Dr Stephanie Grunewald

Dr Grunewald joined the Consultant team of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs) at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2004.  After having completed her paediatric training in Düsseldorf, she commenced her sub-speciality training in Inborn Errors of Metabolism. She was trained in four leading European Metabolic Centres, including Düsseldorf/Germany, Nijmegen/The Netherlands, Leuven/Belgium and London/UK. Whilst being on a postdoctoral and clinical fellow position at the University of Leuven, her main clinical and basic research interest was focused on the emerging field of congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG), resulting in the discovery of several new disorders. She was granted a Marie Curie Fellowship, and completed her Habilitation at the University of Essen / Germany and finalised her PhD on “Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation – Clinical and Molecular Studies” in 2006 at the University of Nijmegen. Prior to her appointment in GOSH she worked as a Consultant in Neuropaediatrics with special interest in Metabolic Medicine and Reader at the University Hospital in Essen/Germany. In her current position, she combines clinical and academic work on a broad spectrum of IMD. Dr Grunewald is Chief and Principle Investigator of several clinical trials and international registries. She is a member of various International disease specific IMD networks and advisory boards. She is also Trustee & Director of Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM) society.