Kliniken &… Institute Global Health Staff Groteclaes, Tim

Dr. med. Tim Groteclaes, MPH

Regular Team Member

Tim is a medical doctor specializing in child and adolescent health. He holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a concentration in humanitarian health.
Drawing from clinical and public health experience in Germany and international settings, Tim’s research interests include maternal and child healthcare access, pediatric infectious diseases, and the intersection of climate change, migration, and health. He has contributed to projects exploring the nexus of climate change, health, migration, and conflict, as well as conducting spatiotemporal analyses of inequities in maternal and child health services in Afghanistan.
In addition, Tim is actively involved in humanitarian initiatives. He has served as a medical crew member on a German search and rescue vessel in the Mediterranean and works with a WHO emergency medical team (EMT Type 1).


  • Master of Public Health: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2023-2024
  • Medical doctorate (Dr. med): University of Freiburg 2017-2020
  • Medical doctor/license to practice medicine (MD): University of Freiburg 2013- 2020

Other scientific projects and initiatives

Working Group on the nexus of "Climate Change, Conflict, Migration and Health" at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health.