, Krawczak M, Schreiber S, Nikolaus S, Förstl H, Kurz A, Riemenschneider M.: Examination of the current top candidate genes for AD in a genome-wide association study. Mol Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 6. doi: 10.1038/mp.2008.141
6. Kuhn KA, Knoll A, Mewes HW, Schwaiger M, Bode A, Broy M, Daniel H, Feussner H, Gradinger R, Hauner H, Höfler H, Holzmann B, Horsch A, Kemper A, Krcmar H, Kochs EF, Lange R, Leidl R, Mansmann U, Mayr EW, Meitinger T, Molls M, Navab N, Nüsslin F, Peschel C, Reiser M, Ring J, Rummeny EJ, Schlichter J, Schmid R, Wichmann HE, Ziegler S.: Informatics and medicine--from molecules to populations. Methods Inf Med 2008; 47(4):283-95
7. Kuhn KA, Guise DA, Lapao L, Wurst SHR: Expanding the Scope of Health Information Systems From Hospitals to Regional Networks, to National Infrastructures and Beyond. Meth Inf Med 2007; 46(4):500-502
8. Lenz R, Beyer M, Kuhn KA: Semantic integration in healthcare networks. Int J Med Inf 2007;76(2-3): 201-7
9. Blaser R, Schnabel M, Biber C, Baumlein M, Heger O, Beyer M Opitz E, Lenz R, Kuhn KA: Improving pathway compliance and clinical performance by using information technology. Int J Med Inf 2007;76(2-3): 151-6
10. Kuhn KA, Wurst SH, Bott OJ, Giuse DA: Expanding the scope of health information systems. Challenges and developments. Yearb Med Inform. 2006:43-52
11. Beyer M, Lenz R, Kuhn KA: Health Information Systems. it Information Technology 2006: 48: 6-11
12. Lenz R, Buessecker F, Herlofsen H, Hinrichs F, Zeiler T, Kuhn KA: Demand-driven evolution of IT-systems in healthcare - a case study for improving interdisciplinary processes. Methods Inf Med 2005; 44: 4-10.
13. Lenz R, Beyer M, Meiler C, Jablonski S, Kuhn KA: Informationsintegration in Gesundheitsversorgungsnetzen - Herausforderungen an die Informatik. Informatik Spektrum 2005; 28(2): 105-119.
14. Blaser R, Kuhn KA, Overath M, Dietz F, Opitz E, Lenz R: Towards responsive IT-infrastructures -assessment of a health information system. Proc. MEDINFO 2004: 1178-82.
15. Beyer M, Kuhn KA, Meiler C, Jablonski S, Lenz R: Towards a flexible, process-oriented IT architecture for an integrated healthcare network. Proceedings of the 2004 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC); ACM, 2004: 264-271.
16. Blaser R, Schnabel M, Mann D, Jancke, P, Kuhn KA, Lenz R: Using information technology to prevent medical errors in casualty surgery. Proceedings of the 2004 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) 2004: 285-290.
17. Lenz R, Kuhn KA: Towards a continuous evolution and adaptation of information systems in healthcare. Int J Med Inf. 2004; 73: 75-89.
18. Lenz R, Kuhn KA: A strategic approach for business-IT alignment in health information systems. In: Meersman R, Tari Z, Schmidt DC, editors: On The Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2003: CoopIS, DOA, and ODBASE; Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2003: 178-195
19. Giuse DA,  Kuhn KA: Health information systems challenges: the Heidelberg conference and the future. Int J Med Inf  2003; 69: 105-114.
20. Kaltenborn KF, Kuhn K: Der Impact-Faktor als Parameter zur Evaluation von Forscherinnen/Forschern und For-schung. Med Klin 2003; 98(3):153-69.
21. Kuhn KA, Giuse DA, Haux R: IMIA working conference on health information systems 2002 in Heidelberg, “Practical HIS Experiences”. Meth Inf Med 2003; 42: VI-VIII.
22. Kuhn KA, Giuse DA, Talmon JL: The Heidelberg conference - setting an agenda for the IMIA working group on health information systems. Int J Med Inf 2003; 69: 77-82.
23. Lenz R, Kuhn KA: Zur Architektur und Evolution von Krankenhausinformationssystemen. In: Dittrich K, König W, Oberweis A, Rannenberg K, Wahlster W (Hrsg.): Informatik 2003 - Innovative Informatikanwendungen, Beiträge der 33. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.(GI); Band 2.: 2003: 435-444.
24. Kuhn KA, Lenz R, Elstner T, Siegele H, Moll R: Experiences with a generator tool for building clinical application modules. Methods Inf Med 2003; 42: 37-44.
25. Lenz R, Elstner T, Kuhn KA: Evolutionäre Entwicklung von Informationssystemen. Informatik Biometrie und Epidemiologie in Medizin und Biologie 2002; 33(2-3): 86-87.
26. Lenz R, Elstner T, Siegele H, Kuhn KA: A practical approach to process support in health information systems. JAMIA 2002;9(6): 571-585.
27. Dugas M, Kuhn K, Kaiser N, Uberla K: XML-based visualization of design and completeness in medical databases. Med Inform Internet Med 2001;26(4):237-50
28. Kuhn KA, Giuse DA. From Hospital Information Systems to Health Information Systems - Problems, Challenges, Perspectives. Methods Inf Med 2001; 40 (4): 275-287
29. Kuhn KA, Giuse DA, Bakker AR, Ball M.J, Gell G. Challenges in Deploying Health Information Systems. In: Patel VL, Rogers R, Haux R (eds): Medinfo 2001, Proceedings 10th World Congress on Medical Informatics, 1551.
30. Lenz R, Elstner T, Blaser R, Kuhn KA. Experiences with a Holistic Health Information System. JAMIA 2001; Amia Symp. S 952.
31. Lenz R,Kuhn KA. Intranet Meets Hospital Information Systems - the Solution to the Integration Problem? Methods Inf Med 2001; 40(2): 99-105.
32. Dadam P, Reichert M, Kuhn K. Clinical Workflows - The Killer Application for Process-oriented Information Systems?. In: AbramowiczW., Orlowska M.E. (eds.): BIS 2000 / Proc. 4th Int Conf. on Business InformationSystems. Springer, London, 2000.
33. Kuhn K, Lenz R, Blaser R: Building a Hospital Information System: Design Considerations Based on the Results from a Europe-wide Vendor Selection Process. In: Lorenzi N.M. (ed.): Proc AMIA Symposium 1999, JAMIA 1999; 6 (Symposium Suppl), 834-838.
34. Dadam P, Kuhn K, Reichert M, Beuter T, Nathe M. ADEPT: Ein integrierender Ansatz zur Entwicklung flexibler, zuverlässiger kooperierender Assistenzsysteme in klinischen Anwendungsumgebungen. In: Huber-Wäschle F, Schauer H, Widmayer P (Hrsg.): GISI 95. Berlin, Springer, 1995, 677-686.
35. Kemmer TP, DominguezMunoz JE, Klingel H, Zemmler T, Kuhn K, Malfertheiner P: The association between nonulcer dyspepsia and helicobacter pylori infection. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1994; 6 (7): 571-577
36. Heinlein C, Kuhn K, Dadam P. Representation of Medical Guidelines on Top of a Classification-Based System. In: Adam NR, Bhargava BK, Yesha Y (eds.), Proc 3rd Intl Conf Information and Knowledge Management(CIKM). New York, ACM Press, 1994, 415 -422.
37. Kuhn K, Reichert M, Nathe M, Beuter T, Dadam P. An Infrastructure for Cooperation and Communication in an Advanced Clinical Information System. In: Ozbolt J (ed.): Proc. 18th Ann. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care 1994, JAMIA 1994; 1 (Symposium Suppl): 519-523.
38. Kuhn K, Zemmler T, Reichert M, Rösner D, Baumiller O, Knapp H. An Integrated Knowledge-Based System to Guide the Physician During Structured Reporting. Methods Inf Med 1994; 33: 417-422.
39. Kuhn K, Reichert M, Nathe M, Beuter T, Heinlein C, Dadam P. A Conceptual Approach to an Open Hospital Information System. In: Barahona P, Veloso M, Bryant J (eds.): Proc. 12th Intl. Congr. Europ. Fed. Med. Inf. (MIE 94), Lisbon, 1994: 374-378.
40. Kuhn K, Zemmler T, Reichert M, Heinlein C, Roesner D. Structured Data Collection and Knowledge-Based User Guidance for Abdominal Ultrasound Reporting. In: Safran C (ed.): Proc. 17th Ann. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care 1993. New York: McGraw-Hill 1993, 311-315.
41. Koenig W, Hehr R, Ditschuneit HH, Kuhn K, Ernst E, Rosenthal J, Hombach V: Lovastatin alters blood rheology in primary hyperlipoproteinemia: dependence on lipoprotein(a)? J Clin Pharmacol 1992; 32(6):539-45
42. Janowitz P, Wechsler JG, Kuhn K et al:  Increased gallbladder residual volume in nonresponders to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones. Am J Gastroenterol 1992; 87(10):1429-32
43. Kuhn K, Gaus W, Wechsler JG, Janowitz P, Tudyka J, Kratzer W, Swobodnik W, Ditschuneit H. Structured Reporting of Medical Findings: Evaluation of a System in Gastroenterology. Methods Inf Med 1992; 31: 268-274.
44. Kuhn K, Swobodnik W, Johannes RS, Zemmler T, Stange EF, Ditschuneit H, Classen M. The Quality of Gastroenterological Reports Based on Free Text Dictation - an Evaluation for Endoscopy and Ultrasonography. Endoscopy 1991; 23: 262-264.
45. Kuhn K, Kottmann P, Holderer-Kottmann U, Zemmler T, Swobodnik W, Ditschuneit H. Visualizing Medical Knowledge. In: Adlassnig KP, Grabner G, Bengtsson S, Hansen R (eds): Medical Informatics Europe 1991. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics 45, Berlin: Springer, 1991, 634-638.
46. Kuhn K, Roesner D, Zemmler T, Swobodnik W, Janowitz P, Wechsler JG, Heinlein C, Reichert M, Doster W, Ditschuneit H. A Neural Network Expert System to Support Decisions in Diagnostic Imaging. In: Bankman I.N., Tsitlik J.E. (eds): Proc. 4th Ann. IEEE Symp. Computer-Based Medical Systems. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1991, 244-250.
47. Kuhn K, Doster W, Roesner D, Kottmann P, Swobodnik W, Ditschuneit H. An Integrated Medical Workstation with a Multimodal User Interface, Knowledge-Based User Support, and Multimedia Documents. In: Proc. 3rd Ann. IEEE Symp. Computer-Based Medical Systems. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press, 1990, 469-476.