Prof. Dr. Matthias Augustin is a physician, scientist and university lecturer at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. He is director of the UKE Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP) since 2010, and a founding co-director of the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) since 2011. In his institute Prof. Augustin integrates clinical research, health services research and health economics with clinical practice. He has a strong focus on people-centered health care in clinic and in research.